Stoke City vs Middlesbrough: result 1-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 28Kick-off on January 21, 2026 at 08:00 PM (UTC)bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Stoke City vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough won 1-2 on January 21, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 15′T. RigoStoke City
- 48′A. BrowneMiddlesbrough
- 59′T. ConwayMiddlesbrough
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Stoke City have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Middlesbrough have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2026 | QPR(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Jan 10, 2026 | Coventry(home) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Jan 4, 2026 | Norwich(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Hull City(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 | West Brom(away) | 3-2 | Championship |
| Jan 10, 2026 | Fulham(away) | 1-3 | FA Cup |
| Jan 4, 2026 | Southampton(home) | 4-0 | Championship |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Derby(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Hull City(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Stoke City win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Middlesbrough win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | Middlesbrough 0-0 Stoke City | Championship |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Stoke City 1-3 Middlesbrough | Championship |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Middlesbrough 2-0 Stoke City | Championship |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Middlesbrough 0-5 Stoke City | League Cup |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Stoke City 2-0 Middlesbrough | Championship |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke City | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Middlesbrough vs Stoke City on Sep 30, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Stoke City score 1.0 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Middlesbrough score 1.7 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 1.0 | 0.9 | 7 | 4/15 | 7/15 |
| Middlesbrough | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Stoke City sit 21st in Championship (0 points from 2 matches) and Middlesbrough sit 11th (3 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy