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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 13 Oct 2026

Stoke City 2–3 Middlesbrough

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.0 – 1.4
Actual xG
0.7 – 2.6
Goals
2 – 3

Footybot made Middlesbrough favourites at 44%.

Middlesbrough won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Viktor Johansson, 61.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Viktor Johansson +11.1.

Well below it: Ben Johnson −12.8, Amario Cozier-Duberry −11.8, Ethan Galbraith −8.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Stoke City

10 Oct 2026W 2–1at Bolton Wanderers Championship
19 Sep 2026W 2–1v Sheffield United Championship
12 Sep 2026W 2–1at Watford Championship
8 Sep 2026D 1–1at Cardiff City Championship
5 Sep 2026W 4–0v Charlton Athletic Championship

Middlesbrough

10 Oct 2026W 1–0v Wolverhampton Championship
19 Sep 2026D 2–2at Birmingham City Championship
15 Sep 2026D 2–2v Millwall Championship
12 Sep 2026W 4–3v Norwich City Championship
8 Sep 2026L 0–3at Crystal Palace EFL Cup

Head to head

21 Jan 2026Stoke City 1–2 Middlesbrough Championship
30 Sep 2025Middlesbrough 0–0 Stoke City Championship

Stoke City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Róbert Boženík Forward11100.21100.0–
Bosun Lawal Defender1100–77.2–
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper9000–61.8+11.1
Luke Graham Defender9000–48.2+6.3
Ben Wilmot Defender9000–45.0+1.8
Eric Bocat Defender7900–45.0+7.8
George Hirst Forward23010.0743.3–
Luca Bombino Defender1100–43.1–
Jack McGlynn Midfielder90000.0239.6−3.3
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder79000.0738.6−1.8
Ethan Galbraith Midfielder90000.0437.4−8.3
Justin Devenny Midfielder2300–36.5–
Lamine Cissé Forward6700–34.7−7.0
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder6700–32.2−5.0
Junior Tchamadeu Defender79000.2530.0+1.2
Ben Johnson Defender9000–28.4−12.8

Middlesbrough

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Maximilian Arfsten Midfielder1200–82.7–
Will Lankshear Forward77101.1053.3+4.3
Adilson Malanda Defender9000–53.1+2.3
Neto Borges Defender90100.3052.1+4.5
Callum Brittain Defender90100.1849.3+4.0
Aidan Morris Midfielder90000.7749.1−5.0
Luke Ayling Defender9000–47.3−0.3
Amario Cozier-Duberry Midfielder78010.1146.4−11.8
Ashley Phillips Defender90000.0245.5+2.0
Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder64000.0645.4−2.0
Jeremy Sarmiento Midfielder6400–45.4+5.7
Tommy Conway Forward26000.0744.3–
Radek Vitek Goalkeeper9000–44.1−4.3
Riley McGree Midfielder2600–43.9–
Kyle Joseph Forward1300–35.9–