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Championship | Gameweek 22
Dec 11, 2021 at 3pm UK
bet365 Stadium
Middlesbrough logo

Stoke
0 - 0
Middlesbrough


Batth (35'), Smith (72')
FT

Dijksteel (10')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Stoke City and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Stoke City 2-1 Middlesbrough

While Stoke will be wary of letting Middlesbrough back into the promotion race, there is also an opportunity to establish further distance between themselves and the chasing pack. With that in mind, we are backing the Potters to show an extra cutting edge in the final third to claim a hard-fought victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stoke City win with a probability of 38.32%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 34.69% and a draw had a probability of 27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.25%) and 2-0 (6.81%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 0-1 (9.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.81%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood.

Result
Stoke CityDrawMiddlesbrough
38.32%26.99%34.69%
Both teams to score 50.83%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.57%54.43%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.2%75.8%
Stoke City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.39%27.61%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.86%63.14%
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.21%29.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.14%65.86%
Score Analysis
    Stoke City 38.31%
    Middlesbrough 34.69%
    Draw 26.98%
Stoke CityDrawMiddlesbrough
1-0 @ 10.58%
2-1 @ 8.25%
2-0 @ 6.81%
3-1 @ 3.54%
3-0 @ 2.92%
3-2 @ 2.14%
4-1 @ 1.14%
4-0 @ 0.94%
Other @ 1.99%
Total : 38.31%
1-1 @ 12.81%
0-0 @ 8.22%
2-2 @ 5%
Other @ 0.95%
Total : 26.98%
0-1 @ 9.96%
1-2 @ 7.76%
0-2 @ 6.03%
1-3 @ 3.13%
0-3 @ 2.44%
2-3 @ 2.02%
1-4 @ 0.95%
Other @ 2.41%
Total : 34.69%

How you voted: Stoke vs Middlesbrough

Stoke City
48.6%
Draw
31.4%
Middlesbrough
20.0%
35
Head to Head
Mar 13, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 36
Middlesbrough
3-0
Stoke
Hall (21'), McNair (40'), Mendez-Laing (88')

Powell (23')
Dec 5, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 16
Stoke
1-0
Middlesbrough
Collins (19')
Campbell (69'), Brown (79')

Fry (26'), Saville (70'), Bola (90+5')
Jun 27, 2020 3pm
Dec 20, 2019 7.45pm
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Middlesbrough
2-1
Stoke
Fletcher (57'), Wing (71')
Howson (43'), Saville (82')
Clucas (53')
Ward (21'), Clucas (59'), Smith (77'), Cousins (87')
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2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
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17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
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19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
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