Stoke City vs Middlesbrough match stats & report

1–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 31 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-On-Trent · Ref A. Davies

Stoke City stats & fixtures · Middlesbrough stats & fixtures

Stoke City lost to Middlesbrough 1–3 in the Championship on 25 February 2025. Expected goals finished 1.24–2.19. Middlesbrough had 53% of the ball.

Stoke City vs Middlesbrough match statistics

Stoke CityMiddlesbrough

47% Ball possession 53%
1.24 Expected goals (xG) 2.19
12 Total shots 16
3 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 8
4 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 12
5 Corners 1
10 Fouls 6
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
459 Passes 537
85% Pass accuracy 87%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

20' Goal M. Forss (assist M. Whittaker) Middlesbrough
45' Goal Bae Jun-Ho (assist A. Moran) Stoke City
52' Goal F. Azaz (assist T. Conway) Middlesbrough
73' Goal T. Conway (assist F. Azaz) Middlesbrough
75' Yellow card Neto Borges Middlesbrough
78' Yellow card Bae Jun-Ho Stoke City
78' Yellow card T. Conway Middlesbrough
83' Yellow card A. Moran Stoke City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Stoke City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 M. Robins

1 V. Johansson

3 E. Stevens 5 Michael Rose 26 A. Phillips 16 B. Wilmot

12 T. Seko 8 L. Baker

10 Bae Jun-Ho 24 A. Moran 42 M. Manhoef

35 N. Lowe

Bench S. Gallagher , L. Koumas , B. Pearson , J. Tchamadeu , E. Bocat , J. Bonham , E. Tezgel , F. Fawunmi , J. Thompson

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 M. Carrick

32 M. Travers

30 Neto Borges 25 George Edmundson 6 D. Fry 15 A. Dijksteel

7 H. Hackney 18 A. Morris

20 F. Azaz 11 M. Whittaker 21 M. Forss

22 T. Conway

Bench L. Ayling , D. Burgzorg , S. Iling-Junior , R. Giles , Tom Glover , Law McCabe , J. Dede , D. Barlaser , K. Ịheanachọ

Form guide

Stoke City at home

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Stoke City vs Middlesbrough head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
28 Sep 24	Middlesbrough v Stoke City	2–0
2 Mar 24	Stoke City v Middlesbrough	2–0
28 Oct 23	Middlesbrough v Stoke City	0–2

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Stoke City vs Middlesbrough head-to-head record