Middlesbrough vs Stoke City prediction and preview

Championship · Wednesday 17 February 2027, 19:45 UTC

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Middlesbrough vs Stoke City

Championship · Wednesday 17 February 2027, 19:45 UTC · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough vs Stoke City preview

The Championship fixture between Middlesbrough and Stoke City is scheduled for Wednesday 17 February 2027 at 19:45 UTC at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough sit 2nd on 28 points after 14 matches, while Stoke City are 5th in the table with 26 points from 14.

Recent form: Middlesbrough L-W-W-D-W, Stoke City W-W-D-W-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Middlesbrough have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Stoke City average 1.5 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Middlesbrough won 4, 3 games were drawn and Stoke City won 3. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 13 Oct 2026, ended Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Middlesbrough148423019+1128WDWWL
5Stoke City148242217+526LWDWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 4, draws 3, Stoke City 3.

Team news

Middlesbrough expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Radek Vitek, Adilson Malanda, Ashley Phillips, Aidan Morris, Callum Brittain, Neto Borges, Sebastian Berhalter, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Tommy Conway, Will Lankshear

Stoke City expected line-up (3-4-3)

Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Luke Graham, Ben Johnson, Jack McGlynn, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Luca Bombino, Justin Devenny, Lamine Cissé

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