Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Ref: Adam Herczeg, Englandbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Rigo scored for Stoke City; Browne and Conway replied for Middlesbrough. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.81 for Stoke City versus 1.22 for Middlesbrough. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Middlesbrough are 5th.
First Half
⚽
Rigo
Assist: Cissé
Mohammed Olabosun Lawal
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Silvera
46'
⇄
Gilbert
48'
⚽
Browne
Assist: Whittaker
52'
Ayling
Yellow Card
59'
⚽
Conway
Assist: Browne
Pearson
Yellow Card
⇄
Manhoef
⇄
Pearson
Mohammed Olabosun Lawal
Red Card
Mohammed Olabosun Lawal
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Whittaker
90+2'
⇄
Conway
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CityMiddlesbrough
3Won
Statistical edge
3–12
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.81VS1.22
Attack1 · 4 won
10
Shots
16
4
Shots on target
7
7
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
8
4
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
332
Total passes
497
256
Accurate passes
416
77%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 3 won
11
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
5
-0.37
Goals prevented
-0.37
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough
4-2-3-1Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4B. PearsonM
- 7S. ThomasM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 18B. Lawal
- 19T. RigoM
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 3A. CresswellD
- 12T. SekoM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 34F. FieldingG
- 41Jaden DixonD
- 47J. GriffinD
- 55Ruben CurlyM
- 56F. FawunmiF
Middlesbrough
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3M. TargettD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 11M. WhittakerM
- 12L. AylingD
- 14A. GilbertM
- 16A. BrowneD
- 18A. MorrisM
- 22S. SilveraM
- 29A. MalandaD
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 6D. FryD
- 10D. BurgzorgF
- 15Finley MunroeD
- 19S. NypanM
- 23Leo CastledineM
- 27S. HansenF
- 28L. McCabeM
- 33J. McLaughlinG
- 44C. IbehF
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tommy Simkin | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Million Manhoef | M | 67 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 77 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jaden Dixon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Fielding | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Griffin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Favour Fawunmi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Curley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | 15 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Browne | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/4 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Hayden Hackney(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Morgan Whittaker | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3/4 |
| Luke Ayling | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alexander Gilbert | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/3 |
| Adilson Malanda | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Targett | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Silvera | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dael Fry | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon McLaughlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sontje Hansen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finley Munroe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Law McCabe | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cruz Ibeh | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sverre Nypan | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Leo Castledine | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Delano Burgzorg | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |