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- Stoke City host Middlesbrough on 2026-01-21 at 20:00 GMT, as part of week 28 of the 2025-2026's Championship in bet365 Stadium.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between M. Robins and K. Hellberg.
- After 27 matchdays, Stoke City sit 7th with 41 points and Middlesbrough are 2nd having collected 49 points.
- Stoke City have 6 players out: L. Baker (Ankle Injury), R. Bozenik (Shoulder Injury), V. Johansson (Shoulder Injury), J. Tchamadeu (Injury), A. Cresswell (Injury), D. Mubama (Injury) whereas Middlesbrough have 8 players missing: A. Bangura (Injury), C. Brittain (Inactive), G. Edmundson (Injury), A. Jones (Injury), D. Lenihan (Achilles Tendon Injury), R. McGree (Injury), M. K. Sene (Inactive), D. Strelec (Inactive).
- We're predicting Stoke City to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Middlesbrough are expected to line up in 4-2-2-2.
- Last time out, J. Tchamadeu registered the best mark for Stoke City - 6.3 - and H. Hackney did likewise for Middlesbrough with an 7.7 score.
- Contrast in results: Stoke City had to share the points 0-0 with Queens Park Rangers, whereas Middlesbrough claimed victory 3-2 vs. West Bromwich Albion.
- Form edge goes to Stoke City (3-1-1) against a faltering Middlesbrough (2-0-3) from their past 5 matches.
- Middlesbrough hold the upper hand H2H: of 20 meetings, they've triumphed 8 times, conceded 6 times and shared 6 draws.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Stoke City's 6-2-5 home form and Middlesbrough's 6-4-4 away record.
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Match Info
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| 15' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 45+2' | B. Lawal | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | |||
| 48' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 52' | L. Ayling | ||
| 59' | 1 - 2 | ||
| 66' | B. Pearson | ||
| 67' | |||
| 75' | |||
| 77' | B. Lawal | ||
| 79' | |||
| 90+2' | |||
| 90+5' | K. Hellberg | ||
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Stoke is going head to head with Middlesbrough on 21/1/2026 20:00 GMT at bet365 Stadium for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Stoke v Middlesbrough H2H statistics!