Head-to-head overview

Based on the matches in our database.

Middlesbrough 96 draws6 Stoke City
21
Meetings
2.19
Goals / game
38%
Both teams scored
38%
Over 2.5 goals
Middlesbrough

Facts about Middlesbrough

Scored in12/21 (57%)
Conceded in14/21 (67%)
Goals scored24 · 1.14/game
Longest winning streak3
Longest unbeaten run5
Longest losing streak3
Longest run without a win5
Stoke City

Facts about Stoke City

Scored in14/21 (67%)
Conceded in12/21 (57%)
Goals scored22 · 1.05/game
Longest winning streak3
Longest unbeaten run5
Longest losing streak3
Longest run without a win5
By competition
CompetitionMiddlesbroughDrawStoke CityGames
Championship85316
Premier League1124
League Cup0011
All competitions96621

ELO comparison

Five-year rating histories overlaid, with a neutral head-to-head forecast.

Middlesbrough1827
gap 95
1732Stoke City
1827164920222023202420252026
If they met (neutral venue)
Middlesbrough
50%
Draw
27%
Stoke City
23%

All meetings

21 matches on record

21 Jan 2026
Championship
Stoke CityStoke City12MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
BTTSO2.5
30 Sep 2025
Championship
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough00Stoke CityStoke City
BTTSO2.5
25 Feb 2025
Championship
Stoke CityStoke City13MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
BTTSO2.5

Middlesbrough recent form

Stoke City recent form

Middlesbrough has gone head to head with Stoke City 21 times since 2008, winning 9 and scoring 24 goals. Stoke City, in turn, has won 6 and scored 22 goals. There have been 6 draws between Middlesbrough and Stoke City. Across all meetings both teams have scored in 38% of games and 38% have produced over 2.5 goals, at an average of 2.19 goals per game.