England Championship · Matchday 10

Stoke City vs Middlesbrough

· Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent

Alin prediction Stoke City to win

Cmodel only, no market odds

Predicted score 2 – 1

9% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
Stoke CityDrawMiddlesbrough

Stoke City vs Middlesbrough: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceStoke CityDrawMiddlesbrough
Model43%25%32%
Market———
Published43%25%32%
Edge———
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.

Edge = model probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the model alone (no market price recorded yet).

Stoke City and Middlesbrough expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

1.80Stoke City
1.55Middlesbrough
Total expected goals
3.35
Attack rating (Stoke City / Middlesbrough)
1.10 / 1.22
Defence rating (Stoke City / Middlesbrough)
1.05 / 1.15

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Stoke City vs Middlesbrough score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 4.5% 4.4% 4.2% 2.2% 1.2% 1 5.3% 10.8% 7.6% 3.9% 2.1% 2 5.7% 8.8% 6.8% 3.5% 1.9% 3 3.4% 5.3% 4.1% 2.1% 1.2% 4+ 2.3% 3.6% 2.8% 1.4% 0.8%

Rows: Stoke City goals. Columns: Middlesbrough goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Stoke City vs Middlesbrough goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 96%
Over 1.5 86%
Over 2.5 65%
Over 3.5 43%
Both teams to score
67%
No goals (0–0)
4%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Stoke City vs Middlesbrough

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Stoke City43%2.33
Draw25%4.07
Middlesbrough32%3.09
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.565%1.54
Under 2.535%2.87
Both teams to scoreYes67%1.50
No33%3.01
Double chance1X (Stoke City or draw)68%1.48
12 (either side)75%1.33
X2 (draw or Middlesbrough)57%1.75
Handicap -1Stoke City win by 2+24%4.23
Push (exactly one goal)19%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

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Stoke City and Middlesbrough recent form

Stoke City 4W 1D 1L
Middlesbrough 2W 3D 1L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Stoke City at home

Record (W-D-L)
3-0-1
Win rate
75%
Goals for / match
2.00
Goals against / match
0.75
Clean sheets
2 of 4
  • They have won 3 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.6 goals per match.
  • They average 2.0 goals per game at home against 1.2 on the road.
  • 35% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough away

Record (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Win rate
25%
Goals for / match
1.25
Goals against / match
1.25
Clean sheets
1 of 4
  • They have won 4 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 2.0 goals per match.
  • They average 2.8 goals per game at home against 1.0 on the road.

League matches this season before kick-off: Stoke City at home only, Middlesbrough away only.

Stoke City vs Middlesbrough head-to-head

Last 2 meetings: Stoke City 0 · draws 1 · Middlesbrough 1.

Stoke CityDrawsMiddlesbrough
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-01-21Stoke City1-2MiddlesbroughEngland Championship
2025-09-30Middlesbrough0-0Stoke CityEngland Championship

Other Matchday 10 fixtures

Prediction snapshot Stoke City to win Predicted score 2 – 1 C Bet on Stoke City