Stoke City vs Middlesbrough: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, Stoke City welcome Middlesbrough for a Championship fixture set to start at 19:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Stoke City in 4th place (16 points from 9 matches) and Middlesbrough in 2nd place (18 points from 9 matches). Middlesbrough hold a 2 points advantage over Stoke City in the standings.

Stoke City are currently in the play-off places. Stoke City have scored 15 goals and conceded 13 goals in the league, a goal difference of +2. Middlesbrough are currently in the promotion places. Middlesbrough have scored 17 goals and conceded 12 goals in the league, a goal difference of +5.

Recent form

Stoke City: 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-D-W-W-W), scoring 11 goals and conceding 4 goals. Stoke City have won 3 matches in a row.

Middlesbrough: 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (L-W-D-D-W), scoring 9 goals and conceding 10 goals.

Stoke City arrive in better form, taking 13 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 8 for Middlesbrough.

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Stoke City, 1 win for Middlesbrough and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Wednesday, 21 January 2026: Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 3 goals, an average of 3 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Stoke City averaged 2.2 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game, while Middlesbrough averaged 1.8 scored and 2 conceded.

Stoke City have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.2 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Stoke City have been harder to score against, conceding 0.8 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: Paramount+ (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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