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Middlesbrough vs Stoke City leans toward Middlesbrough through its Championship results, although Stoke City’s League Cup 5–0 win remains a striking secondary counterpoint. Middlesbrough won 2–0 in September 2024, 3–1 in February 2025 and 2–1 on 21 January 2026, while the league meeting on 30 September 2025 ended 0–0. The balance favors Middlesbrough without making the cup margin a permanent verdict.
Past matches, Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Stoke City
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17D
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3D
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47D
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34G
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41D
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15M
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55M
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12M
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56F
Middlesbrough Substitutes
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G
33
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D
6
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F
10
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D
15
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M
19
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M
23
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F
27
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M
28
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F
44
Match events
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15'⚽T. Rigo Normal Goal (Asst: L. Cisse)
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45' +2B. Lawal Yellow Card
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45' +2Bosun Lawal Yellow Card
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46'D. Burgzorg A. Gilbert
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46'L. Castledine S. Silvera
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48'⚽A. Browne Normal Goal (Asst: M. Whittaker)
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52'Luke Ayling Yellow Card
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59'⚽T. Conway Normal Goal (Asst: A. Browne)
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66'Ben Pearson Yellow Card
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67'T. Seko M. Manhoef
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74'E. Bocat B. Pearson
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75'E. Bocat B. Pearson
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77'B. Lawal Yellow Card
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77'B. Lawal Red Card
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77'Bosun Lawal Yellow Card
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77'Bosun Lawal Red Card
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79'S. Nypan M. Whittaker
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90' +2D. Fry T. Conway
Stats for this game
Matchup Middlesbrough VS Stoke City
Middlesbrough lead the league story
Middlesbrough’s 2–0 win on 28 September 2024, 3–1 result on 25 February 2025 and 2–1 victory on 21 January 2026 give them the stronger Championship line. Stoke City’s 2–0 league win on 2 March 2024 prevents that edge from becoming complete, while the 0–0 draw on 30 September 2025 keeps the comparison open. The league balance is therefore more nuanced than the cup score alone would suggest. Stoke therefore retain both a league win and a level result as fixed counterpoints here.
Stoke’s five-goal cup counterpoint
Stoke City won 5–0 in the League Cup on 27 August 2024. That decisive result is too secondary to define the league relationship by itself, but it gives Stoke a powerful fixed counterpoint. The enduring question is whether Middlesbrough can preserve its stronger Championship direction, or whether Stoke can add a league result that makes the exchange more balanced.
Past head to head stats
Middlesbrough VS Stoke City
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 19 games
Middlesbrough VS Stoke City
Head-to-Head History
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