Match summary
Stoke won 2-0 away at Middlesbrough. Stoke led 2-0 at half-time.
Michael Rose put Stoke ahead with a header in the 8th minute and Mehdi Léris made it 0-2 in the 37th minute.
The chances backed that up: Stoke created 1.42 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Middlesbrough's 1.01 from 9.
Before kick-off
Middlesbrough win
54%
Avg odds 1.78
Draw
25%
Avg odds 3.81
Stoke win
21%
Avg odds 4.46
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.