Stoke vs Middlesbrough

2 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Busby

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jun-Ho Bae 40’
  • Lewis Baker 71’

Match summary

Stoke won 2-0 at home to Middlesbrough. Stoke led 1-0 at half-time.

Jun-Ho Bae put Stoke ahead in the 40th minute and Lewis Baker made it 2-0 from a corner in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Stoke created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Middlesbrough's 0.63 from 10.

Match stats

Stoke Middlesbrough
11 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 0.63
1.25 Non-penalty xG 0.63

Key events

Stoke Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Jun-Ho Bae1-0 (Stoke)
40’
Half-time1-0
Lewis Baker2-0 (Stoke)
71’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Stoke
  • Ben Wilmot
  • Josh Laurent
  • Niall Ennis
Middlesbrough
  • Emmanuel Latte Lath

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.63 40’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), 1-0 40’ 71’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), 2-0 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.63 40’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), 1-0 Bae 40’ 71’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), 2-0 Baker 71’
Stoke 1.25 xGMiddlesbrough 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Stoke attacking 
11’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 57’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 3’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 78’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 14’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 28’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 71’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 90+5’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 57’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 3’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 78’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 14’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 28’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 71’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 90+5’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Michael Rose
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Lynden Gooch
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.26 – –
Wouter Burger Taken off
89′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
Lewis Baker
90′ 1 – 1 0.07 – – –
Million Manhoef Taken off
76′ – – 3 0.54 – – –
Niall Ennis Taken off
82′ – – 3 0.25 – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.09 – – –
Mehdi Léris Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Tyrese Campbell Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Ben Pearson Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Stoke win 40% Avg odds 2.40
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Middlesbrough win 33% Avg odds 2.89

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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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.