Stoke vs Middlesbrough

21 January 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Adam Herczeg

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • T. Rigo 15’
  • A. Browne 48’
  • T. Conway 59’

Match summary

Middlesbrough came from behind to win 2-1 away at Stoke. Stoke led 1-0 at half-time.

T. Rigo put Stoke ahead in the 15th minute, A. Browne equalised in the 48th minute, and T. Conway won it in the 59th minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 1.34 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Stoke's 0.93 from 10. Stoke had a player sent off.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
10 Shots 16
4 Shots on target 7
5 Corners 4
334 Passes 496
76.3% Pass accuracy 83.9%
16 Tackles 20
11 Fouls 10
3 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 4

Key events

Stoke Middlesbrough
0’
K. HellbergManagerArgument
Kick-off
T. RigoRight foot shot1-0 (Stoke)
15’
M. ManhoefShot on target
29’
35’
A. MorrisShot on target
40’
M. TargettShot on target
L. CisséShot on target
42’
B. LawalFoul
45+2’
Half-time1-0
46’
L. CastledineS. Silvera
46’
D. BurgzorgA. Gilbert
Second half underway
48’
A. BrowneRight foot shot1-1 (Middlesbrough)
48’
A. MorrisShot on target
48’
H. HackneyShot on target
52’
L. AylingFoul
59’
T. ConwayRight foot shot1-2 (Middlesbrough)
B. PearsonFoul
66’
66’
T. ConwayShot on target
T. SekoM. Manhoef
67’
E. BocatB. Pearson
75’
B. LawalSecond yellowFoul
77’
79’
S. H. NypanM. Whittaker
90+2’
D. FryT. Conway
L. CisséShot on target
90+4’
Full-time1-2

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.93 1.34 15’ T. Rigo (Stoke), 1-0 15’ 48’ A. Browne (Middlesbrough), 1-1 48’ 59’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), 1-2 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.93 1.34 15’ T. Rigo (Stoke), 1-0 Rigo 15’ 48’ A. Browne (Middlesbrough), 1-1 Browne 48’ 59’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), 1-2 Conway 59’
Stoke 0.93 xGMiddlesbrough 1.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Stoke attacking 
59’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 8’ B. Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 48’ A. Browne (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 90+4’ L. Cissé (Stoke), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 29’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 66’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 51’ A. Browne (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+4’ L. Cissé (Stoke), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ L. Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 85’ D. Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ M. Talovierov (Stoke), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ S. H. Nypan (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ T. Rigo (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 32’ M. Talovierov (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ L. Castledine (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ L. Castledine (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ B. Jun-Ho (Stoke), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 8’ B. Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 48’ A. Browne (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 90+4’ L. Cissé (Stoke), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 29’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 66’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 51’ A. Browne (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+4’ L. Cissé (Stoke), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ L. Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 85’ D. Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ M. Talovierov (Stoke), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ S. H. Nypan (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ T. Rigo (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 32’ M. Talovierov (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ L. Castledine (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ L. Castledine (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ B. Jun-Ho (Stoke), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Stoke 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Simkin
Talovierov
Phillips
Wilmot
Lawal
Rigo
Pearson 75’
Manhoef 67’
Jun-Ho
Thomas
Cissé
Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Brynn
Browne
Ayling
Malanda
Targett
Hackney
Morris
Silvera 46’
Whittaker 79’
Gilbert 46’
Conway 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
T. Simkin
90′ 5 2 32 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
M. Talovierov
90′ 4 2 – 7 2 28 – – – –
A. Phillips
90′ 1 – – 3 2 28 1 – – –
B. Wilmot
90′ – 1 – 2 1 50 – – – –
B. Lawal Sent off
77′ 3 – – 5 1 24 3 – –
E. Bocat Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – – 3 – 8 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
T. Rigo
90′ 1 – 33 – – 1 3 4 1 1 –
B. Pearson Taken off
75′ – – 30 – – 2 2 3 1 –
M. Manhoef Taken off
67′ – – 10 – – 1 – 2 – – –
B. Jun-Ho
90′ – – 29 1 – 1 1 3 1 – –
S. Thomas
90′ – – – – –
T. Seko Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 11 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
Forwards1 player
L. Cissé
90′ – 1 3 2 0.39 – 2 12 4 22 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Stoke win 33% Avg odds 2.88
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26
Middlesbrough win 38% Avg odds 2.44

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

Form going into the game

Stoke DLWWD
Middlesbrough DLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Middlesbrough 0-0 Stoke, 30 Sep 25 Next meeting: Stoke 2-3 Middlesbrough, 13 Oct 26  All Stoke vs Middlesbrough meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.