Match Report
Before the match
Stoke: four wins and one draw over five games; 11 goals scored, four conceded, unbeaten. Bolton were their latest opponents, away on 10 October: a 2-1 win; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Charlton on 5 September.
Playing away from home against Bolton (Championship), Stoke finished 2-1 on 10 October. Their score comprised two goals, against one from the opposition. 19 September: Stoke won 2-1 against Sheffield Utd at home in Championship, scoring two goals and allowing one. Against Watford in Championship, Stoke scored two and conceded one on 12 September; the away from home result was 2-1. Stoke's away from home game on 8 September (Championship) ended 1-1 against Cardiff, with one goal for and one against. On 5 September, Charlton faced Stoke in Championship: Stoke won 4-0 at home, having scored four and conceded zero.
Before kickoff, Championship's results-based standings placed Stoke 6th after nine matches and 16 points.
ten goals for and seven against accompanied Middlesbrough's three wins and two draws across five outings, an unbeaten run. A 1-0 win at home to Wolverhampton (10 October) was their most recent result.
Championship, 10 October brought a home meeting with Wolverhampton; Middlesbrough won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. Middlesbrough visited Birmingham on 19 September (Championship) and drew 2-2; their goals totalled two, compared with two conceded. Millwall travelled to face Middlesbrough (Championship) on 15 September. For Middlesbrough, the score was 2-2: two goals scored, two allowed. 4-3 was Middlesbrough's result against Norwich on 12 September (Championship), playing at home; Middlesbrough won, with four scored to three conceded. The 5 September fixture (Championship) paired Middlesbrough with QPR. Middlesbrough won 1-0 away from home, netting one goal while conceding zero.
Middlesbrough stood 2nd in the results-based Championship table before kickoff, with 18 points from nine matches.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 2-1 away win for Middlesbrough on 21 January and a 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough on 30 September 2025.
After the match
Middlesbrough edged past Stoke 3-2 on 13 October 2026. Callum Brittain opened the scoring 48 minutes into the game for Middlesbrough, set up by Amario Cozier-Duberry, to make it 1-0. Neto Borges (an own goal) levelled it 50 minutes into the game for Stoke to make it 1-1. Middlesbrough regained the lead through William Lankshear 73 minutes into the game to make it 2-1. With the 4th goal, Stoke drew level through Róbert Boženík late on, in the 85th minute, set up by George Hirst, to make it 2-2. With the 5th goal, Middlesbrough restored the lead through Neto Borges in the 92nd minute to make it 3-2. Sebastian Berhalter (51') and Luke Graham (68') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Middlesbrough 156 points stronger than Stoke. Every goal came after the interval. Middlesbrough are unbeaten in the latest 8 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Championship. Stoke picked up one yellow card. Stoke: five substitutions. After coming on for Stoke in minute 67, George Hirst provided an assist. Róbert Boženík scored in minute 85 following entry for Stoke in the 79th minute. Middlesbrough: one yellow card. Middlesbrough made four changes.