Championship

Championship | Gameweek 36

Mar 13, 2021 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
3 - 0
Stoke

Hall (21'), McNair (40'), Mendez-Laing (88')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Powell (23')

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The Match

Match Report

First-half goals from Grant Hall and Paddy McNair put the hosts on course for victory.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Stoke City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 41.68%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 30.62% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.43%) and 2-0 (7.89%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (10.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.02%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Stoke City
41.68%	27.69%	30.62%

Both teams to score 47.64%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.04%

57.96%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.34%

78.65%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.6%

27.4%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.13%

62.87%

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.62%

34.38%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.91%

71.09%

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 41.68%

Stoke City 30.62%

Draw 27.69%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Stoke City
1-0 @ 12.19% 2-1 @ 8.43% 2-0 @ 7.89% 3-1 @ 3.64% 3-0 @ 3.41% 3-2 @ 1.94% 4-1 @ 1.18% 4-0 @ 1.1% Other @ 1.9% Total : 41.68%	1-1 @ 13.02% 0-0 @ 9.42% 2-2 @ 4.5% Other @ 0.75% Total : 27.69%	0-1 @ 10.05% 1-2 @ 6.95% 0-2 @ 5.37% 1-3 @ 2.47% 0-3 @ 1.91% 2-3 @ 1.6% Other @ 2.26% Total : 30.62%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Stoke

Middlesbrough

55.6%

Draw

33.3%

Stoke City

11.1%