Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Aug 17, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
2 - 2
Middlesbrough

Brown (19'), Wright-Phillips (90+1')
Brown (41'), Baker (51')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Watmore (38'), Jagielka (63' og.)
Dijksteel (90+1')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

Last Six:

Last Game: Huddersfield 3-1 Stoke
Saturday, August 13 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
18	Huddersfield Town	4	-1	3
19	Stoke City	3	-2	3
20	Reading	3	-4	3

Middlesbrough

Last Six:

Last Game: Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheff Utd
Sunday, August 14 at 2pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
20	Reading	3	-4	3
21	Middlesbrough	3	-1	2
22	West Bromwich Albion	3	-1	2

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 Stoke City win with a probability of 40.07%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 32.24% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.29%) and 2-0 (7.47%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 0-1 (10.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Middlesbrough
40.07% ( -0)	27.7%	32.24%

Both teams to score 48.18% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.46% (

-0)

57.53%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.68% (

-0)

78.32% (

-0)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.91% (

-0)

28.09%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.24% (

-0)

63.76%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67% (

-0)

33% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.42%

69.58% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 40.06%

Middlesbrough 32.23%

Draw 27.69%

Stoke City	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 11.76% 2-1 @ 8.29% 2-0 @ 7.47% 3-1 @ 3.51% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.16% ( -0) 3-2 @ 1.94% 4-1 @ 1.11% 4-0 @ 1% Other @ 1.81% Total : 40.06%	1-1 @ 13.04% 0-0 @ 9.27% 2-2 @ 4.59% Other @ 0.79% Total : 27.69%	0-1 @ 10.27% 1-2 @ 7.23% 0-2 @ 5.7% 1-3 @ 2.67% 0-3 @ 2.11% 2-3 @ 1.7% Other @ 2.55% Total : 32.23%