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Round
Regular Season - 10
Venue
bet365 Stadium, Stoke-On-Trent
Referee
Elliot Bell, England
Form

Recent form

Stoke City
71Strong

Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +3 goal difference

Middlesbrough
68Strong

Last 5 matches · 2W-3D-0L · +2 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
BTTS Yes + Stoke City or Draw

BetGenius backs BTTS Yes + Stoke City or Draw (Combo Bet) at 68% confidence — a solid call.

68%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Fourth-placed Stoke City welcome second-placed Middlesbrough to the bet365 Stadium in a high-stakes Championship encounter between two sides separated by just two points in the top four. Stoke come into the clash in impressive form, having put together a five-match unbeaten sequence featuring four victories, including home wins over Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United.

Middlesbrough travel with 18 points from nine outings and remain difficult to beat, having suffered only one league defeat all season. With forward W. Lankshear in fine scoring touch with six league goals, the visitors pose a persistent attacking threat on their travels, having found the net in each of their away fixtures to date.

Both teams have shown complete consistency in attack this campaign, with neither side failing to score in any of their opening nine league fixtures. Given Stoke's strong home record of three wins from four and Middlesbrough's steady away scoring output, an entertaining and competitive battle is expected.

Availability

Team news

Stoke City

  • A. AmpahKnee Injury
  • E. BocatInjury
  • A. CresswellKnee Injury
  • S. GallagherInjury
  • S. IngelssonMuscle Injury

Middlesbrough

  • A. JonesCalf Injury
  • R. PukstasInjury
  • D. StrelecInjury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Stoke City at homeMiddlesbrough away
5
Played
5
3-0-2
W-D-L
2-2-1
2
Scored /game
1.6
1.2
Conceded /game
1.4
40%
Clean sheets
20%
0%
Failed to score
0%
80%
BTTS (last 5)
80%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 3.6 goals per game (Stoke City at home plus Middlesbrough away).

Players

Key players this season

Stoke City

  • E. Galbraith3A

Middlesbrough

  • W. Lankshear9G
  • A. Cozier-Duberry3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1SwanseaPromotion - Premier League11+823
2West HamPromotion - Premier League11+1822
3MiddlesbroughPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)11+622
4BirminghamPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)11+920
5West BromPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+320
6Stoke CityPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+219
7WolvesPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+318
8SouthamptonPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+1117
9QPR11+317
History

Head-to-head

3
Stoke City
3
Draws
3
Middlesbrough

the last 9 meetings are split 3-3 with 3 drawn, averaging 2.7 goals a game.

  • 2026-01-21Stoke City1-2Middlesbrough
  • 2025-09-30Middlesbrough0-0Stoke City
  • 2025-02-25Stoke City1-3Middlesbrough
  • 2024-09-28Middlesbrough2-0Stoke City
  • 2024-08-27Middlesbrough0-5Stoke City
BetGenius

Our record in Championship

63%137 won from 216 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

3 published markets

Combo BetLOST
Combo Bet
BTTS Yes + Stoke City or Draw
68%
Both must land · no better than

BTTS Yes — 74% confidence

Neither team has failed to score in any Championship match this season, with Stoke City recording zero scoreless games across nine matches and Middlesbrough doing the same. Stoke have scored 15 goals and conceded 13 in nine outings, while Middlesbrough have registered 17 goals and conceded 12. With attacking weapons like W. Lankshear in form for the visitors and Stoke averaging two goals per game at home, both teams are primed to find the net.

Stoke City or Draw — 68% confidence

Stoke City enter this fixture with strong home momentum, having won three of their four home matches while scoring eight goals and conceding just three at the bet365 Stadium. Furthermore, Stoke are unbeaten across their past five league matches with four victories and one draw. Middlesbrough have been solid but have drawn two and lost one of their four away matches, making the home side well-positioned to secure at least a point.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (both teams to score and double chance), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Both Teams to Score
Yes
74%
Confidence

Neither team has failed to score in any Championship match this season, with Stoke City recording zero scoreless games across nine matches and Middlesbrough doing the same. Stoke have scored 15 goals and conceded 13 in nine outings, while Middlesbrough have registered 17 goals and conceded 12. With attacking weapons like W. Lankshear in form for the visitors and Stoke averaging two goals per game at home, both teams are primed to find the net.

Combo BetLOST
Double Chance
Stoke City or Draw
68%
Confidence

Stoke City enter this fixture with strong home momentum, having won three of their four home matches while scoring eight goals and conceding just three at the bet365 Stadium. Furthermore, Stoke are unbeaten across their past five league matches with four victories and one draw. Middlesbrough have been solid but have drawn two and lost one of their four away matches, making the home side well-positioned to secure at least a point.

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Published October 11, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.