Championship · Matchweek 28 · Jan 21

Stoke City - Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough won 2-1 away at Stoke City in Championship (Matchweek 28). Goals: T. Rigo 15'; A. Browne 48'; T. Conway 59'.

🏟 Bet365 Stadium 👤 Referee: Adam Herczeg, England
Key events
15' T. Rigo(1 - 0) · Assist: L. Cisse Stoke City
45+2' 🟨 B. LawalYellow card Stoke City
48' A. Browne(1 - 1) · Assist: M. Whittaker Middlesbroug
52' 🟨 L. AylingYellow card Middlesbroug
59' T. Conway(1 - 2) · Assist: A. Browne Middlesbroug
66' 🟨 B. PearsonYellow card Stoke City
77' 🟨 B. LawalYellow card Stoke City
77' 🟥 B. LawalRed card Stoke City
Quick stats
%40 Possession %60
1.26 Expected goals (xG) 1.93
1.41 Pre-match xG 1.59
10 Total shots 16
4 Shots on target 7
4 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 5
7 Shots inside box 8
3 Shots outside box 8
5 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
T. Rigo(1 - 0) · Assist: L. Cisse
15'
B. LawalYellow card🟨
45+2'
HT 1 - 0
46'
🔁A. Gilbert ↔ D. BurgzorgSubstitution
46'
🔁S. Silvera ↔ L. CastledineSubstitution
48'
A. Browne(1 - 1) · Assist: M. Whittaker
52'
🟨L. AylingYellow card
59'
T. Conway(1 - 2) · Assist: A. Browne
B. PearsonYellow card🟨
66'
M. Manhoef ↔ T. SekoSubstitution🔁
67'
B. Pearson ↔ E. BocatSubstitution🔁
74'
B. LawalYellow card🟨
77'
B. LawalRed card🟥
77'
79'
🔁M. Whittaker ↔ S. NypanSubstitution
90+2'
🔁T. Conway ↔ D. FrySubstitution
FT 1 - 2
Match statsStoke City · Middlesbrough
Key stats
%40 Possession %60
1.26 Expected goals (xG) 1.93
1.41 Pre-match xG 1.59
Shots
10 Total shots 16
4 Shots on target 7
4 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 5
7 Shots inside box 8
3 Shots outside box 8
5 Saves 3
Attacking
91 Attacks 100
47 Dangerous attacks 59
Passing
333 Total passes 497
257 Accurate passes 416
%77 Pass accuracy %84
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 4
2 Offsides 4
11 Fouls 10
10 Free kicks 11
20 Throw-ins 20
10 Goal kicks 12
Cards
3 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
1 1st-half cards 0
2 2nd-half cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 2
3 1st-half corners 2
2 2nd-half corners 2
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
LineupsStoke City 4-2-3-1Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough · Bench
Coach: Kim Hellberg
HEAD TO HEAD12 meetings · 2020–2025
Stoke City 4
Dec 5who was on topSep 30
Middlesbrough 4
4 Stoke City 4 draw 4 Middlesbrough
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.4goals / match
1514total goals
6/4clean sheets
5-0Stoke City best win · Aug 27
3-0Middlesbrough best win · Mar 13
%75 Over 1.5 9/12
%42 Over 2.5 5/12
%33 Over 3.5 4/12
%33 BTTS 4/12
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Stoke City at home5 matches
2W 2D 1L 6:5
Middlesbrough at home7 matches
3W 2D 2L 9:9
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Stoke City0W 1D 4L Middlesbrough2W 2D 1L
0.20 1.60 Points per game
3 10 Goals scored
11 6 Goals conceded
1.21 1.89 xG average
1.27 1.35 xGA average
%0 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %60 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
8.8 7.0 Corners
1.8 1.6 Cards
Stoke City2W 2D 6L Middlesbrough2W 5D 3L
0.80 1.10 Points per game
12 14 Goals scored
20 12 Goals conceded
1.35 2.24 xG average
1.46 1.10 xGA average
%10 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %60 BTTS
%50 %50 Over 2.5
7.4 9.3 Corners
1.7 1.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
17Stoke Cityin the table55pts
46matches 15-10-21W-D-L 51:56goals -5diff
LLLLD
5Middlesbroughin the table80pts
46matches 22-14-10W-D-L 72:47goals +25diff
LLDDW
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 30 Middlesbrough 0-0 Stoke City Championship
Feb 25 Stoke City 1-3 Middlesbrough Championship
Sep 28 Middlesbrough 2-0 Stoke City Championship
Aug 27 Middlesbrough 0-5 Stoke City League Cup
Mar 2 Stoke City 2-0 Middlesbrough Championship
Oct 28 Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke City Championship
Mar 14 Middlesbrough 1-1 Stoke City Championship
Aug 17 Stoke City 2-2 Middlesbrough Championship
xG difference & finishing
Stoke City1 gol · 1.26 xG -0.26
Middlesbrough2 gol · 1.93 xG +0.07
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Middlesbrough dominated the ball60% possession
Middlesbrough took more shots16 - 10
Stoke City struggled to stay disciplined3 yellow, 1 red
THE REFEREE29 matches on record
Adam Herczeg
Strictness45 TEMPO49
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: HighOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 53.5 +1.5
Fouls 2121.3 -0.3
Goals 33.3 -0.3
Corners 910.5 -1.5
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.1 -0.1
Shots 10.010.7 -0.7
On target 4.03.7 +0.3
Possession %40%52 -12.3
Corners 5.05.8 -0.8
Cards 4.04.8 -0.8
Conceded 2.01.2 +0.8
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 2.01.5 +0.5
Shots 16.015.4 +0.6
On target 7.04.7 +2.3
Possession %60%60 -0.1
Corners 4.06.6 -2.6
Cards 1.01.5 -0.5
Conceded 1.01.0
this matchseason average · 47 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Alan Browne 8.30
Starting XI
19 Tomáš Rigo M · 90' 8.00
Goals1On target1/1Tackles1Interceptions3Duels won4/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes33 · %29
29 Lamine Cissé F · 90' 7.30
Assist1On target2/3Key pass2Tackles1Duels won12/22Fouls won4Fouls1Offside1Passes22 · %14
40 Maksym Talovierov D · 90' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles4Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won7/9Fouls won1Passes28 · %17
25 Tommy Simkin G · 90' 6.70
Saves5Passes32 · %19
4 Ben Pearson M · 75' 6.70
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won3/9Fouls1Passes30 · %28
26 Ashley Phillips D · 90' 6.70
Tackles1Blocks2Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes28 · %22
42 Million Manhoef M · 67' 6.50
On target1/2Dribbles1/3Tackles1Blocks1Duels won2/5Offside1Passes10 · %8
10 Jun-Ho Bae M · 90' 6.50
Key pass1Dribbles2/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/8Fouls1Passes29 · %22
16 Ben Wilmot D · 90' · K 6.20
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes50 · %43
18 Bosun Lawal D · 77' 6.00
Tackles3Duels won5/8Fouls won1Fouls3Passes24 · %19
7 Sorba Thomas M · 90' 6.00
Key pass2Fouls1Passes28 · %19
Substitutes
17 Eric Bocat D · 15' 7.00
Tackles1Blocks1Duels won3/5Fouls won2Fouls1Passes8 · %6
12 Tatsuki Seko M · 23' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes11 · %11
Unused: Jake GriffinSteven​ N'ZonziRuben CurleyFavour FawunmiFrank FieldingAaron CresswellJaden Dixon
Starting XI
16 Alan Browne D · 90' 8.30
Goals1Assist1On target1/2Key pass1Dribbles4/4Tackles4Interceptions2Duels won11/13Fouls won2Fouls1Passes58 · %48
9 Tommy Conway F · 89' 7.90
Goals1On target2/2Key pass1Dribbles1/3Tackles3Duels won5/12Fouls won1Fouls2Offside1Passes20 · %18
7 Hayden Hackney M · 90' · K 7.30
On target1/1Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles3Duels won7/10Fouls won2Passes58 · %44
11 Morgan Whittaker M · 79' 6.90
Assist1Key pass3Dribbles3/4Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/7Fouls1Offside3Passes29 · %20
18 Aidan Morris M · 90' 6.90
On target2/2Key pass2Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won7/13Fouls won4Fouls1Passes52 · %48
29 Adilson Malanda D · 90' 6.30
Tackles2Blocks1Duels won4/11Fouls3Passes73 · %60
12 Luke Ayling D · 90' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Duels won2/7Fouls1Passes68 · %62
14 Alexander Gilbert M · 45' 6.30
Key pass3Passes24 · %22
3 Matt Targett D · 90' 6.20
On target1/2Tackles3Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won3/6Passes51 · %42
31 Solomon Brynn G · 90' 6.20
Saves3Passes21 · %16
22 Samuel Silvera M · 45' 6.20
Duels won1/4Fouls won1Passes16 · %13
Substitutes
19 Sverre Nypan M · 11' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won3/5Fouls won1Fouls1Passes5 · %4
23 Leo Castledine M · 45' 6.30
Duels won1/2Passes11 · %8
10 Delano Burgzorg F · 45' 6.20
Passes9 · %9
6 Dael Fry D · 1'
Passes2 · %2
Unused: Law McCabeJon McLaughlinFinley MunroeSontje HansenCruz Ibeh
Win probabilityModel: X (%34) ✗
Stoke City %32 Draw %34 Middlesbrough %34
1.30Stoke City xPuan
1.36Middlesbrough xPuan
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