Stoke City bring a 3-game streak to Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough meet Stoke City at Riverside Stadium, Wednesday 6:45am (EFL Championship). Stoke City arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
The big picture
Middlesbrough come in 2nd on the ladder with 29 points; Stoke City are 3rd on 29. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
Middlesbrough are 8–2–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 2 goals for and 1.3 against.
Stoke City are 9–4–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.2 against.
Form
Middlesbrough have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Watford 0–0.
Stoke City have won four of their last five and most recently beat Portsmouth 2–1.
Stoke City arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 108 times on our records since 1902: Middlesbrough 46, Stoke City 36, 26 drawn.
Last time out (2026-27), Middlesbrough won 3–2 at bet365 Stadium.
Biggest margin between these two: Middlesbrough by 5 goals in 1933-34 (6–1).
Players to watch
For Middlesbrough, watch Will Lankshear (1 goals a match in 2026-27) and Amario Cozier-Duberry (3 goals, 5 assists in 2026-27).
For Stoke City, watch Jack McGlynn (5 goals, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Ethan Galbraith (3 goals, 4 assists in 2026-27).
At Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough have won 10 of their last 19 at Riverside Stadium.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
