Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 10 · Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Bet365 Stadium, Stoke · referee E. Bell · full time
Full time: Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 3-2 in Championship Matchday 10 on Tuesday 13 October 2026 at Bet365 Stadium. The goals: Callum Brittain 48', Will Lankshear 73', Róbert Boženík 85', Neto Borges 90+1'.
How Middlesbrough won it
Middlesbrough struck first through Callum Brittain in the 48th minute, set up by Amario Cozier-Duberry. Stoke City levelled at 1-1 in the 50th minute through an own goal by Neto Borges. Will Lankshear made it 1-2 to Middlesbrough in the 73rd minute. Stoke City levelled at 2-2 in the 85th minute through Róbert Boženík, set up by George Hirst. Neto Borges made it 2-3 to Middlesbrough in the 90th minute (+1).
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, E. Bell, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Stoke City and 1 to Middlesbrough.
Stoke City: M. Robins, 3-4-3 · Middlesbrough: K. Hellberg, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 2.22 for Stoke City and 0.74 for Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 2.3 goals.
Stoke City created the better chances, 2.22 xG to 0.74, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Stoke City had 1 shot on target, Middlesbrough 9.
Stoke City's goalkeeper made 7 saves.
Middlesbrough had 66% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Stoke City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 1.57 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Middlesbrough came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 2.10 expected goals for and 1.07 against, and had won 58% of their matches.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough: the match in numbers
| Stoke City | Match statistics | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Ball possession | 66% |
| 2.22 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.74 |
| 8 | Total shots | 20 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 1 | Big chances | 2 |
| 297 | Total passes | 592 |
| 75% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Tackles | 20 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Stoke City
- Róbert Boženík 7.2 1 goal
- Viktor Johansson 7.0
- Eric-Junior Bocat 7.0
- Ben Wilmot 6.8
- Jack McGlynn 6.7
Middlesbrough
- Callum Brittain 8.2 1 goal
- Aidan Morris 7.9
- Neto Borges 7.7 1 goal
- Will Lankshear 7.4 1 goal
- Amario Cozier-Duberry 7.4 1 assist
The lowest-rated starter was Ben Johnson at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Stoke City: Stoke City vs Preston North End Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
- Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough vs Charlton Athletic Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
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Questions about Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
What was the score in Stoke City vs Middlesbrough?
Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough (half-time 0-0), Championship, Tuesday 13 October 2026.
Who scored in Stoke City vs Middlesbrough?
Callum Brittain 48', Will Lankshear 73', Róbert Boženík 85', Neto Borges 90+1'.
Did Moneyball predict Stoke City vs Middlesbrough correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Stoke City vs Middlesbrough?
Callum Brittain, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Stoke City vs Middlesbrough?
E. Bell.
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