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Middlesbrough will host Stoke City at the Riverside on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 Championship campaign. The home side enjoyed a bright start to their season but have since lost their way and now sit mid-table in 12th place with just eight points from six matches.
They were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland in last match after falling behind midway through the first-half and failing to muster a tangible response, despite dominating possession, as they managed just one shot on target throughout the match.
Stoke City meanwhile had performed fairly well at the start of the season but surprisingly dismissed head coach Steven Schumacher following a 1-0 defeat to newly-promoted Oxford United earlier in the month. They have now appointed Narcís Pèlach as the new boss with the Spaniard taking charge of his first game last weekend which saw the Potters suffer a 3-1 defeat to Hull City on home turf.
The visitors now sit 17th in the league table with six points from six games and will be looking to return to winning ways this weekend.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 107 meetings between Middlesbrough and Stoke. The hosts have won 43 of those games while the visitors have won four fewer. There have been 25 draws between the two teams.
- The visitors have won their last three games in this fixture and are undefeated in their last five.
- The Boro are without a clean sheet in their last six games in this fixture.
- The Potters have scored four goals in the Championship this season. Only Preston North End (3) and Cardiff City (1) have managed fewer.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City Prediction
Middlesbrough's latest result ended a run of back-to-back unbeaten outings and they will now be looking to bounce back here. They have lost just two of their last 10 competitive games at the Riverside and will head into the weekend's clash as favorites.
Stoke are on a run of consecutive defeats in the league and have now lost four of their last five games in the competition. They have won just two of their last six away league games and could suffer another defeat here.
Prediction: Middlesbrough 2-0 Stoke City
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Middlesbrough
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Three of the last four matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last four matchups)
