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EFL Championship · MW10 bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, StaffordshireRef: Elliot Bell
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Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough result, stats and report

Stoke City
Stoke City
Lost · xG 0.72
2 – 3
FT 06:26
Middlesbrough
Won · xG 2.04
Middlesbrough
Match review
Next: Blackburn v Stoke City · Tue 3 Nov · Wrexham v Middlesbrough · Wed 4 Nov
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Who won Stoke City vs Middlesbrough?

Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough, full time in the EFL Championship. Played UK time. Our model's pre-match pick was Both teams to score, which landed.

How it played out

Middlesbrough won it 3–2

Stoke CityMiddlesbrough

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

Verified final · revision 3 · 06:26Full stats
Match StoryFull breakdown

Stoke City 2–3 Middlesbrough

Stoke City bossed possession, created chances, and still lost 3-2 to Middlesbrough. Connor Maguire breaks down exactly how that is possible and who is to blame.

EFL ChampionshipTue 13 Oct, 20:00
Key Takeaways
Result

Middlesbrough won 3-2 away at Stoke City.

Goals

5 goals took the match over the 2.5 line.

Chance quality

The chances backed the result: Stoke City 0.72 to Middlesbrough 2.04 on expected goals.

First Goal
C
48'⚽
Callum Brittain
AAssist: Amario Cozier-Duberry
Game Flow

Expected Goals (xG)

Stoke City 0.72 xGMiddlesbrough 2.04 xG
Cumulative · approximated from goal events
0'45'90'

SportSignals model forecast

Recorded before kick-off · prediction, not a Tip

Middlesbrough to win

41%Matched

Result

Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough

Stoke City v Middlesbrough

Our model called Middlesbrough to win at 41%. Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough. Forecast matched the result.
📊 Match recap and data context

Middlesbrough won 3-2 at Stoke City in the Championship, landing our model's 41% pick for a visiting victory. The visitors struck twice after the break through Callum Brittain in the 48th minute and Will Lankshear in the 73rd, while an own goal by Neto Borges added a third. Stoke mounted a response but fell short despite both sides finding the net, extending the home team's recent pattern of both-teams-scoring fixtures. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.

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Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Callum BrittainMiddlesbrough★ MOTM1 goal · 90 min8.2
  2. Aidan MorrisMiddlesbrough90 min7.9
  3. Amario Cozier-Duberry1 assist · 78 min7.4
  4. Sebastian Berhalter64 min7.2
  5. Viktor Johansson90 min7.0

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

Stoke CityMiddlesbroughEFL Championship

The provider forecast gives Middlesbrough win the highest 1X2 probability at 40.6%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

Stoke City
33.8%
Draw
25.6%
Middlesbrough
40.6%
Both teams to score · Yes
56.5%
Over 2.5 goals
52.7%

Full-time forecast audit: Middlesbrough win was the highest probability; the match result was Middlesbrough win.

Forecast result checked ·

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

Current alternative Tips will be checked as this section comes into view
Match facts · what the record shows

10 facts from this result

The final verified live-context record and historical evidence saved before kick-off, kept as separate evidence sets.

Head-to-head evidence

Final live-fact record

  • For Middlesbrough, the final recorded goal situation matched 4 comparable matches from 21 checked matches: 100% win, 0% draw, 0% loss.Verified final
  • For Middlesbrough, the final recorded goal situation matched 26 comparable matches from 100 checked matches: 100% win, 0% draw, 0% loss.Verified final
  • For Stoke City, the final recorded goal situation matched 4 comparable matches from 21 checked matches: 0% win, 0% draw, 100% loss.Verified final
  • For Stoke City, the final recorded goal situation matched 18 comparable matches from 100 checked matches: 0% win, 0% draw, 100% loss.Verified final

Captured from live match context at . This is a retained situation record, not a post-match performance claim.

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 0-0is the most common scoreline between Stoke City and Middlesbrough, landing 3 times across 16 league meetings on record.Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • 6/16recorded league meetings saw both teams score (37.5%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • 3league matches at home unbeaten for Stoke City.Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • 3league matches away from home unbeaten for Middlesbrough.Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • Stoke City scored first in 7 of their last 10 league matches (70%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • Middlesbrough scored first in 6 of their last 10 league matches (60%).Immutable lifecycle evidence

Immutable lifecycle evidence · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Stoke City vs Middlesbrough?
    Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 3-2 in the EFL Championship at bet365 Stadium.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Callum Brittain opened the scoring in the 48th minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Callum Brittain (48'), Neto Borges (50', og), Will Lankshear (73'), Róbert Boženík (85'), Neto Borges (91').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 2 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    Elliot Bell officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    Stoke City vs Middlesbrough kicked off on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 UK time at bet365 Stadium.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    7 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    Yes. The published pick was Both teams to score, and it landed.
  • When do they play next?
    Stoke City play Blackburn on Tuesday, 3 November 2026 UK time. Middlesbrough play Wrexham on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 UK time.

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