Stoke City host Middlesbrough in the England Championship on 21 January 2026, Wednesday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 20:00 UK Time.
Stoke City come into this fixture still searching for attacking rhythm despite picking up results through defensive organisation. Their recent performances have been built around control rather than fluency, often keeping games tight but struggling to turn pressure into goals. That cautious approach has kept them competitive, though it has also limited their margin for error.
Middlesbrough arrive with a more expansive outlook and stronger attacking numbers across the season. They have shown an ability to raise the tempo and punish mistakes, particularly against sides that sit deep. Their recent form suggests a team comfortable playing on the front foot, even away from home.
Stoke City’s recent results highlight their main issue, which is a lack of goals. The goalless draws against QPR and Preston underline how often their matches stall in the final third, while the narrow 2-0 away win at Norwich showed they can be efficient when space opens up. However, the 1-2 home defeat to Sheffield United exposed how fragile their game plan becomes when forced to chase a result.
Overall, Stoke City remain difficult to break down, but their limited attacking output continues to place pressure on the defence to be close to perfect.
Middlesbrough’s recent performances reflect a side with growing confidence in front of goal. The emphatic 4-0 home win over Southampton showcased their attacking depth, while the 3-2 away victory at West Brom highlighted their ability to score under pressure. Even in defeat at Derby, they remained competitive for long stretches.
With 40 goals scored this season, Middlesbrough are far more comfortable playing in open matches. Their willingness to commit players forward often leads to chances, though it can leave gaps at the back.
The best bet is over 2.5 goals with both teams to score. Middlesbrough’s recent attacking displays and Stoke City’s tendency to concede when matches open up point toward a game that moves beyond a low-scoring pattern. While Stoke may remain cautious early on, Middlesbrough’s tempo should create opportunities at both ends.
The valuable bet is a Middlesbrough correct score of 3-1. Middlesbrough’s attacking momentum and Stoke City’s struggles when trailing support a scenario where the visitors take control as the match progresses, with Stoke still capable of contributing but unlikely to dictate the outcome.
| Stoke City | Middlesbrough | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 45 | 48 |
| Wins | 15 | 22 |
| Draws | 10 | 15 |
| Loss | 20 | 11 |
| Goals For | 51 | 73 |
| Goals Against | 54 | 49 |
| Stoke City | Middlesbrough | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 23 | 24 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Draws | 6 | 8 |
| Loss | 8 | 6 |
| Goals For | 34 | 39 |
| Goals Against | 28 | 31 |
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25.04.26
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Stoke City Portsmouth |
1-3 |
|
21.04.26
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Stoke City Millwall |
1-3 |
|
18.04.26
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Wrexham Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
11.04.26
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Stoke City Blackburn |
1-1 |
|
06.04.26
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Derby Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
03.04.26
|
Stoke City Sheffield Wednesday |
2-0 |
|
20.03.26
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Preston Stoke City |
3-1 |
|
14.03.26
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Stoke City Watford |
3-1 |
|
10.03.26
|
Stoke City Ipswich |
3-3 |
|
07.03.26
|
Swansea Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
28.02.26
|
Coventry Stoke City |
2-1 |
|
25.02.26
|
Stoke City Oxford |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Stoke City Leicester |
2-2 |
|
15.02.26
|
Stoke City Fulham |
1-2 |
|
11.02.26
|
Charlton Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
West Brom Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
31.01.26
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Stoke City Southampton |
0-2 |
|
24.01.26
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Birmingham Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
21.01.26
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Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
17.01.26
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Stoke City QPR |
0-0 |
|
10.01.26
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Stoke City Coventry |
1-0 |
|
04.01.26
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Norwich Stoke City |
0-2 |
|
01.01.26
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Hull City Stoke City |
0-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Stoke City Sheffield United |
1-2 |
|
26.12.25
|
Stoke City Preston |
0-0 |
|
20.12.25
|
Watford Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
13.12.25
|
Stoke City Swansea |
2-1 |
|
10.12.25
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Ipswich Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
06.12.25
|
Sheffield United Stoke City |
4-0 |
|
29.11.25
|
Stoke City Hull City |
1-2 |
|
25.11.25
|
Stoke City Charlton |
3-0 |
|
22.11.25
|
Leicester Stoke City |
2-1 |
|
08.11.25
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Stoke City Coventry |
0-1 |
|
04.11.25
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Oxford Stoke City |
0-3 |
|
01.11.25
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Stoke City Bristol City |
5-1 |
|
25.10.25
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Portsmouth Stoke City |
0-1 |
|
21.10.25
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Millwall Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Stoke City Wrexham |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
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Blackburn Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Stoke City Norwich |
1-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
QPR Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
13.09.25
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Stoke City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
30.08.25
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Stoke City West Brom |
0-1 |
|
26.08.25
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Stoke City Bradford City |
0-3 |
|
23.08.25
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Southampton Stoke City |
1-2 |
|
16.08.25
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Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City |
0-3 |
|
12.08.25
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Stoke City Walsall (Penalties:4 - 3) |
0-0 |
|
09.08.25
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Stoke City Derby |
3-1 |
|
02.08.25
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Stoke City Burnley |
1-0 |
|
25.04.26
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Stoke City Portsmouth |
1-3 |
|
21.04.26
|
Stoke City Millwall |
1-3 |
|
11.04.26
|
Stoke City Blackburn |
1-1 |
|
03.04.26
|
Stoke City Sheffield Wednesday |
2-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Stoke City Watford |
3-1 |
|
10.03.26
|
Stoke City Ipswich |
3-3 |
|
25.02.26
|
Stoke City Oxford |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Stoke City Leicester |
2-2 |
|
15.02.26
|
Stoke City Fulham |
1-2 |
|
31.01.26
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Stoke City Southampton |
0-2 |
|
21.01.26
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Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
17.01.26
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Stoke City QPR |
0-0 |
|
10.01.26
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Stoke City Coventry |
1-0 |
|
29.12.25
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Stoke City Sheffield United |
1-2 |
|
26.12.25
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Stoke City Preston |
0-0 |
|
13.12.25
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Stoke City Swansea |
2-1 |
|
29.11.25
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Stoke City Hull City |
1-2 |
|
25.11.25
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Stoke City Charlton |
3-0 |
|
08.11.25
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Stoke City Coventry |
0-1 |
|
01.11.25
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Stoke City Bristol City |
5-1 |
|
18.10.25
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Stoke City Wrexham |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Stoke City Norwich |
1-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Stoke City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
30.08.25
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Stoke City West Brom |
0-1 |
|
26.08.25
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Stoke City Bradford City |
0-3 |
|
12.08.25
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Stoke City Walsall (Penalties:4 - 3) |
0-0 |
|
09.08.25
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Stoke City Derby |
3-1 |
|
02.08.25
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Stoke City Burnley |
1-0 |
|
26.07.25
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Stoke City Wolves |
1-1 |
|
09.07.25
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Stoke City Shrewsbury |
0-1 |
|
25.04.25
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Stoke City Sheffield United |
0-2 |
|
18.04.25
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Stoke City Sheffield Wednesday |
2-0 |
|
08.04.25
|
Stoke City Luton |
1-1 |
|
29.03.25
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Stoke City QPR |
3-1 |
|
12.03.25
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Stoke City Blackburn |
1-0 |
|
01.03.25
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Stoke City Watford |
0-0 |
|
25.02.25
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Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-3 |
|
15.02.25
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Stoke City Swansea |
3-1 |
|
08.02.25
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Stoke City Cardiff (Penalties:2 - 4) |
3-3 |
|
25.01.25
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Stoke City Oxford |
0-0 |
|
04.01.25
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Stoke City Plymouth |
0-0 |
|
29.12.24
|
Stoke City Sunderland |
1-0 |
|
26.12.24
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Stoke City Leeds |
0-2 |
|
14.12.24
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Stoke City Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
30.11.24
|
Stoke City Burnley |
0-2 |
|
26.11.24
|
Stoke City Preston |
0-0 |
|
09.11.24
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Stoke City Millwall |
1-1 |
|
02.11.24
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Stoke City Derby |
2-1 |
|
22.10.24
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Stoke City Bristol City |
2-2 |
|
19.10.24
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Stoke City Norwich |
1-1 |
|
18.04.26
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Wrexham Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
06.04.26
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Derby Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
20.03.26
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Preston Stoke City |
3-1 |
|
07.03.26
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Swansea Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
28.02.26
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Coventry Stoke City |
2-1 |
|
11.02.26
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Charlton Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
07.02.26
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West Brom Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
24.01.26
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Birmingham Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
04.01.26
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Norwich Stoke City |
0-2 |
|
01.01.26
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Hull City Stoke City |
0-1 |
|
20.12.25
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Watford Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
10.12.25
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Ipswich Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
06.12.25
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Sheffield United Stoke City |
4-0 |
|
22.11.25
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Leicester Stoke City |
2-1 |
|
04.11.25
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Oxford Stoke City |
0-3 |
|
25.10.25
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Portsmouth Stoke City |
0-1 |
|
21.10.25
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Millwall Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
04.10.25
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Blackburn Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
20.09.25
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QPR Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
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Southampton Stoke City |
1-2 |
|
16.08.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City |
0-3 |
|
23.07.25
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Crewe Stoke City |
1-2 |
|
03.05.25
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Derby Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
21.04.25
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Leeds Stoke City |
6-0 |
|
12.04.25
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Cardiff Stoke City |
0-1 |
|
05.04.25
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Preston Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
15.03.25
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Millwall Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
08.03.25
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Coventry Stoke City |
3-2 |
|
22.02.25
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Norwich Stoke City |
4-2 |
|
12.02.25
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Bristol City Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
01.02.25
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Hull City Stoke City |
1-2 |
|
22.01.25
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Portsmouth Stoke City |
3-1 |
|
18.01.25
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West Brom Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
11.01.25
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Sunderland Stoke City |
1-2 |
|
01.01.25
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Burnley Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
21.12.24
|
Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
10.12.24
|
Luton Stoke City |
2-1 |
|
07.12.24
|
Sunderland Stoke City |
2-1 |
|
23.11.24
|
QPR Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
06.11.24
|
Blackburn Stoke City |
0-2 |
|
29.10.24
|
Southampton Stoke City |
3-2 |
|
26.10.24
|
Sheffield United Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
05.10.24
|
Swansea Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
28.09.24
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
14.09.24
|
Oxford Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
31.08.24
|
Plymouth Stoke City |
0-1 |
|
27.08.24
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-5 |
|
17.08.24
|
Watford Stoke City |
3-0 |
|
13.08.24
|
Carlisle Stoke City |
0-2 |
|
12.05.26
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Southampton Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
09.05.26
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Middlesbrough Southampton |
0-0 |
|
02.05.26
|
Wrexham Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
25.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Watford |
5-1 |
|
22.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield Wednesday |
1-0 |
|
19.04.26
|
Ipswich Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
11.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
06.04.26
|
Swansea Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
03.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Millwall |
1-2 |
|
21.03.26
|
Blackburn Middlesbrough |
0-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Middlesbrough Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
11.03.26
|
Middlesbrough Charlton |
0-1 |
|
08.03.26
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QPR Middlesbrough |
0-4 |
|
02.03.26
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Birmingham Middlesbrough |
1-3 |
|
24.02.26
|
Middlesbrough Leicester |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Middlesbrough Oxford |
0-0 |
|
16.02.26
|
Coventry Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
09.02.26
|
Sheffield United Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
31.01.26
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Middlesbrough Norwich |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Preston |
4-0 |
|
21.01.26
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
16.01.26
|
West Brom Middlesbrough |
2-3 |
|
10.01.26
|
Fulham Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
04.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Southampton |
4-0 |
|
01.01.26
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Middlesbrough Hull City |
0-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Middlesbrough Blackburn |
0-0 |
|
20.12.25
|
Bristol City Middlesbrough |
2-0 |
|
13.12.25
|
Middlesbrough QPR |
3-1 |
|
09.12.25
|
Charlton Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
05.12.25
|
Hull City Middlesbrough |
1-4 |
|
29.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Coventry |
2-4 |
|
22.11.25
|
Oxford Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Leicester Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Watford Middlesbrough |
3-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Wrexham |
1-1 |
|
22.10.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough |
0-1 |
|
17.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
30.09.25
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Southampton Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
19.09.25
|
Middlesbrough West Brom |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Preston Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
30.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield United |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Norwich Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
16.08.25
|
Millwall Middlesbrough |
0-3 |
|
12.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Doncaster |
0-4 |
|
09.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Swansea |
1-0 |
|
09.05.26
|
Middlesbrough Southampton |
0-0 |
|
25.04.26
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Middlesbrough Watford |
5-1 |
|
22.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield Wednesday |
1-0 |
|
11.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
03.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Millwall |
1-2 |
|
14.03.26
|
Middlesbrough Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
11.03.26
|
Middlesbrough Charlton |
0-1 |
|
24.02.26
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Middlesbrough Leicester |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Middlesbrough Oxford |
0-0 |
|
31.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Norwich |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Preston |
4-0 |
|
04.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Southampton |
4-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Middlesbrough Hull City |
0-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Middlesbrough Blackburn |
0-0 |
|
13.12.25
|
Middlesbrough QPR |
3-1 |
|
29.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Coventry |
2-4 |
|
08.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Wrexham |
1-1 |
|
17.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
19.09.25
|
Middlesbrough West Brom |
2-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield United |
1-0 |
|
12.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Doncaster |
0-4 |
|
09.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Swansea |
1-0 |
|
02.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Deportivo La Coruna |
2-2 |
|
26.04.25
|
Middlesbrough Norwich |
0-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Middlesbrough Plymouth |
2-1 |
|
08.04.25
|
Middlesbrough Leeds |
0-1 |
|
29.03.25
|
Middlesbrough Oxford |
2-1 |
|
11.03.25
|
Middlesbrough QPR |
2-1 |
|
01.03.25
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
1-0 |
|
15.02.25
|
Middlesbrough Watford |
0-1 |
|
03.02.25
|
Middlesbrough Sunderland |
2-3 |
|
21.01.25
|
Middlesbrough West Brom |
2-0 |
|
11.01.25
|
Middlesbrough Blackburn |
0-1 |
|
04.01.25
|
Middlesbrough Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
29.12.24
|
Middlesbrough Burnley |
0-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield Wednesday |
3-3 |
|
14.12.24
|
Middlesbrough Millwall |
1-0 |
|
30.11.24
|
Middlesbrough Hull City |
3-1 |
|
27.11.24
|
Middlesbrough Blackburn |
0-1 |
|
09.11.24
|
Middlesbrough Luton |
5-1 |
|
02.11.24
|
Middlesbrough Coventry |
0-3 |
|
23.10.24
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield United |
1-0 |
|
19.10.24
|
Middlesbrough Bristol City |
0-2 |
|
28.09.24
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
14.09.24
|
Middlesbrough Preston |
1-1 |
|
27.08.24
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-5 |
|
24.08.24
|
Middlesbrough Portsmouth |
2-2 |
|
12.05.26
|
Southampton Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
02.05.26
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Wrexham Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
19.04.26
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Ipswich Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
06.04.26
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Swansea Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
21.03.26
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Blackburn Middlesbrough |
0-0 |
|
08.03.26
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QPR Middlesbrough |
0-4 |
|
02.03.26
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Birmingham Middlesbrough |
1-3 |
|
16.02.26
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Coventry Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
09.02.26
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Sheffield United Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
21.01.26
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Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
16.01.26
|
West Brom Middlesbrough |
2-3 |
|
10.01.26
|
Fulham Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
01.01.26
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
20.12.25
|
Bristol City Middlesbrough |
2-0 |
|
09.12.25
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Charlton Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
05.12.25
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Hull City Middlesbrough |
1-4 |
|
22.11.25
|
Oxford Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Leicester Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Watford Middlesbrough |
3-0 |
|
22.10.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Southampton Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Preston Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
23.08.25
|
Norwich Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
16.08.25
|
Millwall Middlesbrough |
0-3 |
|
26.07.25
|
Rangers Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
23.07.25
|
Bradford City Middlesbrough |
2-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Coventry Middlesbrough |
2-0 |
|
21.04.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
12.04.25
|
Millwall Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
04.04.25
|
Blackburn Middlesbrough |
0-2 |
|
15.03.25
|
Luton Middlesbrough |
0-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Swansea Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
25.02.25
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-3 |
|
21.02.25
|
Bristol City Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
12.02.25
|
Sheffield United Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
25.01.25
|
Preston Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
01.01.25
|
Hull City Middlesbrough |
0-1 |
|
21.12.24
|
Plymouth Middlesbrough |
3-3 |
|
10.12.24
|
Leeds Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
06.12.24
|
Burnley Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
23.11.24
|
Oxford Middlesbrough |
2-6 |
|
05.11.24
|
QPR Middlesbrough |
1-4 |
|
27.10.24
|
Norwich Middlesbrough |
3-3 |
|
05.10.24
|
Watford Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
01.10.24
|
West Brom Middlesbrough |
0-1 |
|
21.09.24
|
Sunderland Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
31.08.24
|
Cardiff Middlesbrough |
0-2 |
|
17.08.24
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
30.09.2025
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-0
|
|
25.02.2025
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-3
|
|
28.09.2024
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
2-0
|
|
27.08.2024
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-5
|
|
02.03.2024
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
2-0
|
|
25.02.2025
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-3
|
|
02.03.2024
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
2-0
|
|
17.08.2022
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
2-2
|
|
11.12.2021
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
0-0
|
|
05.12.2020
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-0
|
|
27.06.2020
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
0-2
|