Stoke City vs Middlesbrough prediction | 13 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Stoke City
Ranking: #396 overall, #49 in England

62.0 → 59.7 (-2.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-3 25 Apr Portsmouth (H) 60.6 0.0
2-0 02 May Bristol City (A) 60.1 -0.5
1-2 15 Aug Swansea City (H) 60.2 +0.1
3-1 22 Aug Southampton (A) 59.9 -0.3
4-1 29 Aug Wolves (A) 59.7 -0.2
Middlesbrough
Ranking: #74 overall, #19 in England

73.7 → 74.3 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 12 May Southampton (A) 73.9 -0.5
1-0 23 May Hull City (A) 73.6 -0.3
2-1 15 Aug Lincoln City (H) 73.8 +0.2
2-1 22 Aug Blackburn (A) 73.9 +0.1
3-1 29 Aug West Brom (H) 74.3 +0.4

Stoke City vs Middlesbrough: by the numbers

Stoke City trail Middlesbrough by 322 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 30 in England.

Over their last 10 matches Middlesbrough have moved +0.6 rating points, against -2.3 for Stoke City.

Last time these teams played, on 21 Jan 2026, Middlesbrough gained 0.2 rating points.

Stoke City first climbed to #113 in our European rankings on 22 Sep 2018.

The best xGtoday rating Middlesbrough have ever held is 74.6, first set on 24 Oct 2023.