Stoke City vs Middlesbrough Prediction: Goals expected from both sides

Stoke City will welcome struggling Middlesbrough to the bet365 Stadium on Tuesday. Middlesbrough have won one of their last eight games on the road, while the hosts have won two of their 10 games at home. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Stoke City

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Stoke City suffered a 4-2 loss to Norwich in their last game to extend their winless run to three in their last four games in all competitions. During this period, they only secured one win over Swansea City. At home, they are unbeaten in their last four Championship games. They sit 19th on the table with 35 points in 33 games, scoring 33 goals and conceding 44. However, Lynden Gooch, Eric Bocat, and Ryan Mmaee are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Middlesbrough

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Pressure continues to mount on Michael Carrick as Middlesbrough continue their poor run. They suffered a 2-1 loss to Bristol City in their last match to extend their losing run to five games. They have managed just one win in their last nine games. They have dropped to 13th on the table with 44 points in 33 games, scoring 51 goals and conceding 45. However, Alex Bangura, Riley McGree, Seny Dieng, Jonathan Howson, and Darragh Lenihan are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Stoke City — Viktor Johansson, Junior Tchamadeu, Ashley Phillips, Michael Rose, Enda Stevens, Ben Pearson, Tatsuki Seko, Andy Moran, Lewis Baker, Lewis Koumas, Ali Al-Hamadi.

Middlesbrough — Mark Travers, Anfernee Dijksteel, Dael Fry, Rav van den Berg, Neto Borges, Hayden Hackney, Aidan Morris, Morgan Whittaker, Finn Azaz, Delano Burgzorg, Kelechi Iheanacho.

Interesting Facts

• Stoke City have scored ten goals in the last five games;
• Stoke City have conceded 11 goals in the last five games;
• Stoke City have won two of their 10 games at home;
• Boro have won their last four games;
• Middlesbrough have won one of their last eight games on the road;
• Middlesbrough scored at least one goal in six of the last seven games.

Expert Betting Tips

Middlesbrough’s hopes of making it to the playoffs are gradually fading away after their previous losses. They have lost their last four games and have no hope of returning to winning ways soon. On the other hand, Stoke City have won two of their 10 games at home. Both sides have not been performing up to the task, and I doubt if either side will win this game. However, I expect both sides to find the back of the net.

Our prediction for the match is for both teams to score (BTTS) for odds of 1.67 at Bet365.

Our second prediction is to see more than two goals for odds of 1.80 at Betway.

Our third prediction is for a draw for odds of 3.40 at 1xbet.