In a weekend match on Sat Dec 11th, in week 22, Stoke City and Middlesbrough will play a match in Stoke in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Stoke City sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Queens Park Rangers. Tyrese Campbell struck first for Stoke City in the 14th minute, then Mario Vrančić added another in the 78th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Queens Park Rangers couldn’t manage to score, and Stoke City took the shutout win. Stoke City is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Middlesbrough recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Swansea City. Isaiah Jones struck first for Middlesbrough in the 26th minute on a feed from Sol Bamba, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Swansea City couldn’t manage to score, and Middlesbrough took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Middlesbrough should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Middlesbrough’s most prolific scorer has been Duncan Watmore. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Both Mario Vrančić and Tyrese Campbell have been the hottest scorers for Stoke City in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.