On the 30th of April, Middlesbrough will host Stoke City at Riverside Stadium in a Championship match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. 9th placed Middlesbrough is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Swansea City. Riley McGree scored the first goal for Middlesbrough in the 47th minute, then Michael Obafemi tied it up for Swansea City in the 48th minute on a feed from Joel Piroe earning Swansea City at least a draw. Middlesbrough is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Stoke City recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Queens Park Rangers. Jacob Brown struck first for Stoke City in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Queens Park Rangers was frustrated by Stoke City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stoke City ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Stoke City should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 11th of December, Stoke City and Middlesbrough battled to a 0-0 draw. Stoke City had 9 on net, and Middlesbrough had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Jacob Brown has been the most prolific scorer on Stoke City in his last five matches with 3 goals.