MIDDLESBROUGH. Stoke City conquers Middlesbrough with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Rose (8′) and a goal from M. Léris (37′). Middlesbrough lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the help of James Wilson and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was Scott Tallis. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.06 degrees Celsius or 51.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 3 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 99
- 56 Dangerous attack 32
- 134 Ball safe 122
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 58% while Stoke City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Stoke City found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Middlesbrough shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Stoke City shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (Rav van den Berg and Paddy McNair). On the other side, Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (Enda Stevens and Jordan Thompson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Middlesbrough will stay with 20 points like West Bromwich Albion to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Stoke City will have 19 points like Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away with Hull City on the 10th of April with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).
Stoke City will play away agasint Swansea City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head statistic in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: Seny Dieng , Rav van den Berg , Dael Fry , Paddy McNair , Lukas Engel , Jonathan Howson , Daniel Barlaser , Isaiah Jones , Matt Crooks , Sam Greenwood and Josh Coburn .
The home team had on the bench: Matthew Clarke, Emmanuel Latte Lath , Morgan Rogers , Alexander Gilbert , Anfernee Dijksteel , Samuel Silvera , Hayden Coulson, Tom Glover and Alex Bangura.
Middlesbrough could not rely on the presence of Alexander Gilbert (injured).
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 5 changes: Isaiah Jones for Alexander Gilbert (83′), Matt Crooks for Samuel Silvera (71′), Josh Coburn for Emmanuel Latte Lath (61′), Rav van den Berg for Anfernee Dijksteel (61′) and Sam Greenwood for Morgan Rogers (61′).
Best player: Daniel Barlaser
The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Daniel Barlaser.
His rating is with 83 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.
Stoke City – Formation
Also Stoke City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alex Neil played with: Mark Travers, Ryan Mmaee, Jack Bonham , Ki-Jana Hoever , Luke McNally , Michael Rose , Enda Stevens , Josh Laurent , Ben Pearson , Mehdi Léris and Daniel Johnson , Sead Hakšabanović , Dwight Gayle .
The following players were sitting on the bench: André Vidigal , Lynden Gooch , Wouter Burger, Jordan Thompson , Wesley Moraes , Joon-ho Bae, Junior Tchamadeu, Frank Fielding and Nathan Lowe.
Stoke City could not rely on the presence of Jordan Thompson (injured).
Substitutions
Stoke City made 4 changes: Ben Pearson for Jordan Thompson (36′), Mehdi Léris for Lynden Gooch (72′), Sead Hakšabanović for André Vidigal (80′) and Dwight Gayle for Wesley Moraes (80′).
Best player: Ki-Jana Hoever
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Ki-Jana Hoever even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Millwall – 2-2
- Sunderland – Norwich City – 3-1
- Southampton – Birmingham City – 3-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Leicester City – 1-2
- Middlesbrough – Stoke City – 0-2
- Leeds United – Huddersfield Town – 4-1
- Ipswich Town – Plymouth Argyle – 3-2
- Hull City – Preston North End – 1-0
- Cardiff City – Bristol City – 2-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Swansea City – 0-1