Middlesbrough vs Stoke assessment: empty-handed at Riverside

After beating Sunderland 5-2, Stoke continued to have the opportunity to celebrate the victory when defeating Blackburn with a score of 3-2. With 6 points won in the last 2 rounds, Stoke has climbed to 14th place, and created a 14-point gap more than the group holding the red light.

In the middle of this week, Stoke will march to Riverside Stadium to be a guest of Middlesbough. This is a match that promises many difficulties for the army of coach Alex Neil.

Middlesbough is currently in third place, just behind Burnley and Sheffield. In terms of points, Middlesbough is 14 points ahead of Stoke. In the last 8 rounds, the red shirt team only stumbled against West Brom once, the rest won all, most recently against Swansea.

At home, Middlesbough is on a 7-match winning streak in the Championship, scoring even 20 goals, averaging about 3 times each match to tear the opponent's net. In the last 4 seasons, Boro has won when welcoming Stoke, with the scores 1-0, 2-1, 3-0 and 3-1, respectively. Believe that 3 points will belong to the home team.