On the 17th of August, in this week 4 match, Stoke City will host Middlesbrough in a meeting of these two mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. Stoke City is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Huddersfield Town. Yuta Nakayama struck first for Huddersfield Town in the 40th minute on a feed from Sorba Thomas, then Lewis Baker tied it up for Stoke City in the 56th minute. Stoke City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while middlesbrough is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Queens Park Rangers. Christopher Willock struck first for Queens Park Rangers in the 13th minute, then Jimmy Dunne added another in the 27th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Middlesbrough won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Middlesbrough is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Riley McGree and Marcus Tavernier each having 2 goals in their last 5. Tyrese Campbell and Jacob Brown are the top scorers for Stoke City in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.