Stoke v Middlesbrough Betting Tips – Premier League, 3rd November 5.30pm
Stoke have lost just one of their last six games and have started to up their form a bit. They get a chance to prove themselves at home against one of the league’s best when they welcome Boro. Middlesbrough are in the promotion hunt, well in it, but they have won just one of their last four games. Read our predictions for Stoke v Middlesbrough.
Stoke v Middlesbrough Betting Odds*
Stoke 27/20
Middlesbrough 2/1
Draw 23/10
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on October 31st, 2018 at 6:23 p.m.)
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Stoke News and Form
Stoke collected a 1-0 away win at Bristol City last weekend to leave them with a W3 D1 L1 record in their last five league games
Overall this season on home soil Stoke have posted a W3 D1 L3 record
Stoke have alternated between a win and a loss in their last four home games. Next in the sequence would be a win.
Two of Stoke’s wins this season at home have been against sides currently in the bottom six in the league
The Potters have tallied eight league home goals this season, the same amount as they have conceded
Each to their three home wins this season, and indeed all five of their league wins home and away have been with a clean sheet. Stoke to win to nil is at 11/4 odds* (betting odds taken on October 31st, 2018 at 4:01 pm)
Just 29% of their league home games have gone over 2.5 goals
The Potters have taken a clean sheet in 43% of their home fixtures this season
Of the goals that Stoke have produced at home in the league this season 62% of them have come after the half time break.
They have however been leading 1-0 at half time in three home games this season. A Stoke half time win is at 21/10 odds* (betting odds taken on October 31st, 2018 at 4:01 pm)
Stoke v Middlesbrough Head to Head
Stoke have won their last two home games against Boro to nil
This will be the first meeting since the 2016/17 Premier League
In that season Stoke earned four points against Boro
Stoke are unbeaten in three games against Boro (W2 D1)
Each of the last three meetings have ended under 2.5 goals
Middlesbrough News and Form
Boro played out a 1-1 home draw against Derby over the weekend which leaves them on an unbeaten run of three games in the Championship.
Boro have lost just one of their last eight league games in a W3 D4 L1 run of games
Away from the Riverside this season Middlesbrough have a W3 D3 L1 record and are unbeaten in their last three on their travels, winning their last two.
Middlesbrough have scored exactly two goals in each of their last two away games and in four of their away fixtures this season.
Just 29% of their away games this season have gone over 2.5 goals
Boro have earned a clean sheet in 43% of their games away from home this term
60% of their away goals conceded have been in the second half of matches
In the correct score market a 1-1 draw is at 5/1 odds* (betting odds taken on October 31st, 2018 at 4:01 pm) and is the shortest-priced option available
Bor have failed to score in their last two visits to Stoke
Both teams NOT to score in the fixture returns a quote of 5/6 odds* (betting odds taken on October 31st, 2018 at 4:01 pm)
In eight of their league games this season Middlesbrough have been level at 0-0 at half time.
Stoke v Middlesbrough Predictions
Draw: The draw has to have some appeal here. Stoke are a long way from looking like a major threat, but Boro have been finding wins hard to come by. The defence of the visitors can keep them in this. Draw.
