Stoke City U18 v Middlesbrough U18 prediction · U18 Premier League

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BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

Stoke City U18DrawMiddlesbrough U18

Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 12:30

Before kick-off · Match result · Middlesbrough U18 41%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Middlesbrough U18 just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Stoke City U18 39%, draw 20%, Middlesbrough U18 41%. Over 2.5 goals 75%, both teams to score 73%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 25 Oct 01:45 · locked at kick-off

Stoke City U18 win39%

Draw20%

Middlesbrough U18 win41%

Kick-offSAT 31 OCT · 12:30

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Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Stoke City U18

Middlesbrough U18

14Days since last match7

Last match: 17 Oct · U18 Premier League - North

Last match: 24 Oct · U18 Premier League - North

1Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
6	Middlesbrough U18	8	−1	11
11	Stoke City U18	7	−5	7

Match statistics

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Line-ups

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Our number · middlesbrough u18 winFirst published 25 Oct 01:45 · locked at kick-off

41% The market–

Us41%

We make Middlesbrough U18 a 41% chance to win. The model expects 2.0–2.0, and 1–2 is the single most likely score at 7%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · Stoke City U18 v Middlesbrough U18~~1.96 – 2.00

~~Form · last six in U18 Premier League - North this season · since 22 Aug~~W1 D1 L4 · W3 D0 L3

~~Table places · points 7 v 11~~11 v 6

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Stoke City U18 win	39%	–	–
Draw	20%	–	–
Middlesbrough U18 win	41%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	75%	–	–
Both teams to score	73%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	90%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	55%	–	–
Stoke City U18 or draw	59%	–	–
Stoke City U18 clean sheet	14%	–	–
Middlesbrough U18 clean sheet	15%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–2 at 7.3%

0123450 4.5 3.9 2.6 1 4.4 7.0 7.3 4.9 2.5 2 3.7 7.2 7.0 4.7 2.4 3 2.4 4.7 4.6 3.1 4 2.3 2.3 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Stoke City U18 down, Middlesbrough U18 across0–5 goals a side shown (96.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 879 U18 Premier League - North matches up to 24 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: U18 Premier League - North matches have gone over 2.5 in 81.1% of games this season, across 53 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: the last 10 meetings in every competition we cover, 3.10 goals a meeting; 5 of 10 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Stoke City U18 at home: 1.50 scored, 3.17 conceded a game (last 6). Middlesbrough U18 away: 1.00 scored, 2.67 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

1.96 goals for Stoke City U18, 2.00 for Middlesbrough U18. Most likely score 1–2.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings

~~Goals a meeting~~3.10

~~Over 2.5~~5 of 10

~~Both scored~~6 of 10

~~Last meetings~~STO 0–2 MID · MID 3–0 STO · MID 2–3 STO · STO 4–3 MID

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in U18 Premier League - North this season · since 22 Aug

STOKE CITY U18

LLLLDW2–3 · 1–3 · 5–8 · 0–2 · 2–2 · 3–1

MIDDLESBROUGH U18

LLWWLW1–3 · 0–5 · 1–0 · 5–0 · 1–3 · 3–1

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City U18	7	+22	21
2	Newcastle United U18	8	+13	18
3	Manchester United U18	7	+18	16
4	Nottingham Forest U18	7	+12	14
5	Burnley U18	8	+3	11
6	Middlesbrough U18	8	−1	11
7	Derby County U18	8	−6	10
8	Liverpool U18	7	0	9
9	Leeds United U18	7	−7	9
10	Sunderland U18	5	−4	7
11	Stoke City U18	7	−5	7
12	Everton U18	7	−4	6
13	Blackburn Rovers U18	7	−20	6
14	Leicester City U18	6	−5	4
15	Wolves U18	7	−16	1