Middlesbrough will face off with Stoke City in a Championship fixture on Saturday afternoon. Boro are aiming to avoid a repeat of the last time these two sides went head-to-head. Stoke City beat Middlesbrough 5-0 in the Carabao Cup last month, though it was a fairly weak Boro side that was put to the sword. This time around, it is the Teessiders who are slight favourites to pick up the three points. The Potters have fallen to defeat on four occasions in their first six Championship fixtures of the season compared to Boro’s four. Sam Parkin has predicted Middlesbrough to beat Stoke this weekend…
