This is a tricky game to call, as both managers will make changes on Tuesday, and it is a match that could go either way. Middlesbrough will be able to call upon home advantage, though, and we are backing Carrick's team to navigate their way into the third round of the competition.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 42.46%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 31.98% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.91%) and 2-0 (7.18%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (8.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.12%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood.
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