Bae Jun-ho continued his upward trend by scoring his second goal of the season.

Stoke City lost 1-3 to Middlesbrough in the 31st round of the 2024-2025 English Championship (2nd division) at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Torrent, England.

Stoke failed to escape its slump. It has only won 1 and lost 3 of its last 4 league games. There is still some room between them and the relegation zone. They are in 20th place with 35 points, 5 points behind 22nd place Plymouth Argyle. However, if they do not turn to an upward trend from now on, it will be difficult to comfortably remain in the league.

Bae Jun-ho, who has started to explode, is the key to Stoke's survival. He is a player who has shown good performance among the regulars, but has not been able to produce attack points. If he increases his attack points towards the end of the season, it will be a great help to the team.

Bae Jun-ho scored a goal in the 45th minute of the first half against Middlesbrough. In a situation where the team was behind, he dug well into the goal with a fast attack rhythm. Andrew Moran dug in on the right side and gave a cutback pass to the center, but Bae Jun-ho, who dug in a beat later, received it in an unmarked state and pushed it in well.

This is Bae Jun-ho's second goal of the season. Bae Jun-ho scored his first goal of the season in the match against Swansea City on the 16th. He has since scored his second goal in just two games, reviving his scoring power that had been dormant for a while.