Villarreal are the visitors as Boro round off their pre-season at the Riverside.
Other than the defeat to Lucena, it's been a successful build up to the new campaign for Aitor Karanka's side who have now won four on the bounce.
It's the first time Boro have faced Villarreal since the UEFA Cup clash 10 years ago.
And the Boro boss will be hoping his side will be boosted with a good performance and result against the Spanish top-tier opponents.
Picture gallery: Boro v Villarreal
Boro ended pre-season with a defeat at the hands of Villarreal.
The Spanish side strolled through the game and ran out comfortable 2-0 winners at the Riverside thanks to two goals in the first half.
Emilio Nsue was brought on for Boro in the second half after completing his move yesterday while James Husband and Kike also got their first taste of action at the Riverside.
Here is a gallery of pictures from the game.
Stockton International Riverside Festival parade wow visitors
The rain held back while the 27th SIRF carnival paraded down Stockton High Street.
The largest community carnival event in the North-east brought the town centre to life with vibrant costumes and beating samba rhythms.
This year’s theme was Voyages of Discovery inspired by adventures, explorations and inventions.
Local schoolchildren and groups joined the parade from Church Road down the High Street onto Riverside Road and finishing next to the river Tees for its spectacular finale.
Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the colourful procession which included a smoking volcano and a giant K9 squirting water.
Debbie Lake, 39, from Roseworth, Stockton, watched the carnival weave through the town centre with her son, Jake Turner, seven, who was sporting a red mohican hairstyle especially for the SIRF.
“We have to come to support our school, Rosebrook Primary in Roseworth,” said Debbie, a teaching assistant.
“We were down at the Stockton Weekender last week, we love the music.
“We come every year to see the parade. We think it’s awesome.”
Dhidar Singh, 32, and his wife, Sandeep Saur, 30, from Thornaby, and their children, Sukhraj, eight, and Yuvraj, three, stumbled upon the parade as they arrived at the town centre to do some shopping.
“We didn’t realise it was on but we love it, it’s really nice to see it,” said Dhidar.
The parade is one of the highlights of the free four-day bonanza which also includes acrobatic performances; a labyrinth of transparent doors and windows; a surprising bus shelter; Afro-Caribbean and Latin music;an Imaginarium; and much more.
