Championship · 2025Sat, 2 May 2026, 11:30 UTCFull timeAshton GateFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricBristol CityStoke City
Shots13 shots/match16 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals1.98 xG/match1.03 xG/match
Possession46%54%
Corners2 corners/match15 corners/match
Fouls7 fouls/match13 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Sorba Thomas · Stoke City · 1′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBen Pearson · Stoke City · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 23′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJesurun Rak-Sakyi · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 5′ · 0.03 xG · on targetTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 10′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEric Bocat · Stoke City · 77′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRob Dickie · Bristol City · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEric Bocat · Stoke City · 89′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJunior Tchamadeu · Stoke City · 24′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEric Bocat · Stoke City · 67′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 75′ · 0.04 xG · on targetScott Twine · Bristol City · 87′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRob Dickie · Bristol City · 55′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 58′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 59′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 21′ · 0.06 xG · on targetSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 6′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJason Knight · Bristol City · 58′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedTatsuki Seko · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 70′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedSteven​ N'Zonzi · Stoke City · 42′ · 0.09 xG · on targetMilan Smit · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSteven​ N'Zonzi · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJesurun Rak-Sakyi · Stoke City · 62′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSam Gallagher · Stoke City · 79′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 45′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedDelano Burgzorg · Bristol City · 1′ · 0.54 xG · goalSam Bell · Bristol City · 88′ · 0.57 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Bristol City: 13 shots, 5 on target, 1.84 xG. Stoke City: 16 shots, 2 on target, 0.87 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Delano Burgzorg · Bristol City · 1′Sam Bell · Bristol City · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 1.84 xG · Stoke City 0.87 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Stoke City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bristol City, Stoke City. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Stoke City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Stoke City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.11 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.11 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bristol City, Stoke City.

6.9 daysRest daysBristol City · Stoke City6.9 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBristol CityStoke CityBaseline
Rest days6.9 days6.9 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Bristol City
0Draws
1Stoke City
Stoke CityBristol City · Championship51

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bristol City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Stoke City in 3 · 5 too close

1.28 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 46/461.11 goals/match
1.28 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 46/461.22 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 46/461.09 xG/match
1.38 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 46/461.38 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 45/4511.3 shots/match
13.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 45/4512.9 shots/match
4.11 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 45/453.8 shots/match
4.33 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 45/453.84 shots/match
49.6%Possessionseason · 45/4551.8%
4.89 corners/matchCornersseason · 45/456.07 corners/match
5.09 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 45/454.82 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.53 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 45/4410.5 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
30%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 46/4628%
67%Scoring frequencyseason · 46/4663%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Bristol City43.8
Stoke City64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bristol City50.7
Stoke City28.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Bristol City30.6
Stoke City58.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Bristol City39.6
Stoke City6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bristol City10.4
Stoke City47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bristol City39.6
Stoke City89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Bristol City37.5
Stoke City48.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.2 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.13 xG/match
10.6 shots/matchShots5/511.4 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target5/52.4 shots/match
49.4%Possession5/550.8%
3.6 corners/matchCorners5/58.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.2 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.2 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed10/102 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.44 xG/match
9.2 shots/matchShots10/1012.3 shots/match
3.7 shots/matchShots on target10/103.8 shots/match
49%Possession10/1048.8%
3.9 corners/matchCorners10/107.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

46 / 46 matches
1.28 goals/matchGoals scored46/461.11 goals/match
1.28 goals/matchGoals allowed46/461.22 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals46/461.09 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots45/4511.3 shots/match
4.11 shots/matchShots on target45/453.8 shots/match
49.6%Possession45/4551.8%
4.89 corners/matchCorners45/456.07 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.53 fouls/matchFouls45/4410.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

23 / 23 matches
1.43 goals/matchGoals scored23/230.74 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed23/231.22 goals/match
1.25 xG/matchExpected goals23/230.93 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots22/229.77 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target22/222.77 shots/match
52.8%Possession22/2250.8%
4.77 corners/matchCorners22/225.73 corners/match
Cards0/0
8.77 fouls/matchFouls22/2210.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples46 / 46home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 May 2026, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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