Championship · 2025Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeRacecourse GroundFull-time recap

Wrexham

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This match

Match statistics

MetricWrexhamStoke City
Shots9 shots/match6 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match0 shots/match
Expected goals1.25 xG/match0.35 xG/match
Possession53%47%
Corners2 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match8 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.

George Thomason · Wrexham · 31′ · 0.00 xG · goalLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 7′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 10′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Thomason · Wrexham · 13′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJosh Windass · Wrexham · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJosh Windass · Wrexham · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNathan Broadhead · Wrexham · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMatty James · Wrexham · 86′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 52′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedOliver Rathbone · Wrexham · 30′ · 0.13 xG · on targetLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedJosh Windass · Wrexham · 33′ · 0.57 xG · goalSam Smith · Wrexham · 69′ · 0.67 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Wrexham: 9 shots, 4 on target, 1.53 xG. Stoke City: 6 shots, 0 on target, 0.34 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′George Thomason · Wrexham · 31′Josh Windass · Wrexham · 33′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Wrexham 1.53 xG · Stoke City 0.34 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: Wrexham's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. 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.

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.14 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 for0.8 goals/match1.14 goals/match1.26 goals/match

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

Wrexham have a visible home split

strong

Wrexham's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season11.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14 shots/match11.1 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

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

0Wrexham
0Draws
1Stoke City
Stoke CityWrexham · Championship10

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

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

1.51 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 43/431.14 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 43/431.12 goals/match
1.17 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 43/431.09 xG/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 43/431.35 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 42/4211.1 shots/match
13.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 42/4213 shots/match
3.64 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 42/423.86 shots/match
4.4 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 42/423.76 shots/match
48.3%Possessionseason · 42/4251.9%
4.38 corners/matchCornersseason · 42/425.69 corners/match
5.48 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 42/425.07 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.63 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 41/4110.6 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
26%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 43/4330%
86%Scoring frequencyseason · 43/4363%

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.

Wrexham39.6
Stoke City68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Wrexham43.8
Stoke City29.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Wrexham18.8
Stoke City61.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Wrexham14.6
Stoke City6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Wrexham14.6
Stoke City47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Wrexham16.7
Stoke City77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Wrexham19.8
Stoke City46.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.12 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.18 xG/match
9.4 shots/matchShots5/59.6 shots/match
2.6 shots/matchShots on target5/52.2 shots/match
50.8%Possession5/551.2%
3.8 corners/matchCorners5/55.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls5/510.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.7 goals/match
0.91 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.34 xG/match
9.4 shots/matchShots10/1011.3 shots/match
2.5 shots/matchShots on target10/104.1 shots/match
49.5%Possession10/1047.1%
4.2 corners/matchCorners10/105.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

43 / 43 matches
1.51 goals/matchGoals scored43/431.14 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed43/431.12 goals/match
1.17 xG/matchExpected goals43/431.09 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots42/4211.1 shots/match
3.64 shots/matchShots on target42/423.86 shots/match
48.3%Possession42/4251.9%
4.38 corners/matchCorners42/425.69 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.63 fouls/matchFouls41/4110.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

22 / 22 matches
1.77 goals/matchGoals scored22/220.77 goals/match
1.59 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.18 goals/match
1.46 xG/matchExpected goals22/220.92 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots21/219.48 shots/match
4.57 shots/matchShots on target21/212.81 shots/match
51.3%Possession21/2150.7%
5.1 corners/matchCorners21/215.29 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.1 fouls/matchFouls21/2110.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.12 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples43 / 43home / 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, 18 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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