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Stoke City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Stoke City won 2–0.

Shots
1216
Shots on target
62
Expected goals
2.541.39
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Stoke City beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0. Recorded in this match (Stoke City – Sheffield Wednesday): shots 12–16, shots on target 6–2, expected goals 2.54–1.39, possession 48%–52%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Stoke City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.2 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 for1.8 goals/match1.2 goals/match1.3 goals/match

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

Sheffield Wednesday show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Sheffield Wednesday's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.4 shots/match ▲ShotsStoke City · Sheffield Wednesday8.62 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricStoke CitySheffield WednesdayBaseline
Shots11.4 shots/match8.62 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against12.9 shots/match15.3 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots16 shotsStoke City 12 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 16 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots2 shotsStoke City 6 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.54 xG1.39 xGStoke City 2.54 xG, Sheffield Wednesday 1.39 xG
  • Possession48%52%Stoke City 48%, Sheffield Wednesday 52%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersStoke City 7 corners, Sheffield Wednesday 2 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls11 foulsStoke City 16 fouls, Sheffield Wednesday 11 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Nathaniel Chalobah · Sheffield Wednesday · 79′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSvante Ingelsson · Sheffield Wednesday · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCharlie McNeill · Sheffield Wednesday · 28′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSvante Ingelsson · Sheffield Wednesday · 86′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedOlaf Kobacki · Sheffield Wednesday · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEric Bocat · Stoke City · 61′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJaden Heskey · Sheffield Wednesday · 72′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBosun Lawal · Stoke City · 17′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSean Fusire · Sheffield Wednesday · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedEric Bocat · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.07 xG · on targetDominic Iorfa · Sheffield Wednesday · 65′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJerry Yates · Sheffield Wednesday · 84′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Otegbayo · Sheffield Wednesday · 82′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedOlaf Kobacki · Sheffield Wednesday · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJerry Yates · Sheffield Wednesday · 84′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJesurun Rak-Sakyi · Stoke City · 40′ · 0.11 xG · on targetOlaf Kobacki · Sheffield Wednesday · 72′ · 0.11 xG · on targetJerry Yates · Sheffield Wednesday · 32′ · 0.12 xG · on targetLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 2′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedJesurun Rak-Sakyi · Stoke City · 23′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedEric Bocat · Stoke City · 57′ · 0.16 xG · on targetBosun Lawal · Stoke City · 38′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedJaden Heskey · Sheffield Wednesday · 69′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Otegbayo · Sheffield Wednesday · 21′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedSteven​ N'Zonzi · Stoke City · 47′ · 0.26 xG · on targetJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 70′ · 0.33 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 57′ · 0.49 xG · goalJesurun Rak-Sakyi · Stoke City · 32′ · 0.60 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Stoke City: 12 shots, 6 on target, 2.63 xG. Sheffield Wednesday: 16 shots, 2 on target, 1.42 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Jesurun Rak-Sakyi · Stoke City · 32′Lamine Cissé · Stoke City · 57′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Stoke City 2.63 xG · Sheffield Wednesday 1.42 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Stoke City
1Draws
2Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday — Stoke City · Championship0–3
Stoke City — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship2–0
Sheffield Wednesday — Stoke City · Championship2–0
Sheffield Wednesday — Stoke City · Championship1–1
Stoke City — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Stoke City favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Sheffield Wednesday in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Stoke City40 matchesSheffield Wednesday40 matches
1.2 goals/match ▲Goals scored40/400.6 goals/match
1.08 goals/match ▲Goals allowed40/402.03 goals/match
1.11 xG/match ▲Expected goals40/400.84 xG/match
11.4 shots/match ▲Shots39/398.62 shots/match
4.08 shots/match ▲Shots on target39/392.54 shots/match
52% ●Possession39/3945%
5.79 corners/match ●Corners39/394.46 corners/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls38/3811.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples40 / 40home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsStoke CitySheffield Wednesday
CompetitionChampionshipChampionship 2025/26
Head-to-headStoke City — Sheffield Wednesday
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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