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Swansea City 2–0 Stoke City · Championship

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Swansea City won 2–0.

Shots
237
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.150.82
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Swansea City beat Stoke City 2–0. Recorded in this match (Swansea City – Stoke City): shots 23–7, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.15–0.82, possession 67%–33%. 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.

Swansea City's recent record differs from the season

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.17 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/match1.17 goals/match1.32 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots23 shots7 shotsSwansea City 23 shots, Stoke City 7 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsSwansea City 4 shots, Stoke City 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.15 xG0.82 xGSwansea City 1.15 xG, Stoke City 0.82 xG
  • Possession67%33%Swansea City 67%, Stoke City 33%
  • Corners12 corners5 cornersSwansea City 12 corners, Stoke City 5 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls12 foulsSwansea City 7 fouls, Stoke City 12 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.

Josh Key · Swansea City · 11′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 23′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJosh Tymon · Swansea City · 8′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJosh Tymon · Swansea City · 20′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 58′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJosh Key · Swansea City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · goalJosh Tymon · Swansea City · 10′ · 0.03 xG · on targetEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 48′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 4′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTatsuki Seko · Stoke City · 17′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 48′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJosh Key · Swansea City · 56′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 66′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 53′ · 0.05 xG · goalLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 84′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 81′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 31′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 58′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMelker Widell · Swansea City · 83′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 88′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 22′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCameron Burgess · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedAshley Phillips · Stoke City · 22′ · 0.18 xG · on targetEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 1′ · 0.19 xG · on targetEric Bocat · Stoke City · 18′ · 0.40 xG · on target
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  • goal
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Swansea City: 23 shots, 4 on target, 1.14 xG. Stoke City: 7 shots, 2 on target, 0.86 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 53′Liam Cullen · Swansea City · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Swansea City 1.14 xG · Stoke City 0.86 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Swansea City
2Draws
2Stoke City
Stoke City — Swansea City · Championship2–1
Stoke City — Swansea City · Championship3–1
Swansea City — Stoke City · Championship0–0
Swansea City — Stoke City · Championship3–0
Stoke City — Swansea City · Championship1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Swansea City favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Stoke City in 3 · 3 too close

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Window

Season

Swansea City36 matchesStoke City36 matches
1.17 goals/match ▲Goals scored36/361.08 goals/match
1.19 goals/matchGoals allowed36/36▲ 1 goal/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals36/361 xG/match
12.7 shots/match ▲Shots35/3511 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on target35/353.8 shots/match
55.6% ●Possession35/3552.6%
4.83 corners/matchCorners35/35● 5.69 corners/match
9.97 fouls/matchFouls34/3410.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples36 / 36home / 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: Sat, 7 Mar 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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