Championship · 2025Sat, 21 Feb 2026, 12:30 UTCFull timebet365 StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricStoke CityLeicester City
Shots11 shots/match15 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.75 xG/match1.44 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners7 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls5 fouls/match6 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.

Stephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 52′ · 0.02 xG · goalAaron Cresswell · Stoke City · 59′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMilan Smit · Stoke City · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAaron Cresswell · Stoke City · 23′ · 0.03 xG · on targetRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 36′ · 0.03 xG · on targetStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 68′ · 0.03 xG · on targetStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Nelson · Leicester City · 50′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 76′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTatsuki Seko · Stoke City · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHarry Winks · Leicester City · 76′ · 0.05 xG · goalBenjamin Nelson · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMilan Smit · Stoke City · 53′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMilan Smit · Stoke City · 31′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 43′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 51′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 80′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJoe Aribo · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.12 xG · on targetLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 89′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedBen Wilmot · Stoke City · 3′ · 0.16 xG · goalDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 75′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedBen Gibson · Stoke City · 85′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedBen Wilmot · Stoke City · 8′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.59 xG · off target or blockedBen Wilmot · Stoke City · 89′ · 0.74 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Stoke City: 11 shots, 3 on target, 1.74 xG. Leicester City: 15 shots, 5 on target, 1.44 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Ben Wilmot · Stoke City · 3′Ben Wilmot · Stoke City · 89′Divine Mukasa · Leicester City · 52′Harry Winks · Leicester City · 76′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Stoke City 1.74 xG · Leicester City 1.44 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. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. 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 · Season1.09 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/match1.09 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Stoke City
0Draws
1Leicester City
Leicester CityStoke City · Championship21

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Stoke City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Leicester City in 2 · 6 too close

1.09 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 33/331.39 goals/match
0.94 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 33/331.61 goals/match
1.01 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 33/331.06 xG/match
1.25 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 33/331.5 xG/match
11 shots/matchShotsseason · 32/3211.5 shots/match
12.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 32/3213.3 shots/match
3.78 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 32/323.63 shots/match
3.75 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 32/324.44 shots/match
53.4%Possessionseason · 32/3251.4%
5.78 corners/matchCornersseason · 32/324.75 corners/match
4.75 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 32/325.66 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 31/3211.1 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
36%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 33/339%
61%Scoring frequencyseason · 33/3385%

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.

Stoke City72.9
Leicester City60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Stoke City25.7
Leicester City38.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Stoke City72.9
Leicester City14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Stoke City6.2
Leicester City10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Stoke City45.8
Leicester City68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Stoke City85.4
Leicester City35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Stoke City45.3
Leicester City39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.4 goals/match
0.77 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.02 xG/match
8.4 shots/matchShots5/512.8 shots/match
2.4 shots/matchShots on target5/53 shots/match
53.2%Possession5/550.2%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/55.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
7.6 fouls/matchFouls5/59.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.4 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/102 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.86 xG/match
9.7 shots/matchShots10/1010.8 shots/match
3.2 shots/matchShots on target10/103.1 shots/match
53%Possession10/1048.8%
5 corners/matchCorners10/104 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

33 / 33 matches
1.09 goals/matchGoals scored33/331.39 goals/match
0.94 goals/matchGoals allowed33/331.61 goals/match
1.01 xG/matchExpected goals33/331.06 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots32/3211.5 shots/match
3.78 shots/matchShots on target32/323.63 shots/match
53.4%Possession32/3251.4%
5.78 corners/matchCorners32/324.75 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls31/3211.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

16 / 17 matches
1.31 goals/matchGoals scored16/171.35 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed16/171.76 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals16/171 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots16/1610.2 shots/match
4.19 shots/matchShots on target16/163.63 shots/match
54%Possession16/1648.6%
6.13 corners/matchCorners16/163.44 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.4 fouls/matchFouls15/1611 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

9.7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/110.7 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples33 / 33home / 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, 21 Feb 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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