Championship · 2025Sat, 7 Feb 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeThe HawthornsFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricWest Bromwich AlbionStoke City
Shots10 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals0.34 xG/match0.38 xG/match
Possession51%49%
Corners2 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match9 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.

Ashley Phillips · Stoke City · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJed Wallace · West Bromwich Albion · 43′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTatsuki Seko · Stoke City · 52′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJed Wallace · West Bromwich Albion · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJosh Maja · West Bromwich Albion · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNathaniel Phillips · West Bromwich Albion · 25′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJamaldeen Jimoh · West Bromwich Albion · 42′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMaksym Talovierov · Stoke City · 88′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMikey Johnston · West Bromwich Albion · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBosun Lawal · Stoke City · 36′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAlex Mowatt · West Bromwich Albion · 40′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJed Wallace · West Bromwich Albion · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 66′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 88′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 36′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJesurun Rak-Sakyi · Stoke City · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 59′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 45′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

West Bromwich Albion: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.33 xG. Stoke City: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.38 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

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The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: West Bromwich Albion 0.33 xG · Stoke City 0.38 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.

0.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.1 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 for0.4 goals/match1.1 goals/match1.29 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.

1West Bromwich Albion
0Draws
0Stoke City
Stoke CityWest Bromwich Albion · Championship01

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

West Bromwich Albion favored in 7 of 14 directional metrics · Stoke City in 3 · 4 too close

1.03 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 31/311.1 goals/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 31/310.9 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 31/311 xG/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 31/311.21 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 31/3011.2 shots/match
10.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 31/3012 shots/match
4.16 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 31/303.87 shots/match
3.52 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 31/303.7 shots/match
51.3%Possessionseason · 31/3053.4%
5.32 corners/matchCornersseason · 31/305.77 corners/match
3.61 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 31/304.73 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 31/2910.9 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
19%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 31/3139%
68%Scoring frequencyseason · 31/3161%

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.

West Bromwich Albion56.2
Stoke City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

West Bromwich Albion53.5
Stoke City31.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

West Bromwich Albion58.3
Stoke City75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

West Bromwich Albion64.6
Stoke City6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

West Bromwich Albion31.2
Stoke City56.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

West Bromwich Albion60.4
Stoke City89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

West Bromwich Albion57.3
Stoke City53.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.4 goals/match
2.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
0.77 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.64 xG/match
10.4 shots/matchShots5/59.4 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target5/52.8 shots/match
47.8%Possession5/554%
5 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.6 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.8 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.91 xG/match
12.1 shots/matchShots10/1010.1 shots/match
3.9 shots/matchShots on target10/103.1 shots/match
50%Possession10/1053.9%
5.5 corners/matchCorners10/105.3 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

31 / 31 matches
1.03 goals/matchGoals scored31/311.1 goals/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowed31/310.9 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals31/311 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots31/3011.2 shots/match
4.16 shots/matchShots on target31/303.87 shots/match
51.3%Possession31/3053.4%
5.32 corners/matchCorners31/305.77 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.2 fouls/matchFouls31/2910.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

15 / 16 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored15/160.94 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowed15/160.88 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals15/161.07 xG/match
15.2 shots/matchShots15/1510.5 shots/match
4.8 shots/matchShots on target15/153.47 shots/match
53.4%Possession15/1552.1%
6.53 corners/matchCorners15/155.47 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls15/1511.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.1 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples31 / 31home / 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, 7 Feb 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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