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West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Stoke City · Championship

0–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City drew 0–0.

Shots
108
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.340.38
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (West Bromwich Albion – Stoke City): shots 10–8, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.34–0.38, possession 51%–49%. 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

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals 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.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots8 shotsWest Bromwich Albion 10 shots, Stoke City 8 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsWest Bromwich Albion 2 shots, Stoke City 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.34 xG0.38 xGWest Bromwich Albion 0.34 xG, Stoke City 0.38 xG
  • Possession51%49%West Bromwich Albion 51%, Stoke City 49%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersWest Bromwich Albion 2 corners, Stoke City 2 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls9 foulsWest Bromwich Albion 8 fouls, Stoke City 9 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.

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
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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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2West Bromwich Albion
3Draws
0Stoke City
Stoke City — West Bromwich Albion · Championship0–1
West Bromwich Albion — Stoke City · Championship1–1
Stoke City — West Bromwich Albion · Championship1–2
Stoke City — West Bromwich Albion · Championship2–2
West Bromwich Albion — Stoke 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: West Bromwich Albion favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Stoke City in 3 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

West Bromwich Albion31 matchesStoke City31 matches
1.03 goals/matchGoals scored31/31▲ 1.1 goals/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowed31/31▲ 0.9 goals/match
1.16 xG/match ▲Expected goals31/311 xG/match
13.4 shots/match ▲Shots31/3011.2 shots/match
4.16 shots/match ▲Shots on target31/303.87 shots/match
51.3%Possession31/30● 53.4%
5.32 corners/matchCorners31/30● 5.77 corners/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls31/2910.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples31 / 31home / 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 Feb 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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