Championship · 2025Sun, 4 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeCarrow RoadFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricNorwich CityStoke City
Shots7 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals0.54 xG/match2.06 xG/match
Possession52%48%
Corners3 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match10 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.

Lamine Cissé · Stoke City · 3′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 33′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 54′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKellen Fisher · Norwich City · 9′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatěj Jurásek · Norwich City · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJovon Makama · Norwich City · 29′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEmiliano Marcondes · Norwich City · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBosun Lawal · Stoke City · 3′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 17′ · 0.06 xG · on targetBosun Lawal · Stoke City · 67′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDivin Mubama · Stoke City · 2′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRuairi McConville · Norwich City · 36′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 61′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAshley Phillips · Stoke City · 72′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 86′ · 0.10 xG · on targetRuairi McConville · Norwich City · 79′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedPelle Mattsson · Norwich City · 77′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 82′ · 0.58 xG · goalSam Gallagher · Stoke City · 75′ · 0.79 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Norwich City: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.53 xG. Stoke City: 14 shots, 4 on target, 2.04 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Sam Gallagher · Stoke City · 75′Sorba Thomas · Stoke City · 82′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Norwich City 0.53 xG · Stoke City 2.04 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. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Norwich City, Stoke City. 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.

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.23 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/match1.23 goals/match1.37 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Norwich City, Stoke City.

3 daysRest daysNorwich City · Stoke City3 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNorwich CityStoke CityBaseline
Rest days3 days3 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

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

0Norwich City
1Draws
0Stoke City
Stoke CityNorwich City · Championship11

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Norwich City favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Stoke City in 8 · 4 too close

1.08 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 26/261.23 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 26/260.88 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 26/261.07 xG/match
1.59 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 26/261.23 xG/match
12 shots/matchShotsseason · 25/2511.6 shots/match
13.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 25/2511.9 shots/match
3.76 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 25/254.08 shots/match
4.32 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 25/253.64 shots/match
51.6%Possessionseason · 25/2553.2%
4.76 corners/matchCornersseason · 25/256 corners/match
5.48 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 25/254.92 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.72 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 25/2411.2 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
8%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/2638%
77%Scoring frequencyseason · 26/2665%

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.

Norwich City56.2
Stoke City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Norwich City36.8
Stoke City46.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Norwich City20.8
Stoke City77.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Norwich City27.1
Stoke City10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Norwich City18.8
Stoke City64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Norwich City31.2
Stoke City89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Norwich City33.4
Stoke City63.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.6 goals/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.18 xG/match
9.8 shots/matchShots5/510.8 shots/match
2.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
54%Possession5/553.8%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/56 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls5/510.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/101 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.1 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.85 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots10/1010.2 shots/match
3.9 shots/matchShots on target10/103.5 shots/match
51.5%Possession10/1054.9%
5.2 corners/matchCorners10/105.9 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

26 / 26 matches
1.08 goals/matchGoals scored26/261.23 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed26/260.88 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals26/261.07 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots25/2511.6 shots/match
3.76 shots/matchShots on target25/254.08 shots/match
51.6%Possession25/2553.2%
4.76 corners/matchCorners25/256 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.72 fouls/matchFouls25/2411.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

13 / 14 matches
0.92 goals/matchGoals scored13/141 goals/match
1.46 goals/matchGoals allowed13/140.93 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals13/141.17 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots13/1310.9 shots/match
3.77 shots/matchShots on target13/133.69 shots/match
54.4%Possession13/1352.2%
5.46 corners/matchCorners13/135.69 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.15 fouls/matchFouls13/1311.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples26 / 26home / 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: Sun, 4 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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