Championship · 2025Thu, 1 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeMKM StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricHull CityStoke City
Shots15 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals1.31 xG/match1.65 xG/match
Possession51%49%
Corners6 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match13 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.

Kyle Joseph · Hull City · 20′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKyle Joseph · Hull City · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiam Millar · Hull City · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 68′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoel Ndala · Hull City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLewie Coyle · Hull City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 18′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBen Gibson · Stoke City · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedOliver McBurnie · Hull City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKasey Palmer · Hull City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 22′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 26′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLiam Millar · Hull City · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 83′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 88′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 39′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJohn Egan · Hull City · 63′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 39′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEnis Destan · Hull City · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMatt Crooks · Hull City · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedKyle Joseph · Hull City · 27′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMatt Crooks · Hull City · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedBosun Lawal · Stoke City · 68′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedAshley Phillips · Stoke City · 83′ · 0.18 xG · on targetCharlie Hughes · Hull City · 28′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedOliver McBurnie · Hull City · 67′ · 0.38 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Hull City: 15 shots, 1 on target, 1.34 xG. Stoke City: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.73 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: Hull City 1.34 xG · Stoke City 0.73 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 Hull 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 · Season1.2 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/match1.2 goals/match1.34 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 Hull City, Stoke City.

2.8 daysRest daysHull City · Stoke City2.8 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricHull CityStoke CityBaseline
Rest days2.8 days2.8 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.

1Hull City
0Draws
0Stoke City
Stoke CityHull City · Championship12

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Hull City favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Stoke City in 6 · 5 too close

1.6 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 25/251.2 goals/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 25/250.92 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 25/251.03 xG/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 25/251.26 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 24/2411.5 shots/match
15.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 24/2412.1 shots/match
4.08 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 24/244.08 shots/match
4.79 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 24/243.75 shots/match
46.8%Possessionseason · 24/2453.5%
4.63 corners/matchCornersseason · 24/246.13 corners/match
5.63 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 24/245 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 24/2311.2 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
24%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 25/2536%
84%Scoring frequencyseason · 25/2564%

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.

Hull City27.1
Stoke City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Hull City60.4
Stoke City47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Hull City9.7
Stoke City74.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Hull City35.4
Stoke City10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Hull City68.8
Stoke City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Hull City22.9
Stoke City89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Hull City45.8
Stoke City66.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.86 xG/match
10.6 shots/matchShots5/59.6 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
44.2%Possession5/552.4%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/56.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.9 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.78 xG/match
10.7 shots/matchShots10/109.9 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target10/103.6 shots/match
46.9%Possession10/1055.7%
4.7 corners/matchCorners10/106.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

25 / 25 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored25/251.2 goals/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowed25/250.92 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goals25/251.03 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots24/2411.5 shots/match
4.08 shots/matchShots on target24/244.08 shots/match
46.8%Possession24/2453.5%
4.63 corners/matchCorners24/246.13 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls24/2311.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

13 / 13 matches
1.46 goals/matchGoals scored13/130.92 goals/match
1.46 goals/matchGoals allowed13/131 goals/match
1.45 xG/matchExpected goals13/131.1 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots12/1210.7 shots/match
3.33 shots/matchShots on target12/123.67 shots/match
49.7%Possession12/1252.5%
5 corners/matchCorners12/125.92 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls12/1211.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

2.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.8 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples25 / 25home / 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: Thu, 1 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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