Championship · 2025Sat, 4 Oct 2025, 11:30 UTCFull timeEwood ParkFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBlackburn RoversStoke City
Shots17 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals1.88 xG/match0.81 xG/match
Possession48%52%
Corners7 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls5 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.

Todd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 1′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJamie Donley · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetSean McLoughlin · Blackburn Rovers · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 22′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 6′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRyan Hedges · Blackburn Rovers · 54′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTodd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 7′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 42′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedTodd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 58′ · 0.06 xG · on targetSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 78′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 63′ · 0.07 xG · on targetRyan Hedges · Blackburn Rovers · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRyan Hedges · Blackburn Rovers · 9′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 45′ · 0.08 xG · on targetMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 28′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedTodd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 9′ · 0.13 xG · on targetAugustus Kargbo · Blackburn Rovers · 88′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedTodd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 36′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedAugustus Kargbo · Blackburn Rovers · 86′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 49′ · 0.18 xG · goalMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 80′ · 0.18 xG · on targetSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 5′ · 0.19 xG · on targetAugustus Kargbo · Blackburn Rovers · 82′ · 0.19 xG · goalAugustus Kargbo · Blackburn Rovers · 71′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedDion De Neve · Blackburn Rovers · 77′ · 0.29 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Blackburn Rovers: 17 shots, 5 on target, 1.90 xG. Stoke City: 11 shots, 6 on target, 0.81 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Augustus Kargbo · Blackburn Rovers · 82′Million Manhoef · Stoke City · 49′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Blackburn Rovers 1.90 xG · Stoke City 0.81 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 Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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 · Season1.22 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/match1.22 goals/match1.22 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City.

3.7 daysRest daysBlackburn Rovers · Stoke City3.7 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBlackburn RoversStoke CityBaseline
Rest days3.7 days3.7 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Blackburn Rovers favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Stoke City in 7 · 6 too close

0.88 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 8/91.22 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 8/90.67 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 8/91.23 xG/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 8/91.2 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 8/912.9 shots/match
11.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 8/911.6 shots/match
3.38 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 8/94.56 shots/match
4.13 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 8/93.44 shots/match
49.4%Possessionseason · 8/951.4%
4.75 corners/matchCornersseason · 8/96.56 corners/match
4.5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 8/94.44 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
12.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 8/910 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
25%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 8/933%
63%Scoring frequencyseason · 8/967%

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.

Blackburn Rovers43.8
Stoke City60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Blackburn Rovers26.4
Stoke City66
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Blackburn Rovers45.8
Stoke City75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Blackburn Rovers35.4
Stoke City52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers77.1
Stoke City35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers47.9
Stoke City93.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Blackburn Rovers49.5
Stoke City68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.6 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.09 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots5/513.4 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target5/54.2 shots/match
49.6%Possession5/552.4%
5.4 corners/matchCorners5/57.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

8 / 9 matches
0.88 goals/matchGoals scored8/91.22 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed8/90.67 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals8/91.23 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots8/912.9 shots/match
3.38 shots/matchShots on target8/94.56 shots/match
49.4%Possession8/951.4%
4.75 corners/matchCorners8/96.56 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.5 fouls/matchFouls8/910 fouls/match

Window

Season

8 / 9 matches
0.88 goals/matchGoals scored8/91.22 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed8/90.67 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals8/91.23 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots8/912.9 shots/match
3.38 shots/matchShots on target8/94.56 shots/match
49.4%Possession8/951.4%
4.75 corners/matchCorners8/96.56 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.5 fouls/matchFouls8/910 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 5 matches
0.75 goals/matchGoals scored4/51.2 goals/match
1.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/50.6 goals/match
1.21 xG/matchExpected goals4/51.33 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots4/512 shots/match
3.25 shots/matchShots on target4/54.4 shots/match
46.5%Possession4/548.6%
5 corners/matchCorners4/56 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls4/59.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.7 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples8 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 4 Oct 2025, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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