Championship · 2026

Stoke City 1–2 Swansea City · Championship

1–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Swansea City won 1–2.

Shots
67
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.690.61
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Swansea City beat Stoke City 2–1. Recorded in this match (Stoke City – Swansea City): shots 6–7, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.69–0.61, possession 41%–59%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots7 shotsStoke City 6 shots, Swansea City 7 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsStoke City 2 shots, Swansea City 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.69 xG0.61 xGStoke City 0.69 xG, Swansea City 0.61 xG
  • Possession41%59%Stoke City 41%, Swansea City 59%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersStoke City 4 corners, Swansea City 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsStoke City 14 fouls, Swansea City 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsStoke City 1 card, Swansea City 3 cards
  • Passes277 passes423 passesStoke City 277 passes, Swansea City 423 passes
  • Pass accuracy71.5%74.9%Stoke City 71.5%, Swansea City 74.9%
  • Shots inside box6 shots5 shotsStoke City 6 shots, Swansea City 5 shots
  • Blocked shots0 blocks1 blockStoke City 0 blocks, Swansea City 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save1 saveStoke City 1 save, Swansea City 1 save
  • Offsides1 offside1 offsideStoke City 1 offside, Swansea City 1 offside

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.

Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 48′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJoseph Opoku · Swansea City · 80′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 22′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarko Stamenić · Swansea City · 34′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 16′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBosun Lawal · Stoke City · 39′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEric Bocat · Stoke City · 10′ · 0.07 xG · goalJoseph Opoku · Swansea City · 23′ · 0.12 xG · goalAdam Idah · Swansea City · 74′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedEric Bocat · Stoke City · 84′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedAdam Idah · Swansea City · 66′ · 0.25 xG · goalSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 59′ · 0.28 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Stoke City: 6 shots, 2 on target, 0.70 xG. Swansea City: 7 shots, 3 on target, 0.61 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Eric Bocat · Stoke City · 10′Joseph Opoku · Swansea City · 23′Adam Idah · Swansea City · 66′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Stoke City 0.70 xG · Swansea City 0.61 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Stoke City
1Draws
2Swansea City
Swansea City — Stoke City · Championship2–0
Stoke City — Swansea City · Championship2–1
Stoke City — Swansea City · Championship3–1
Swansea City — Stoke City · Championship0–0
Swansea City — Stoke City · Championship3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Stoke City1 matches
  • Swansea City1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Stoke City

Competition
Championship
Season
2025/26
Sample
46 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
23 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.11 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.22 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.09 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.38 xG/match
  • Shots11.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.9 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.8 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.84 shots/match
  • Possession51.8%
  • Corners6.07 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.82 corners/match
  • Fouls10.5 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency28%
  • Scoring frequency63%

Swansea City

Competition
Championship
Season
2025/26
Sample
46 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
23 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.24 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.28 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.1 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.21 xG/match
  • Shots12.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.5 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.93 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.51 shots/match
  • Possession54.6%
  • Corners4.51 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.36 corners/match
  • Fouls9.82 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency26%
  • Scoring frequency78%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 15 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4