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Stoke City 2-1 Sheffield Utd: result and stats, Championship

ChampionshipMatchday 8
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bet365 StadiumTim RobinsonCapacity 30,089
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  • A. Cresswell portraitStoke City crest
    A. Cresswell
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Player of the match
Jack Ryan McGlynn headshot
Jack Ryan McGlynn
Midfielder · Stoke City
7.9
This match
Shooting6.5Finishing10.0Creativity5.1Passing8.6Involvement5.3Defending6.5Physical5.0Dribbling4.2
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots1
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy100%
Build-up
Passes36
Key passes2
Pass accuracy81%
Defending
Duels won1 · 100%
Fouls won/made1 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

McGlynn7.9Gallagher7.5Galbraith7.2Donovan6.9Tanganga6.9Phillips7.9
Player
Michael CooperMichael CooperG320,73-1,2714/387/30
Viktor JohanssonViktor JohanssonG210,12-0,8824/395/20
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Possession & Passing

62%Possession38%
474Total passes292
82%Pass accuracy67%
8Corners1

Attack

12Shots8
5On target3
5Off target3
2Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

6Shots in box3
6Shots out box5
0.5xG0.5
-1.0Goals prevented-1.0

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves3
2Offsides0
13Fouls15
4Yellow cards4

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,40xG0,08
7Shots3
2On target0
10Touches in box7
60%Possession40%
6Corners1
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Second half

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0,14xG0,41
5Shots5
3On target3
6Touches in box4
64%Possession36%
2Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Stoke City crestStoke City
0.5412762%
41% open play59% set piece
Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd
0.488538%
75% open play25% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

20 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,30,60,81,10'15'30'45'60'75'90'Kalvin Phillips 51'Jack McGlynn 78'Sam Gallagher 86'Stoke City0,54 xGSheffield U…0,48 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Stoke City crestStoke City0,54 xG · 2 scoredSheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd0,48 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Stoke City24
Open play 15Set piece 4Dribble 2Foul won 2Defensive 1
Sheffield Utd16
Open play 10Set piece 3Foul won 1Rebound 2

Momentum

16 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Kalvin Phillips 51'Jack McGlynn 78'Sam Gallagher 86'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Stoke CitySheffield U…
Stoke City crestStoke City68% pressureSheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd32% pressure

Match replay

91'
2-1
100%Draw 0%0%
0.54xG0.48
12Shots8
7On target5
Momentum
Thomas Cannon portrait90' Saved Thomas Cannon 0.04 xG

Shot map

12 v 8

Stoke City shoot right, Sheffield Utd left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SCSUgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

12 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Liam Kitching, 2', off targetMaksym Talovierov, 6', off targetMaksym Talovierov, 8', off targetBen Wilmot, 14', off targetLamine Cissé, 17', off targetBen Wilmot, 40', off targetSydie Peck, 48', off targetSydie Peck, 84', off target
Stoke CitySheffield Utdgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Stoke CityDefensive line 37%
40Cissé66Johnson29Devenny80Graham71Soumaré79Galbraith66Johansson66Talovierov109Wilmot63Bocat49McGlynn
Sheffield UtdDefensive line 35%
50Kitching35Choudhury43Peck31Díaz57Baptiste62Cooper28Arblaster32Bamford59Norringto…59Tanganga73Phillips

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Stoke CityUntil 64'
82716405117721311

Most-connected pair: Galbraith and Soumaré, 23 passes between them.

Sheffield UtdUntil 67'
275331815442304522

Most-connected pairs: Baptiste and Choudhury; Tanganga and Cooper. 9 passes each.

Tactical battle

63control37
53%Field tiltField tilt 47%11Box entriesBox entries 311Passes into boxPasses into box 4
Ben Wilmot
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5 touches in box
Press7.5 · 15.3Territory53% · 47%Direct2.26 · 2.80Progress35 · 19Dribble2 · 3Creation24 · 16Threat0.84 · 0.31Recover11 · 13
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In possession

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52,6%Field tilt47,4%
11Passes into box4
24Progressive passes17
7Carries into final third3
7Chances created5

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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7,48Press intensity (PPDA)15,32
7High turnovers7
11Regains within 5s13
14,3sBall recovery time23,6s
19Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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99Carries56
1382mCarry distance642m
11Progressive carries2
588mProgressive carry distance224m
2Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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2Take-ons won3
10Take-ons attempted13
533mProgressive pass distance272m
0Through balls0
7Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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0,84Expected threat (xT)0,31
1,93Action value (VAEP)1,01
24Shot-creating actions16
4Goal-creating actions2
0,31Expected assisted goals0,21

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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3,5Passes per attack2,4
12,0sAttack duration8,3s
2,26 m/sAttack directness2,80 m/s
3Build-up attacks0
9Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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15Touches in box11
59Final third entries70
0,73xG on target0,10
40Dangerous attacks25
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Passing

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7/25 (28%)Crosses3/8 (38%)
29/73 (40%)Long balls10/58 (17%)
15Throw-ins24
15Free kicks12
4Goal kicks9
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Duels

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51Total49
28/55 (51%)Ground27/55 (49%)
21/41 (51%)Aerial20/41 (49%)
2/8 (25%)Dribbles3/12 (25%)
7Dispossessed2
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Defending

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57Recoveries44
12Interceptions16
11Tackles13
82%Tackles won38%
23Clearances26
0Big saves1
1Errors led to goal0
3Fouled in final third1
7,15Average rating6,31

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Stoke City crestShare of their matchesSheffield Utd crest

They score

100%1+ goal63%
38%2+ goals38%
13%3+ goals13%

They concede

75%1+ goal75%
38%2+ goals50%
25%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

Stoke City crestbest 4-0 (H)·worst 1-4 (A)

Sheffield Utd crestbest 3-2 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Match summary

Stoke City beat Sheffield Utd 2-1 at bet365 Stadium in the Championship. It was goalless at half-time, and Stoke City came from behind to win. Scorers: J. McGlynn (78'), S. Gallagher (86') for Stoke City; K. Phillips (51') for Sheffield Utd. In their last 6 meetings, Stoke City have won 1, Sheffield Utd 5, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 42%
SC42%
X37%
SU21%

→ Double chance: Stoke City or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Stoke City crestShare per factorSheffield Utd crest
59%Form41%
53%Attack47%
60%Defence40%
63%Goal model (Poisson)37%
0%Head-to-head100%
13%Goals87%
50%Overall50%
Last 5 matches
Scored 9, conceded 6
Last 5 matches
Scored 8, conceded 9

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