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Stoke City 1-2 Swansea: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 1
FT
  • E. Bocat10'
  • 22'J. Opoku
  • 66'A. Idah
bet365 StadiumOliver LangfordCapacity 30,089Sat, 15 Aug 202616:00
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Player of the match
Joseph Osei Opoku headshot
Joseph Osei Opoku
Attacker · Swansea
7.9
This match
Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity10.0Passing0.0Involvement3.6Defending9.4Physical4.0Dribbling6.7
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots2
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy50%
Build-up
Passes29
Pass accuracy79%
Defending
Tackles2
Duels won3 · 43%
Fouls won/made1 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Bocat7.0Thomas6.9Soumaré6.9Tymon7.3Idah7.5Opoku7.9
Player
Lawrence VigourouxLawrence VigourouxG111,000,0017/406/27
Viktor JohanssonViktor JohanssonG121,33-0,6720/3111/20
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Possession & Passing

41%Possession59%
279Total passes421
70%Pass accuracy75%
4Corners5

Attack

6Shots7
2On target3
4Off target3
0Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

6Shots in box5
0Shots out box2
0.7xG0.6
-0.4Goals prevented-0.4

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves1
1Offsides1
14Fouls9
1Yellow cards3

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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0,20xG0,20
3Shots3
1On target2
0Big chances1
6Touches in box7
30%Possession70%
1Corners3
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Second half

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0,49xG0,40
3Shots4
1On target1
0Big chances1
7Touches in box9
50%Possession50%
3Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Stoke City crestStoke City
0.696241%
91% open play9% set piece
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0.617459%
92% open play8% 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

13 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'Joseph Opoku 22'Adam Idah 66'Eric Bocat 10'Stoke City0,69 xGSwansea0,61 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Stoke City crestStoke City0,69 xG · 1 scoredSwansea crestSwansea0,61 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Stoke City11
Open play 8Set piece 2Foul won 1
Swansea13
Open play 10Set piece 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

13 swings

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

Eric Bocat 10'Joseph Opoku 22'Adam Idah 66'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Stoke CitySwansea
Stoke City crestStoke City46% pressureSwansea crestSwansea54% pressure

Match replay

91'
1-2
0%Draw 0%100%
0.69xG0.61
6Shots7
2On target4
Momentum
Róbert Bozeník portrait90' Off target Róbert Bozeník 0.06 xG

Shot map

6 v 7

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

SCSWAgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

6 on target · 3 scored

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

Sorba Thomas, 15', off targetŽan Vipotnik, 22', off targetBosun Lawal, 39', off targetAdam Idah, 74', off targetJoseph Opoku, 80', off targetEric Bocat, 84', off targetRóbert Bozeník, 90', off target
Stoke CitySwanseagoalsavedoff 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 33%
44Ingelsson59Bocat27Gallagher28Rigo53Wilmot25Lawal45Manhoef48Galbraith53Johansson62Thomas67Graham
SwanseaDefensive line 36%
46Stamenić53Vigouroux37Vipotnik54Just39Yeo60Welsh51Lissah65Cabango70Fulton59Opoku82Tymon

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 45'
51171867191682042

Most-connected pairs: Graham and Johansson; Graham and Lawal. 7 passes each.

SwanseaUntil 55'
23481452664922309

Most-connected pair: Welsh and Tymon, 16 passes between them.

Tactical battle

47control53
35%Field tiltField tilt 65%8Box entriesBox entries 128Passes into boxPasses into box 12
Joseph Opoku
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4 touches in box
Press10.2 · 6.0Territory35% · 65%Direct3.13 · 2.74Progress40 · 52Dribble5 · 3Creation11 · 13Threat1.03 · 0.71Recover17 · 21
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In possession

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35,3%Field tilt64,7%
8Passes into box12
32Progressive passes31
10Carries into final third12
6Chances 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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10,21Press intensity (PPDA)6,00
6High turnovers13
17Regains within 5s21
19,1sBall recovery time14,9s
18Interceptions9

↓ 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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88Carries85
1175mCarry distance1179m
8Progressive carries21
578mProgressive carry distance618m
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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5Take-ons won3
18Take-ons attempted11
604mProgressive pass distance530m
3Through balls0
5Switches of play6

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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1,03Expected threat (xT)0,71
1,09Action value (VAEP)2,19
11Shot-creating actions13
2Goal-creating actions4
0,69Expected assisted goals0,46

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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2,4Passes per attack3,1
7,9sAttack duration9,6s
3,13 m/sAttack directness2,74 m/s
1Build-up attacks6
8Direct attacks9

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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13Touches in box16
46Final third entries79
0Big chances2
1,00xG on target1,33
35Dangerous attacks36
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Passing

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4/22 (18%)Crosses6/18 (33%)
21/55 (38%)Long balls18/70 (26%)
30Throw-ins32
9Free kicks14
9Goal kicks11
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Duels

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38Total62
25/64 (39%)Ground39/64 (61%)
13/36 (36%)Aerial23/36 (64%)
5/17 (29%)Dribbles3/9 (33%)
10Dispossessed5
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Defending

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43Recoveries46
11Interceptions5
11Tackles22
64%Tackles won64%
32Clearances35
0Big chances scored2
0Fouled in final third1
6,41Average rating7,41

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

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They score

100%1+ goal80%
50%2+ goals60%
10%3+ goals20%

They concede

80%1+ goal50%
40%2+ goals10%
30%3+ goals10%

Heaviest results

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

Swansea crestbest 3-0 (A)·worst 1-3 (A)

Match summary

Swansea beat Stoke City 2-1 at bet365 Stadium in the Championship. It was 1-1 at half-time, and Swansea came from behind to win. Scorers: E. Bocat (10') for Stoke City; J. Opoku (22'), A. Idah (66') for Swansea. In their last 31 meetings, Stoke City have won 15, Swansea 10, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI predictionProjected
Confidence 42%
SC29%
X29%
SWA42%

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