Matchday

EFL Cup 26/27, Round 1 · 8 Aug 2026

Stoke City 2–0 Oldham Athletic

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
–
Actual xG
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Goals
2 – 0

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Viktor Johansson, 69.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Viktor Johansson +20.4, Eric Bocat +14.9.

Well below it: Ethan Galbraith −13.7, Sorba Thomas −9.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Stoke City

2 May 2026L 0–2at Bristol City Championship
25 Apr 2026L 1–3v Portsmouth Championship
21 Apr 2026L 1–3v Millwall Championship
18 Apr 2026L 0–2at Wrexham Championship
11 Apr 2026D 1–1v Blackburn Rovers Championship

Oldham Athletic

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Stoke City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Maksym Talovierov Defender1200–69.6–
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper9000–69.0+20.4
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder2401–69.0–
Róbert Boženík Forward2410–47.1–
Luke Graham Defender9000–43.0−7.0
Lamine Cissé Forward9000–40.6−0.4
Sam Gallagher Forward6600–36.7−0.2
Bosun Lawal Defender8500–35.8+4.4
Eric Bocat Defender9000–35.6+14.9
Ben Wilmot Defender9000–34.4−5.3
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder2500–30.2–
Million Manhoef Midfielder6600–26.7+1.5
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder9000–26.6−1.5
Ethan Galbraith Midfielder6500–22.0−13.7
Sorba Thomas Midfielder9000–18.7−9.2

Oldham Athletic

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Josh Hawkes Midfielder1600–62.2–
Mathew Hudson Goalkeeper9000–51.8–
Tom Pett Midfielder6200–47.1–
Thomas Hill Midfielder2800–39.6–
Mike Fondop Forward7400–36.7–
Donervon Daniels Defender7400–36.3–
Kane Drummond Midfielder9000–35.9–
Calum Kavanagh Forward7400–32.9–
Jamie Robson Defender9000–30.8–
Gus Scott-Morriss Defender9000–30.0–
Ollie Norburn Midfielder8500–29.9–
Kai Payne Midfielder1200–29.7–
Keenan Appiah-Forson Midfielder9000–28.1–
Lewis Temple Defender1600–27.2–
Ryan Delaney Defender9000–23.2–
Elliott Nevitt Forward1600–15.0–