Stoke City 0–0 Walsall
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.5 – 1.3
- Actual xG
- 4.2 – 3.6
- Goals
- 0 – 0
Footybot made Stoke City favourites at 41%.
Stoke City deserved more from the draw, creating 4.2 xG to 3.6.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ashley Phillips, 70.3 in 90′.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Stoke City
| 9 Aug 2025 | W 3–1 | v Derby County |
Walsall
No earlier result in Footybot's data.
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Stoke City
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Phillips | 90 | 70.3 | – |
| Jack Bonham | 90 | 58.0 | – |
| Ben Gibson | 64 | 56.0 | – |
| Ben Wilmot | 26 | 47.7 | – |
| Tatsuki Seko | 78 | 34.8 | – |
| Jaden Mears | 90 | 33.2 | – |
| Róbert Boženík | 89 | 31.9 | – |
| Divin Mubama | 10 | 31.2 | – |
| Eric Bocat | 90 | 30.3 | – |
| Bosun Lawal | 63 | 29.4 | – |
| Favour Fawunmi | 90 | 26.3 | – |
| Jamie Donley | 90 | 26.0 | – |
| Will Smith | 27 | 13.6 | – |
| Million Manhoef | 63 | 11.3 | – |
| Lewis Baker | 12 | 5.0 | – |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 27 | 2.7 | – |
Walsall
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aden Flint | 16 | 63.6 | – |
| Jamie Jellis | 24 | 60.2 | – |
| Sam Hornby | 90 | 50.4 | – |
| Jamille Matt | 13 | 49.0 | – |
| Albert Adomah | 90 | 41.2 | – |
| Connor Barrett | 66 | 39.9 | – |
| Brandon Comley | 90 | 39.8 | – |
| Ronan Maher | 65 | 38.2 | – |
| Josh Gordon | 65 | 35.8 | – |
| Priestley Farquharson | 74 | 35.7 | – |
| Vincent Harper | 90 | 32.5 | – |
| Courtney Clarke | 77 | 28.9 | – |
| Harrison Burke | 90 | 26.0 | – |
| Daniel Cox | 90 | 19.4 | – |