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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 24 Oct 2026

Stoke City 0–0 Bristol City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 0.9
Actual xG
0.7 – 0.8
Goals
0 – 0

Footybot made Stoke City favourites at 45%.

A draw the chances agree with: 0.7 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Brad Collins, 52.7 in 95′.

Well below it: Lisav Naif Eissat −22.3, Ben Johnson −18.0, George Hirst −14.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Stoke City

17 Oct 2026W 1–0at Derby County Championship
13 Oct 2026L 2–3v Middlesbrough Championship
10 Oct 2026W 2–1at Bolton Wanderers Championship
19 Sep 2026W 2–1v Sheffield United Championship
12 Sep 2026W 2–1at Watford Championship

Bristol City

17 Oct 2026L 0–1v Sheffield United Championship
13 Oct 2026L 0–1v Blackburn Rovers Championship
10 Oct 2026D 1–1at Charlton Athletic Championship
18 Sep 2026W 1–0v Watford Championship
15 Sep 2026L 0–1v Lincoln City Championship

Head to head

2 May 2026Bristol City 2–0 Stoke City Championship
1 Nov 2025Stoke City 5–1 Bristol City Championship

Stoke City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper9500–49.4−1.9
Ben Wilmot Defender95000.4044.3+0.2
Luke Graham Defender95000.0143.4−0.0
Ethan Galbraith Midfielder95000.0237.3−7.2
Jack McGlynn Midfielder95000.0236.8−3.5
Bosun Lawal Defender95000.0435.4−5.4
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder6900–31.3−9.4
Róbert Boženík Forward1400–31.2–
Luca Bombino Defender95000.1330.6−3.6
George Hirst Forward74000.0129.0−14.3
Justin Devenny Midfielder81000.0228.8−11.4
Lamine Cissé Forward21000.0227.2–
Junior Tchamadeu Defender2600–23.5–
Ben Johnson Defender9500–22.6−18.0

Bristol City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jed Wallace Midfielder800–62.1–
Brad Collins Goalkeeper9500–52.7–
Luke McNally Defender95000.0748.7–
Jason Knight Midfielder8800–45.1+4.1
Sam Bell Forward3300–39.4–
Rio Cardines Forward9500–38.6−4.6
Dominic Ballard Forward87000.3537.3−1.6
George Tanner Defender9500–37.3+1.5
Lorent Tolaj Forward6200–36.1−8.9
Brian De Keersmaecker Midfielder33000.0434.3–
Cameron Pring Defender9500–33.4−1.1
Gibson Yah Midfielder62000.3133.0−7.9
Joe Williams Midfielder9500–32.8−6.8
Adam Randell Midfielder700–32.1–
Lisav Naif Eissat Defender9500–26.7−22.3