Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 16 Aug 2025

Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Stoke City

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
–
Actual xG
1.6 – 2.1
Goals
0 – 3

Stoke City won a close one on the chances: 2.1 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Viktor Johansson, 66.1 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sheffield Wednesday

10 Aug 2025L 1–2at Leicester City Championship

Stoke City

9 Aug 2025W 3–1v Derby County Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Sheffield Wednesday

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ernie Weaver Defender100–100.0–
Dominic Iorfa Defender9000–57.2–
Barry Bannan Midfielder90000.1844.6–
Max Lowe Defender8900–43.9–
Sean Fusire Midfielder65000.1443.8–
Pierce Charles Goalkeeper9000–40.8–
Gabriel Otegbayo Defender6600–40.6–
Yan Valery Defender90000.2140.4–
Bailey Cadamarteri Forward90000.4138.9–
Jamal Lowe Forward6500–38.2–
Ike Ugbo Forward25000.0237.7–
Olaf Kobacki Forward2400–37.7–
Liam Palmer Defender85000.3431.5–
Charlie McNeill Forward25000.0527.9–
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder90000.2226.7–
Reece Johnson Defender1300–6.7–

Stoke City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper9000–66.1–
Million Manhoef Midfielder70200.4954.6–
Eric Bocat Defender20000.0149.4–
Divin Mubama Forward89101.2849.3–
Ben Wilmot Defender9000–48.0–
Bosun Lawal Defender90000.0342.1–
Róbert Boženík Forward800–41.9–
Sorba Thomas Midfielder90020.1338.7–
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder66010.0338.4–
Aaron Cresswell Defender9000–38.0–
Lewis Baker Midfielder90000.0237.7–
Ashley Phillips Defender2400–33.4–
Jamie Donley Midfielder24000.0832.2–
Junior Tchamadeu Defender9000–30.2–
Tatsuki Seko Midfielder6600–29.0–