Championship 25/26 · 1 Nov 2025

Stoke City 5–1 Bristol City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Stoke City favourites at 44%.

Stoke City won and made the better chances: 2.0 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Divin Mubama, 67.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Divin Mubama +26.2, Mark Sykes +14.5, Junior Tchamadeu +13.2.

Well below it: Radek Vitek −25.7, Ashley Phillips −9.3, Sorba Thomas −8.0.

Each side's last five results before this match.

25 Oct 2025	W 1–0	at Portsmouth Championship
21 Oct 2025	L 0–2	at Millwall Championship
18 Oct 2025	W 1–0	v Wrexham Championship
4 Oct 2025	D 1–1	at Blackburn Rovers Championship
30 Sep 2025	D 0–0	at Middlesbrough Championship

25 Oct 2025	W 1–0	v Birmingham City Championship
21 Oct 2025	W 3–1	v Southampton Championship
18 Oct 2025	W 1–0	at Norwich City Championship
4 Oct 2025	L 1–2	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
30 Sep 2025	D 1–1	v Ipswich Town Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Divin Mubama Forward	90	3	1	1.37	67.1	+26.2
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.4	+3.6
Million Manhoef Midfielder	57	1	1	0.17	51.4	+11.0
Lamine Cissé Forward	33	0	1	0.13	51.0	–
Tatsuki Seko Midfielder	33	0	0	–	46.8	–
Junior Tchamadeu Defender	90	1	1	0.12	44.3	+13.2
Lewis Baker Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	40.8	−1.0
Tomáš Rigo Midfielder	15	0	0	–	40.4	–
Ben Wilmot Defender	90	0	0	–	40.2	−5.5
Ashley Phillips Defender	90	0	0	–	38.7	−9.3
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	38.3	−1.5
Sorba Thomas Midfielder	75	0	0	0.07	36.7	−8.0
Ben Pearson Midfielder	57	0	0	–	35.8	−5.9
Aaron Cresswell Defender	90	0	0	0.10	35.8	−1.0

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Olly Thomas Forward	12	0	0	–	65.6	–
Yu Hirakawa Forward	22	0	1	0.07	51.2	–
Mark Sykes Midfielder	90	1	0	0.12	50.6	+14.5
Ross McCrorie Midfielder	41	0	0	0.11	49.3	–
Neto Borges Defender	90	0	0	–	48.3	+2.1
Scott Twine Forward	49	0	0	–	42.9	−0.6
Rob Dickie Defender	90	0	0	0.14	41.7	−6.0
Emil Riis Jacobsen Forward	45	0	0	–	41.5	−0.0
Adam Randell Midfielder	90	0	0	0.10	41.4	+3.1
Sinclair Armstrong Forward	78	0	0	0.12	41.3	−3.2
Anis Mehmeti Forward	68	0	0	0.26	40.9	−2.3
Robert Atkinson Defender	49	0	0	–	39.0	−7.8
Zak Vyner Defender	90	0	0	0.08	38.8	+2.8
Haydon Roberts Defender	41	0	0	–	32.3	–
George Tanner Defender	45	0	0	0.02	31.9	−5.7
Radek Vitek Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	23.5	−25.7