England Championship · Full time ·Matchday 8

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd

2 – 1 Full time

10′Kalvin Phillips
32′Justin Devenny
43′Maksym Taloverov
51′Kalvin Phillips
54′Oliver Arblaster
63′Ethan Galbraith
63′Eric Junior Bocat
63′Liam Kitching
64′Lamine CisséGeorge Hirst
64′El Hadji SoumareSam Gallagher
65′Maksym TaloverovJunior Tchamadeu
67′Oliver ArblasterThomas Cannon
69′Rhys Norrington-Davies
78′Jack Mcglynn
80′Hamza ChoudhuryJamie Shackleton
80′Ben BreretonTahith Chong
80′Patrick BamfordJordan Ayew
80′Eric Junior BocatLuca Bombino
80′Justin DevennyMillion·Manhoef
86′Sam Gallagher
88′Jamal BaptisteRomelle Donovan

bet365 Stadium, Stoke-On-TrentReferee: Tim Robinson

Stoke City 40%
Draw 28%
Sheffield Utd 32%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

12 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 3
62 Possession % 38
8 Corners 1
12 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 0
2 Saves 3
384 Accurate passes 197

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityStoke CityDrawSheffield Utd
Model39.6%27.8%32.6%
Market40.5%28.2%31.3%
Final40.3%28.1%31.6%
Edge-0.9%-0.4%+1.3%

Confidence: Low

Why Stoke City

  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Stoke City ↓ / Sheffield Utd → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 8% 7% 1 8% 13% 8% 2 7% 9% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 92%
2+ goals 77%
3+ goals 52%
No goals 8%

Stoke City and Sheffield Utd expected goals

Stoke City 1.46
Sheffield Utd 1.30

Total expected goals: 2.76

Stoke City and Sheffield Utd attack and defence ratings

Stoke City

Attack 1.03 +3%
Defence 1.09 +9%

Sheffield Utd

Attack 0.99 -1%
Defence 0.99 -1%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd: result vs prediction

Stoke City 2 – 1 Sheffield Utd

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✓ Correct

Other Matchday 8 fixtures

England Championship

Before and after this match

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Stoke City 40.3% 2.48 -0.9% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 52.1% 1.92 — —
Both teams to score Yes 57.1% 1.75 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 71.9% 1.39 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 60.4% 1.66 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Stoke City40.3%
Draw28.1%
Sheffield Utd31.6%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.552.1%
Under 2.547.9%
Both teams to scoreYes57.1%
No42.9%
Double chance1X (home or draw)68.4%
12 (either side)71.9%
X2 (draw or away)59.7%
Handicap -1Stoke City win19.6%
Push (exactly one goal)20.0%
Loss60.4%
Correct score (top 3)1-113.2%
2-18.8%
1-08.0%

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd stats

Stoke City and Sheffield Utd recent form

newest first
Stoke City WDWWLD
Sheffield Utd LLWLWD

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Stoke City and Sheffield Utd going into this match

league record before kick-off

Stoke City record

  • They have won 3 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.6 goals per match.
  • They average 2.0 goals per game at home against 1.2 on the road.
  • 35% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Utd record

  • They have won 2 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.1 goals per match.
  • They have failed to score in 3 of 7 matches.

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

2Stoke City wins 2Draws 6Sheffield Utd wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2025-12-29Stoke CitySheffield UtdEngland Championship1-2
2025-12-06Sheffield UtdStoke CityEngland Championship4-0
2025-04-25Stoke CitySheffield UtdChampionship0-2
2024-10-26Sheffield UtdStoke CityChampionship2-0
2023-01-14Sheffield UtdStoke CityChampionship3-1
2022-10-08Stoke CitySheffield UtdChampionship3-1
2022-04-02Stoke CitySheffield UtdChampionship1-0
2021-10-16Sheffield UtdStoke CityChampionship2-1
2019-05-05Stoke CitySheffield UtdChampionship2-2
2018-10-23Sheffield UtdStoke CityChampionship1-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 40.5%, draw 28.2%, away 31.3%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 2.34 3.25 2.98
Bet365 2.30 3.40 2.90
BetVictor 2.30 3.40 3.00
Betano 2.35 3.50 2.95
Betfair 2.30 3.30 3.00
Marathonbet 2.32 3.25 2.97
Pinnacle 2.42 3.30 3.16
SBO 2.24 2.99 2.70
William Hill 2.30 3.20 3.00

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.30 ▼ -0.40
X 3.30 ▼ -0.10
2 2.98 ▲ +0.58

14 snapshots recorded, from .