Leeds United FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Leeds United FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Elland Road.
- Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren Bond
- Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
- Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Stoke City FC H 6–0 W 18 Apr Oxford United FC A 1–0 W 12 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–1 W 08 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W 05 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–1 D 29 Mar Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Leeds United FC A 0–6 L 18 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W 12 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W 08 Apr Luton Town FC H 1–1 D 05 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–1 D 29 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Stoke City FC0-15–/116-30–/231-451/346-603/261-75–/276+–/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Stoke City FCSorba Thomas 10 G 10 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Leeds United FC and Stoke City FC has kicked off!
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Gibson made 342 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 6' Goal! Joel Piroe scores his 83 goal in 436 matches.
- 8' What a strike from Joel Piroe! The score is 2-0.
- 13' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leeds United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 17' Leeds United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 17.
- 20' What a strike from Joel Piroe! The score is 3-0.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 380 games and scored 400 goals.
- 26' What a strike from Junior Firpo! The score is 4-0.
- 31' It looks like no one’s ball. Leeds United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 36' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 41' What a strike from Joel Piroe! The score is 5-0.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Lynden Gooch. He replaces Josh Wilson-Esbrand on 46 minute.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ao Tanaka, as he is very good at scoring at Elland Road with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 59' Goal! Wilfried Gnonto scores his 18 goal in 358 matches.
- 60' Bosun Lawal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ali Al-Hamadi on 60 minute.
- 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' The Leeds United FC manager makes a substitution. Wilfried Gnonto departs to be replaced by Largie Ramazani.
- 71' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Ben Pearson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 72' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Wouter Burger is replaced by Tatsuki Seko.
- 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 78' Time for substitution for Leeds United FC. Jayden Bogle is replaced by Isaac Schmidt.
- 83' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 86' Leeds United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harry Gray is hanging Brenden Aaronson on the field on 86 minute.
- With this win, Leeds United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Leeds United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Jayden Bogle ↓ Isaac Schmidt 78'
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Junior Firpo ↓ Sam Byram 78'
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- 14
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Joel Piroe ↓ Patrick Bamford 66'
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11
Brenden Aaronson ↓ Harry Gray 86'
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Bench
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25
Sam Byram ↑ 78'
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Patrick Bamford ↑ 66'
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- 23
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Largie Ramazani ↑ 66'
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33
Isaac Schmidt ↑ 78'
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99
Harry Gray ↑ 86'
Coach Daniel FarkeStoke City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Wouter Burger ↓ Tatsuki Seko 72'
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Million Manhoef ↓ Ben Gibson 46'
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- 33
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Ali Al-Hamadi ↓ Bosun Lawal 60'
- 26
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Joon-ho Bae ↓ Lewis Koumas 46'
Bench
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Ben Gibson ↑ 46'
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Lynden Gooch ↑ 46'
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Tatsuki Seko ↑ 72'
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Bosun Lawal ↑ 60'
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Lewis Koumas ↑ 46'
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Coach Mark Robins -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Joel Piroe 6 Pablo Hernandez 2 Patrick Bamford 2 Mateusz Klich 2 Ezgjan Alioski 2 Liam Cooper 2 Stuart Dallas 1 Helder Costa 1 Head to Head
Leeds United FC Form
Stoke City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.27 Leeds United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.78 Stoke City FC xGI would bet for: Leeds United FC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Leeds United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.05Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Leeds United FC or Draw 87%Draw or Stoke City FC 33%Leeds United FC or Stoke City FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Leeds United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–0 not predicted6 – 0Actual2 – 0 12.1%1 – 0 10.3%2 – 1 9.2%1 – 1 9.1%3 – 0 8.9%3 – 1 7%0 – 0 6.3%4 – 0 5.1%4 – 1 4%2 – 2 3.6%1 – 2 3.1%0 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC
Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers -2.5 26% — 74% -2 26% 21% 53% -1.5 47% — 53% -1 47% 23% 30% -0.5 70% — 30% +0.5 90% — 10% +1 90% 7% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet 46% ✗Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.