Thursday , 2 July 2026

Leeds United FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Leeds United FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Thu 9 Jul 2020 · 16:00 UTC Elland Road HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'
Ben White 4' Y
Stuart Dallas 50' Y
Y 59' Bruno Martins Indi
Y 60' Jordan Cousins

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Elland Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee 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

6
2
Leeds United FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-09 Leeds United FC 5–0 Stoke City FC 2019-08-24 Stoke City FC 0–3 Leeds United FC 2019-01-19 Stoke City FC 2–1 Leeds United FC 2018-08-05 Leeds United FC 3–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul Stoke City FC H 5–0 W
04 Jul Blackburn Rovers FC A 3–1 W
30 Jun Luton Town FC H 1–1 D
27 Jun Fulham FC H 3–0 W
21 Jun Cardiff City FC A 0–2 L
07 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–0 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul Leeds United FC A 0–5 L
04 Jul Barnsley FC H 4–0 W
30 Jun Wigan Athletic FC A 0–3 L
27 Jun Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
20 Jun Reading FC A 1–1 D
07 Mar Hull City AFC H 5–1 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Leeds United FC host Stoke City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 4' Ben White catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 4.
  • 9' Liam Cooper needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 14' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leeds United FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leeds United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Mateusz Klich is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Nathan Collins makes way for James Chester at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 47' Helder Costa adds to his 0 season tally! Leeds United AFC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 50' Stuart Dallas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Liam Cooper makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Leeds United AFC are in front.
  • 59' Bruno Martins Indi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Jordan Cousins is booked for Stoke City FC — Yellow card on 60.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Tyrese Campbell as he leaves the pitch. Lee Gregory steps in for Stoke City FC.
  • 62' Sam Vokes makes way for Mame Birame Diouf at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 67' Luke Ayling is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Leeds United FC so far.
  • 72' Assisted by Helder Costa with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pablo Hernandez makes no mistake. 0-4!
  • 75' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Nick Powell is withdrawn and Lasse Sorensen gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Leeds United AFC. Jack Harrison is replaced by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Jordan Thompson on, Jordan Cousins off on 82 minutes.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Gaetano Berardi. He replaces Liam Cooper on 84 minute.
  • 89' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 6
Ezgjan Alioski 2
Liam Cooper 2
Pablo Hernandez 2
Patrick Bamford 2
Mateusz Klich 2
Liam Cooper 1
Junior Firpo 1

Head to Head

2020-07-09 Leeds United FC 5–0 Stoke City FC 2019-08-24 Stoke City FC 0–3 Leeds United FC 2019-01-19 Stoke City FC 2–1 Leeds United FC 2018-08-05 Leeds United FC 3–1 Stoke City FC

Leeds United FC Form

2020-07-09 Leeds United FC 5–0 Stoke City FC W 2020-07-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Leeds United FC W 2020-06-30 Leeds United FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2020-06-27 Leeds United FC 3–0 Fulham FC W 2020-06-21 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Leeds United FC L 2020-03-07 Leeds United FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Stoke City FC Form

2020-07-09 Leeds United FC 5–0 Stoke City FC L 2020-07-04 Stoke City FC 4–0 Barnsley FC W 2020-06-30 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Stoke City FC L 2020-06-27 Stoke City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-06-20 Reading FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2020-03-07 Stoke City FC 5–1 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.27 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Leeds United FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC68% Draw20% Stoke City FC12%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Stoke City FC
32%
Leeds United FC or Stoke City FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC50% Draw40% Stoke City FC10%
Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
9.1%
1 – 1
9%
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.4%
4 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 1
3%
1 – 2
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
47% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.