Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sheffield Wednesday FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 12:30 UTC Hillsborough 26,743 HT 45' · FT 45'
Josh Windass 52' 1–0
Callum Paterson 76' 2–0
Di'Shon Bernard 31' Y
Shea Charles 36' Y
Y 38' Lewis Koumas
Di'Shon Bernard 41' YR
Y 74' Junior Tchamadeu
Max Lowe 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
4
5
Sheffield Wednesday FC 12 games · Avg 1.9 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2024-04-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2023-12-09 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-02-16 Stoke City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-11-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
14 Dec Oxford United FC A 3–1 W
10 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
07 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Derby County FC A 2–1 W
26 Nov Hull City AFC A 2–0 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–2 L
14 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
10 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–2 L
07 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Burnley FC H 0–2 L
26 Nov Preston North End FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sheffield Wednesday FC welcome Stoke City FC for this crunch clash at Hillsborough.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chicho Pelach might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Stoke City FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 25' Stoke City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chicho Pelach will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 31' Di'Shon Bernard is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' Shea Charles picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Poor challenge from Lewis Koumas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Di'Shon Bernard on 41 minutes.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Gabriel Otegbayo. He replaces Michael Smith on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 52' Josh Windass adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' Junior Tchamadeu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Stoke City FC so far.
  • 59' Joon-ho Bae has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michael Rose on 59 minute.
  • 64' Stoke City FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Sam Gallagher comes on to replace Andrew Moran.
  • 71' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Djeidi Gassama exits the field as Nathaniel Chalobah enters on 71.
  • 74' Poor challenge from Junior Tchamadeu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 76' Callum Paterson adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 78' Sol Sidibe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wouter Burger on 78 minute.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Max Lowe.
  • 86' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' Barry Bannan makes way for Ike Ugbo at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 90' The whistle greets Shea Charles as he departs to be replaced by Charlie McNeill.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Stoke City FC.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Stoke City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chicho Pelach

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Benik Afobe 2
Benik Afobe 2
Luke Cundle 1
Marco Matias 1
Callum Paterson 1
Massimo Luongo 1
Josh Windass 1
Tom Lees 1

Head to Head

2024-12-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2024-04-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2023-12-09 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-02-16 Stoke City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-11-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Stoke City FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-12-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-12-14 Oxford United FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-12-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-12-01 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-11-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2024-12-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2024-12-14 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-12-10 Luton Town FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-12-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-11-30 Stoke City FC 0–2 Burnley FC L 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.31 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC52% Draw28% Stoke City FC20%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Stoke City FC
48%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Stoke City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC32% Draw53% Stoke City FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.8%
0 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 25% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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