Sunday , 16 August 2026

Stoke City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Stoke City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium 25,450 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 32' 1–0
Lamine Cisse 57' 2–0
Y 18' Sean Fusire
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 42' Y
Lewis Baker 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Marc Perry
  • Assistant 2 Natalie Aspinall

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
3
Stoke City FC 12 games · Avg 1.9 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-03 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2025-08-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Stoke City FC 2025-04-18 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-12-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2024-04-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
20 Mar Preston North End FC A 1–3 L
14 Mar Watford FC H 3–1 W
10 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 3–3 D
07 Mar Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
28 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
21 Mar Hull City AFC A 1–3 L
14 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 0–2 L
10 Mar Watford FC H 1–1 D
07 Mar Derby County FC A 1–2 L
28 Feb Southampton FC H 1–3 L

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Sheffield Wednesday FC
#26 Position #30
0 Points 0
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 12 / 32
0 Scored 29
0 Conceded 89
+0 GD -60
– PPG 0.00
– Win % 4%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Stoke City FC have kicked off against Sheffield Wednesday FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sorba Thomas suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Eric Bocat has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Netherlands international Million Manhoef has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sean Fusire.
  • 23' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 32' What a strike from Jesurun Rak-Sakyi! The score is 1-0.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a card for Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
  • 47' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 456 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' Stoke City FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 57' GOAL! Lamine Cisse scores on 57.
  • 58' Million Manhoef makes way for Sam Gallagher at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 59' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathaniel Chalobah is hanging Jarvis Thornton on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Stoke City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 74' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 74 minute. Lamine Cisse leaves to be changed by Tomas Rigo.
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Lewis Baker argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jaden Heskey made 379 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' Ben Gibson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bosun Lawal at the 84 minute mark.
  • 87' Devlan Moses is replacing Jaden Heskey for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Stoke City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Pedersen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Benik Afobe 2
Benik Afobe 2
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 1
Sam Vokes 1
Ben Wilmot 1
Tyrese Campbell 1
Million Manhoef 1
Barry Bannan 1

Head to Head

2026-04-03 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2025-08-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Stoke City FC 2025-04-18 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-12-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2024-04-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Stoke City FC

Stoke City FC Form

2026-04-03 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC W 2026-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–3 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-03-07 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2026-02-28 Coventry City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2026-04-03 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2026-03-21 Hull City AFC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2026-03-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-03-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-03-07 Derby County FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2026-02-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.39 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC55% Draw32% Sheffield Wednesday FC13%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
45%
Stoke City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC32% Draw61% Sheffield Wednesday FC7%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.7%
1 – 0
23.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
5.6%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
2.2%
1 – 2
1.8%
0 – 2
1.5%
4 – 0
1.3%
2 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 30% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 9% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
68% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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