Stoke City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

Stoke City FC

3 – 2

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Kadeem Harris

Y 76' Barry Bannan

Overview

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

Stoke City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mark Dwyer
Referee John Brooks
Referee Samuel Lewis
Referee Darren Handley

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	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Burnley FC	0	0
17	West Ham United FC	0	0
18	Birmingham City FC	0	0
19	Sheffield United FC	0	0
20	Wrexham AFC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	Southampton 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

Stoke City FC 12 games · Avg 1.9 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-26 Stoke City FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-10-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2019-03-30 Stoke City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-09-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–2	W
20 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
14 Dec	Reading FC	H	0–0	D
10 Dec	Luton Town FC	H	3–0	W
07 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–2	L
30 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–2	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	2–3	L
22 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
14 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	4–0	W
11 Dec	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
07 Dec	Brentford FC	H	2–1	W
30 Nov	Charlton Athletic FC	A	3–1	W

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Stoke City FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield Wednesday FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
11' James McClean has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
16' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Shawcross is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
21' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' England international Jack Butland has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
31' 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 Jordan Rhodes suffering a number of foals already.
36' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield Wednesday FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kadeem Harris on 45.
50' It’s high time Garry Monk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
57' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Massimo Luongo is replaced by Sam Hutchinson.
59' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Winnall is hanging Jordan Rhodes on the field on 59 minute.
64' Lee Gregory is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Stoke City FC tonight.
65' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Murphy is hanging Atdhe Nuhiu on the field on 65 minute.
67' Goal! Morgan Fox scores his 6 goal in 379 matches.
72' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
73' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Lee Gregory is replaced by Tyrese Campbell on 73 minute.
74' GOAL! Tom Lees fires home to make it 1-2!
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Barry Bannan.
78' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Stephen Ward departs to be replaced by Sam Vokes.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Garry Monk will be considering his options from the bench.
88' 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.
3-2 the final result. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Benik Afobe	2
Benik Afobe	2
Massimo Luongo	1
Josh Windass	1
Tom Lees	1
Lamine Cisse	1
Morgan Fox	1
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi	1

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2019-12-26 Stoke City FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-12-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-12-14 Stoke City FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2019-12-10 Stoke City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W 2019-12-07 Hull City AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-11-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-12-26 Stoke City FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2019-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-12-11 Derby County FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2019-11-30 Charlton Athletic FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

0.78 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.81 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Stoke City FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC34% Draw35% Sheffield Wednesday FC31%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes32% 0% No68%

Avg goals/match: 1.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	77%	23%
± 1.5	48%	52%
± 2.5	22%	78%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

66%

Stoke City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC19% Draw61% Sheffield Wednesday FC20%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

23%

0 – 1

14.9%

1 – 0

14.4%

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 1

2 – 2

2.2%

0 – 3

1.6%

3 – 0

1.5%

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	20%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	21%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

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