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

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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

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

Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Assistant 1 Marc Perry
Assistant 2 Natalie Aspinall

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' Stoke City FC have kicked off against Sheffield Wednesday FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' 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.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' 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.
18' Sean Fusire catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 18.
23' A quiet spell here at Bet365 Stadium. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
32' Jesurun Rak-Sakyi adds to his 0 season tally! Stoke City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi gets a card.
47' Sheffield Wednesday FC come into this ranked 24 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stoke City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
57' GOAL! Lamine Cisse scores on 57.
58' Sam Gallagher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Million Manhoef on 58 minute.
59' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Jarvis Thornton is replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah on 59 minute.
64' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Henrik Pedersen might look to freshen things up shortly.
74' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Lamine Cisse departs to be replaced by Tomas Rigo.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Baker on 78.
83' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
84' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Bosun Lawal exits the field as Ben Gibson enters on 84.
87' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Jaden Heskey trudges off to be replaced by Devlan Moses on 87 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ben Gibson ↑ 84'
20
Sam Gallagher ↑ 58'
4
Ben Pearson
8
Lewis Baker ↑ 74'
19
Tomas Rigo ↑ 74'
49
Milan Smit
25
Tommy Simkin
10
Joon-ho Bae ↑ 58'
50
Sydney Agina

Coach Mark Robins

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

2
Liam Palmer
6
Dominic Iorfa
12
Jerry Yates
8
Svante Ingelsson
3
Max Lowe ↓ Omotayo Adaramola 58'
17
Charlie McNeill ↓ Olaf Kobacki 59'
1
Pierce Charles
4
Sean Fusire
22
Gabriel Otegbayo
24
Jaden Heskey ↓ Devlan Moses 87'
37
Jarvis Thornton ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 59'

Bench

Coach Henrik Pedersen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

2 / 4

1.76 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC58% Draw24% Sheffield Wednesday FC18%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

42%

Stoke City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC39% Draw46% Sheffield Wednesday FC15%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 0

11.3%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

2.8%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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