Swansea City AFC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

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Stoke City FC

Tue 21 Feb 2023 · 19:45 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Matthew Sorinola 28' Y

Matt Grimes 45' Y

Benjamin Cabango 46' Y

Ryan Manning 55' Y

Y 61' Dwight Gayle

Overview

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Swansea City AFC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

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

Swansea City AFC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-21 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Stoke City FC 2022-08-31 Stoke City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2022-02-08 Stoke City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC 2021-08-17 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Stoke City FC 2021-03-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	1–3	L
18 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
15 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	2–1	W
11 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	0–3	L
04 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	3–4	L
21 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	3–1	W
18 Feb	Blackpool FC	A	0–1	L
15 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–0	W
11 Feb	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D
04 Feb	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L
29 Jan	Stevenage FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC		Stoke City FC
#1	Position	#7
17	Points	13
8	Played	8
5 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 3
13	Scored	13
6	Conceded	12
+7	GD	+1
2.13	PPG	1.63
63%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

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' Swansea City AFC have kicked off against Stoke City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
2' Magnificent from Morgan Whittaker! That is 44 goals in 390 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
7' Joe Allen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
12' Morgan Fox needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Goal! Joshua Laurent scores his 17 goal in 329 matches.
19' Stoke City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joshua Laurent on 19.
20' Joshua Laurent does the damage! The net is bulging and Stoke City FC surge ahead!
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
28' Matthew Sorinola catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
31' The crowd applauds Harry Darling as he leaves the pitch. Jules Ntcham steps in for Swansea City AFC.
36' Harry Darling has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 33 cards already picked up this season.
41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' The referee calls foul for Matt Grimes. He receives a Yellow card.
46' Poor challenge from Benjamin Cabango. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
51' Ben Wilmot has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 363 appearances.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan Manning is booked for Swansea City AFC — Yellow card on 55.
56' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Jordan Thompson comes on to replace Tyrese Campbell.
61' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Dwight Gayle will be fuming at that decision.
66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
71' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Joe Allen is withdrawn and Liam Walsh gets his opportunity.
76' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Pearson departs to be replaced by Lewis Baker.
79' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Liam Cullen on, Matthew Sorinola off on 79 minutes.
80' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Matthew Sorinola exits the field as Liam Cullen enters on 80.
85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' Dwight Gayle, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Stoke City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Ben Wilmot
11
Dwight Gayle
10
Tyrese Campbell ↓ Jordan Thompson 56'
9
Jacob Brown
22
Ben Pearson ↓ Lewis Baker 76'
3
Morgan Fox
1
Matija Sarkic
28
Joshua Laurent
20
Dujon Sterling
17
Ki-Jana Hoever
18
William Smallbone

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Baker	3
Sam Clucas	3
Joshua Laurent	3
Joel Piroe	2
James McClean	2
Andre Ayew	2
Nick Powell	2
Matt Grimes	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-02-21 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Stoke City FC L 2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2023-02-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2023-02-11 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC L 2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC L 2023-01-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Stoke City FC Form

2023-02-21 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Stoke City FC W 2023-02-18 Blackpool FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-02-11 Stoke City FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2023-02-04 Luton Town FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-01-29 Stoke City FC 3–1 Stevenage FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.61 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Stoke City FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC38% Draw27% Stoke City FC35%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

65%

Draw or Stoke City FC

62%

Swansea City AFC or Stoke City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC30% Draw44% Stoke City FC26%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

0 – 1

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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