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Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd

Stoke City
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Sheffield Utd
🕒 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Stoke City 17 · Sheffield Utd 13
Referee Stats
John Busby
20 matches · 2.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.15
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.10
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 25%
Draws 20%
Away wins 55%
How the match was won
  • Sheffield Utd outshot their opponent (7-15).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

34 / 28
Avg: 1.48 / 1.22

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-2-12

Goals For / Against

28 / 33
Avg: 1.22 / 1.43

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
1.26
1.48
GF
1.22
1.22
GA
1.43
57%
O2.5
43%
61%
BTTS
43%
17%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Stoke City rank17th
Sheffield Utd rank13th
Stoke City points55
Sheffield Utd points60
Stoke City: #17 · 55 pts · GD -5
29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Utd: #13 · 60 pts · GD +0
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

W W L D L
Points7/15
Weighted index64
Goals6-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home78%
Stoke City clean sheet at home26%
Sheffield Utd score away65%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first17%
Stoke City win after scoring first75%
Sheffield Utd score first22%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 25% · Sheffield Utd 50%
Avg first goal minute: Stoke City 24.8' · Sheffield Utd 38.2'

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.48 vs 1.40
Stoke City concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Sheffield Utd score away1.22 vs 1.20
Sheffield Utd concede away1.43 vs 1.40
Stoke City score 6% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 1% above league average.
Defensive side: Stoke City are 1% above league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Stoke City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
7
15
Shots off Goal
4
8
Blocked Shots
0
3
Shots Inside Box
5
13
Shots Outside Box
2
2
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
9
4
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
451
408
Passes Accurate
344
310
Passes %
76%
76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
29 Dec 2025 Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 2 06 Dec 2025 Sheffield Utd vs Stoke City 4 - 0
2024-2025 Season
25 Apr 2025 Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 2 26 Oct 2024 Sheffield Utd vs Stoke City 2 - 0
2022-2023 Season
14 Jan 2023 Sheffield Utd vs Stoke City 3 - 1 08 Oct 2022 Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd 3 - 1
2021-2022 Season
02 Apr 2022 Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 0 16 Oct 2021 Sheffield Utd vs Stoke City 2 - 1
2018-2019 Season
05 May 2019 Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 2 23 Oct 2018 Sheffield Utd vs Stoke City 1 - 1