Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday

Stoke City

2 - 0

Sheffield Wednesday

🕒 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Salisbury 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 40

Regular Season Table

Stoke City 17 · Sheffield Wednesday 24

Referee Stats

Michael Salisbury

5 matches · 1.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.20
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-16).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Stoke City had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

34 / 28

Avg: 1.48 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Wednesday (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-17

Goals For / Against

15 / 45

Avg: 0.65 / 1.96

Points

Avg: 0.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.43

PPG

0.35

1.48

0.65

1.22

1.96

57%

O2.5

57%

61%

BTTS

48%

17%

Score 1st

League-position context

Stoke City rank17th

Sheffield Wednesday rank24th

Stoke City points55

Sheffield Wednesday points18

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 Wednesday: #24 · 18 pts · GD -60

66 pts off the top 2. 51 pts off the play-off line. 35 pts from safety.

37-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 Wednesday last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-10

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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 Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home78%

Stoke City clean sheet at home26%

Sheffield Wednesday score away52%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first17%

Stoke City win after scoring first75%

Sheffield Wednesday score first4%

Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 25% · Sheffield Wednesday 0%

Avg first goal minute: Stoke City 24.8' · Sheffield Wednesday 23.0'

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.48 vs 1.40

Stoke City concede at home1.22 vs 1.20

Sheffield Wednesday score away0.65 vs 1.20

Sheffield Wednesday concede away1.96 vs 1.40

Stoke City score 6% above league average, while Sheffield Wednesday score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Stoke City are 1% above league average at home, and Sheffield Wednesday are 40% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.20 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 Wednesday goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

357

391

Passes Accurate

295

315

Passes %

83%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18'

18' S. Fusire

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Rak-Sakyi

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Thomas

42'

42' J. Rak-Sakyi

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Cissé

Normal Goal

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ M. Manhoef

1st substitution · For: S. Gallagher

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Rak-Sakyi

2nd substitution · For: Bae Jun-Ho

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ M. Lowe

1st substitution · For: T. Adaramola

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Jarvis Thornton

2nd substitution · For: N. Chalobah

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ C. McNeill

3rd substitution · For: O. Kobacki

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ S. Nzonzi

3rd substitution · For: L. Baker

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ L. Cissé

4th substitution · For: T. Rigo

78'

78' L. Baker

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Lawal

5th substitution · For: B. Gibson

Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Stoke City beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 on Friday, 03 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Michael Salisbury. It was played at bet365 Stadium.

First half: S. Fusire received a yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday at 18'. Stoke City took the lead at 32' when J. Rak-Sakyi scored, with the assist credited to S. Thomas, making the score 1-0. J. Rak-Sakyi received a yellow card for Stoke City at 42'.

Second half: Stoke City extended the lead at 57' when L. Cissé scored, making the score 2-0. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 58', with M. Manhoef replacing S. Gallagher. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 58', with J. Rak-Sakyi replacing Bae Jun-Ho. Sheffield Wednesday made their 1st substitution at 58', with M. Lowe replacing T. Adaramola. Sheffield Wednesday made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Jarvis Thornton replacing N. Chalobah. Sheffield Wednesday made their 3rd substitution at 59', with C. McNeill replacing O. Kobacki. Stoke City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with S. Nzonzi replacing L. Baker. Stoke City made their 4th substitution at 74', with L. Cissé replacing T. Rigo. L. Baker received a yellow card for Stoke City at 78'. Stoke City made their 5th substitution at 84', with B. Lawal replacing B. Gibson.

Stoke City used 5 substitutions while Sheffield Wednesday used 3 substitutions. Stoke City got 2 yellow cards, while Sheffield Wednesday got 1 yellow card.