Stoke City vs Manchester United

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 26 Dec 2015 12:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Friend 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Stoke City 9 · Manchester United 5
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.32 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.32
Reds avg 0.16
Penalties avg 0.21
Over 4.5 cards 21%
Home wins 26%
Draws 21%
Away wins 53%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (59%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 24
Avg: 1.16 / 1.26

Points

28
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6
Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 26
Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.47
PPG
1.32
1.16
GF
1.16
1.26
GA
1.37
53%
O2.5
53%
47%
BTTS
47%
53%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Stoke City rank9th
Manchester United rank5th
Stoke City points51
Manchester United points66
Stoke City: #9 · 51 pts · GD -14
20 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Manchester United: #5 · 66 pts · GD +14
5 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

W D L D L
Points5/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-10
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United last 5 away

L W L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals4-7
Record2-0-3
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 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home68%
Stoke City clean sheet at home26%
Manchester United score away74%
Manchester United clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first53%
Stoke City win after scoring first70%
Manchester United score first47%
Manchester United win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 13% · Manchester United 22%
Avg first goal minute: Stoke City 36.7' · Manchester United 38.0'

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.16 vs 1.49
Stoke City concede at home1.26 vs 1.21
Manchester United score away1.16 vs 1.21
Manchester United concede away1.37 vs 1.49
Stoke City score 22% below league average, while Manchester United score 4% below league average.
Defensive side: Stoke City are 5% above league average at home, and Manchester United are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Stoke City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 2

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
61-75 5
46-60 4
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
0-15 6
61-75 6
16-30 4
31-45 1
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
13
11
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
3
6
Shots Outside Box
10
5
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
1
12
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
6
1
Total Passes
334
453
Passes Accurate
237
350
Passes %
71%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
19'
19' Goal · 1-0
Bojan Krkić
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Johnson
25'
25' A. Young
26'
26' Goal · 2-0
M. Arnautović
Normal Goal
46'
46' G. Whelan
1st substitution · For: M. van Ginkel
46'
46' M. Depay
1st substitution · For: W. Rooney
49'
49' Bojan Krkić
65'
65' X. Shaqiri
2nd substitution · For: M. Diouf
75'
75' G. Cameron
3rd substitution · For: Charles Graham Adam
82'
82' Ander Herrera
2nd substitution · For: Andreas Pereira
83'
83' Andreas Pereira

Stoke City vs Manchester United 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Stoke City beat Manchester United 2-0 on Saturday, 26 December 2015 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Kevin Friend.

First half: Stoke City took the lead at 19' when Bojan Krkić scored, with the assist credited to G. Johnson, making the score 1-0. A. Young received a yellow card for Manchester United at 25'. Stoke City extended the lead at 26' when M. Arnautović scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Whelan replacing M. van Ginkel. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Depay replacing W. Rooney. Bojan Krkić received a yellow card for Stoke City at 49'. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 65', with X. Shaqiri replacing M. Diouf. Stoke City made their 3rd substitution at 75', with G. Cameron replacing Charles Graham Adam. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 82', with Ander Herrera replacing Andreas Pereira. Andreas Pereira received a yellow card for Manchester United at 83'.

Stoke City used 3 substitutions while Manchester United used 2 substitutions. Stoke City got 1 yellow card, while Manchester United got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (59%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins1
Draws4
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

Stoke City vs Manchester United Head-to-Head History by Season