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Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday go head to head at the bet365 Stadium on Friday afternoon, with both Mark Warburton and Danny Röhl aiming for victory in the Championship. We have custom-designed statistics for all of the main betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Stoke City's next match is v Leeds at 15:00 on Monday 21st April
Sheffield Wednesday's next match is v M'Boro at 15:00 on Monday 21st April
The last English Championship meeting between Stoke and Sheff Wed was on Friday 18th April 2025
English Championship
April 18th 2025
Stoke 2
0 Sheff Wed
 
M. Manhoef 21'
B. Wilmot 61'
 
STK
SHW
Shots On
3
1
Shots Off
4
5
Corners
2
4
Possession
44%
56%
Fouls
16
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
StokeSheff Wed
 
V. Johansson
A. Phillips
J. Tchamadeu
E. Bocat (J. Thompson 13')
B. Wilmotfootball icon
J. Bae
L. Baker (M. Bosun Lawal 90')
W. Burger
B. Pearson
S. Gallagher (A. Al-Hamadi 89')
M. Manhoeffootball icon
P. Charles
M. Ihiekwe
(M. Johnson 46') R. Hatsuse
Y. Valery
A. Famewo
J. Windass
(P. Valentín Sancho 70') S. Armstrong
S. Charles
(B. Bannan 58') S. Ingelsson
C. Paterson
(M. Smith 77') D. Gassama

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to win this match, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis says the same. Stoke and Sheff Wed have delivered a host of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards those records being extended. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Friday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.30.

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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
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Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Stoke are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stoke
43%
23/20
9%
-
Draw
27%
23/10-
Sheff Wed
31%
12/5
13%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Stoke 1-0
11%
13/2
6%
-
Sheff Wed 1-0
9%
17/2
6%
-
Stoke 2-1
9%
8/1
5%
-
Draw 0-0
8%
8/1
5%
-
Stoke 2-0
8%
9/1
9%
-
Sheff Wed 2-1
7%
11/1
9%
-
Sheff Wed 2-0
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Stoke 3-1
4%
18/1-
Stoke 3-0
4%
20/1
9%
-
Sheff Wed 3-1
3%
25/1
13%
-
Stoke 3-2
2%
28/1-
Sheff Wed 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
11/10
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
8/11
4%
-
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
7/5
7%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
51%
5/6
2%
-
BTTS - No
50%
5/6
4%
-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
11/2
8%
-
Home/draw
69%
1/3
2%
-
Away/draw
57%
4/6
6%
-
Home/away
73%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
4/11
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
11/5
6%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
11/4
7%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
2/7
1%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1
14%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/12
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1
5%
-
Home DNB
61%
4/7
6%
-
Away DNB
49%
5/4
7%
-
Stoke win to nil
24%
5/2
13%
-
Sheff Wed win to nil
17%
9/2
10%
-
Stoke / Stoke
23%
13/5
10%
-
Stoke / Sheff Wed
2%
33/1
17%
-
Stoke / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / Stoke
15%
4/1
9%
-
Draw / Sheff Wed
12%
6/1
8%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Sheff Wed / Stoke
3%
25/1-
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
15%
9/2
10%
-
Sheff Wed / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Stoke have played 42 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

31 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 11 and won 6. Stoke have conceded 40 goals, scored 25, failed to score in 14 matches and kept 9 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Stoke have played 21 games at home, winning 7, drawing 9 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Sheff Wed lay in 14th place on 53 points in the Championship league table having played 42 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored 31 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sheff Wed have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Sheff Wed have played 21 away games, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stoke
Sheff Wed
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds43261345491 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
2
Burnley43251624591 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-0A
3
Sheff Utd4327792686 
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland43211391876 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
5
Bristol C431716101067 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
6
Coventry4319915766 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
7
M'Boro43189161163 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
Apr 21
d
 
3-3A
8
West Brom431418111060 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
9
Millwall43161215-360 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
10
Blackburn4317818359 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
11
Swansea4316918-557 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
12
Watford4316819-656 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
l
 
2-6A
May 3
13
Norwich43131416353 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
14
QPR43131416-553 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
15
Sheff Wed Away43141118-1053 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
-
-
16
Stoke Home43121417-950 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
17
Preston43101914-949 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
18
Portsmouth43131020-1449 
w
 
6-1F
l
 
3-1A
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
19
Oxford Utd43121219-1848 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3A
20
Hull43111220-1045 
l
 
1-3F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
21
Derby43111022-1143 
w
 
2-1F
May 3
w
 
4-2F
w
 
1-2A
22
Luton43111022-2543 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
23
Cardiff4391519-2342 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
24
Plymouth4391321-3940 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stoke 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke1 - 1Luton
Stoke3 - 1QPR
Stoke1 - 0Blackburn
Stoke0 - 0Watford
Stoke1 - 3M'Boro
Stoke3 - 1Swansea
Stoke0 - 0Oxford Utd
Stoke0 - 0Plymouth
Stoke1 - 0Sunderland
Stoke0 - 2Leeds
Stoke2 - 2Cardiff
Stoke0 - 2Burnley
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Stoke1 - 1Millwall
Stoke2 - 1Derby
Stoke2 - 2Bristol C
Stoke1 - 1Norwich
Stoke6 - 1Portsmouth
Stoke1 - 3Hull
Stoke1 - 2West Brom
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStoke1 - 0Cardiff
HStoke1 - 1Luton
AStoke1 - 1Preston
HStoke3 - 1QPR
AStoke0 - 1Millwall
HStoke1 - 0Blackburn
AStoke2 - 3Coventry
HStoke0 - 0Watford
HStoke1 - 3M'Boro
AStoke2 - 4Norwich
HStoke3 - 1Swansea
AStoke0 - 2Bristol C
AStoke2 - 1Hull
HStoke0 - 0Oxford Utd
AStoke1 - 3Portsmouth
AStoke1 - 1West Brom
HStoke0 - 0Plymouth
AStoke0 - 0Burnley
HStoke1 - 0Sunderland
HStoke0 - 2Leeds
Sheff Wed 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Norwich2 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
Burnley4 - 0Sheff Wed
Swansea0 - 1Sheff Wed
West Brom2 - 1Sheff Wed
QPR0 - 2Sheff Wed
Leeds3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
M'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
Oxford Utd1 - 3Sheff Wed
Derby1 - 2Sheff Wed
Hull0 - 2Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
Portsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
Coventry1 - 2Sheff Wed
Bristol C0 - 0Sheff Wed
Luton2 - 1Sheff Wed
Millwall3 - 0Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Wed0 - 1Oxford Utd
ASheff Wed2 - 2Blackburn
HSheff Wed0 - 1Hull
ASheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
HSheff Wed0 - 1Sheff Utd
ASheff Wed3 - 2Norwich
ASheff Wed3 - 0Plymouth
HSheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
ASheff Wed0 - 4Burnley
HSheff Wed1 - 2Coventry
ASheff Wed1 - 0Swansea
ASheff Wed1 - 2West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 1Luton
ASheff Wed2 - 0QPR
HSheff Wed2 - 2Bristol C
ASheff Wed0 - 3Leeds
HSheff Wed2 - 2Millwall
HSheff Wed4 - 2Derby
ASheff Wed1 - 3Preston
ASheff Wed3 - 3M'Boro
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Stoke since 2002
Stoke
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
10
11
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
STK
3
D
2
SHW
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
0 - 1Sheff Wed
Stoke1 - 0
Stoke3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 4Sheff Wed
1 - 2Sheff Wed
Draw0 - 0Draw
Stoke3 - 2
League games at Sheff Wed since 2002
Sheff Wed
Stoke
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
6 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
3 / 9
STK
1
D
6
SHW
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
Sheff Wed2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Stoke
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Stoke City's defensive record is very strong, Mark Warburton's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Championship outings. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Sheffield Wednesday makes sense in this context.

Stoke 16th Sheff Wed 15th
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1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Stoke have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
+25
Sheff Wed have scored 25% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Stoke
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
STK
SHW
7%
better
view stats
Games scored27
29
Failed to score15
13
Scored first17
14
Goals scored43
56
Avg. goals scored1
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
18%
better
STK
SHW
view stats
Games conceded30
33
Clean sheets12
9
Conceded first19
26
Goals conceded54
64
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against12%
19%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+18%

Stoke v Sheff Wed Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Stoke Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
405512
V JohanssonL BakerM ManhoefJ Tchamadeu
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK40
3
-
J Tchamadeu DEF3612
12
-
A Phillips DEF18
3
-
B Wilmot DEF332
7
-
E Bocat DEF271
1
-
B Pearson MID8
3
-
W Burger MID3311
10
-
M Manhoef MID2945
1
-
L Baker MID131
2
-
J. Bae MID3935
4
-
S Gallagher FWD1731
5
-
Subs
J Bonham GLK
-
M Lawal DEF3
-
J Wilson-Esbrand DEF41
-
T Seko MID24
1
-
J Thompson MID20
8
-
A Moran MID3443
9
-
L Gooch MID151
4
-
A Al-Hamadi FWD92
-
L. Koumas FWD3932
6
-
Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3811611
J BeadleJ WindassA MusabaS Charles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Charles GLK3
1
-
Y Valery DEF3434
7
-
M Ihiekwe DEF192
2
-
A Famewo DEF111
2
-
R Hatsuse DEF5
1
-
S Charles MID3815
11
-
S Armstrong MID7
-
D Gassama MID3871
5
-
J Windass MID39115
7
-
S Ingelsson MID3014
3
-
C Paterson FWD2251
1
-
Subs
J Beadle GLK38
1
-
D Iorfa DEF2111
3
-
P Valentín DEF321
5
-
B Bannan MID3745
6
-
M Johnson MID363
3
-
C McNeill FWD2
-
O Kobacki FWD11
1
-
M Smith FWD3784
1
-
A Musaba FWD2626
-