Championship · Matchweek 8
Stoke City
STK
Sheffield United
SHU
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
Stoke48%
Draw26%
Sheff Utd27%
Expected goals
1.66 – 1.22
Over 2.5
54%
Both to score
58%
Fair handicap
-0.50
Most likely scorelines
- 1–111.5%
- 1–09.8%
- 2–19.4%
- 2–07.5%
- 0–17.0%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Stoke will have the ball; Sheff Utd will not mind.
50%Possession40%
39%Territory38%
9%From set plays26%
0.10Chance quality0.09
5.8%Directness6.8%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Stoke, 3 for Sheff Utd. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 83 matches, not the full season.