Championship

Championship | Gameweek 40

Apr 2, 2022 at 3pm UK

bet365 Stadium

Stoke
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

Egan (78' og.)

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Stoke City and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

Last Six:

Last Game: Stoke 1-1 Coventry
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
13	Preston North End	46	-4	64
14	Stoke City	46	5	62
15	Swansea City	46	-10	61

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (3-2 pen.)
Tuesday, May 17 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75
6	Luton Town	46	8	75

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stoke City win with a probability of 38.28%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 34.08% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.11%) and 2-0 (7.01%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (10.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Stoke City in this match.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Sheffield United
38.28%	27.64%	34.08%

Both teams to score 48.75%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

43%

57%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.1%

77.9%

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.14%

28.86%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.27%

64.72%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.53%

31.47%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.15%

67.85%

Score Analysis

Stoke City 38.27%

Sheffield United 34.08%

Draw 27.63%

Stoke City	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 11.28% 2-1 @ 8.11% 2-0 @ 7.01% 3-1 @ 3.36% 3-0 @ 2.91% 3-2 @ 1.94% 4-1 @ 1.04% 4-0 @ 0.9% Other @ 1.72% Total : 38.27%	1-1 @ 13.04% 0-0 @ 9.08% 2-2 @ 4.69% Other @ 0.82% Total : 27.63%	0-1 @ 10.5% 1-2 @ 7.54% 0-2 @ 6.07% 1-3 @ 2.91% 0-3 @ 2.34% 2-3 @ 1.81% Other @ 2.92% Total : 34.08%