Championship

Championship | Gameweek 45

Apr 25, 2025 at 8pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
0 - 2
Sheff Utd

Pearson (22'), Wilmot (56'), Johansson (58')

FT(HT: 0-1)

McCallum (38'), Brookes (87')
Campbell (25'), McCallum (51')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

All competitions

Last Game: Leeds 6-0 Stoke
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Burnley 2-1 Sheff Utd
Monday, April 21 at 5.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 44.33%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 29.67% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.01%) and 0-2 (7.88%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 1-0 (8.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.36%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Sheffield United
29.67% ( 0.22)	26% ( 0.1)	44.33% ( -0.32)

Both teams to score 52.26% (

-0.19)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.18% (

-0.3)

51.83% (

0.3)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.42% (

-0.26)

73.59% (

0.26)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.12% (

0.01)

31.88% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.68% (

0.01)

68.32% (

-0.01)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.72% (

-0.28)

23.29% (

0.28)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.78% (

-0.41)

57.22% (

0.41)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 29.67%

Sheffield United 44.32%

Draw 25.99%

Stoke City	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 8.49% ( 0.1) 2-1 @ 7.07% ( 0.03) 2-0 @ 4.85% ( 0.06) 3-1 @ 2.69% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 1.96% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 1.85% ( 0.02) Other @ 2.76% Total : 29.67%	1-1 @ 12.36% ( 0.04) 0-0 @ 7.42% ( 0.09) 2-2 @ 5.15% ( -0.02) 3-3 @ 0.95% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.11% Total : 25.99%	0-1 @ 10.81% ( 0.04) 1-2 @ 9.01% ( -0.04) 0-2 @ 7.88% ( -0.04) 1-3 @ 4.38% ( -0.06) 0-3 @ 3.83% ( -0.05) 2-3 @ 2.5% ( -0.03) 1-4 @ 1.6% ( -0.03) 0-4 @ 1.4% ( -0.03) 2-4 @ 0.91% ( -0.02) Other @ 2% Total : 44.32%