Championship

Dec 29, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Stoke Stoke City
1-2
Sheff Utd Sheffield United

Wilmot (65')
Pearson (88')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Riedewald (47'), Cannon (53')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday'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: Stoke 1-2 Sheff Utd
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Next Game: Hull City vs. Stoke
Thursday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Stoke 1-2 Sheff Utd
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Next Game: Sheff Utd vs. Leicester
Thursday, January 1 at 5.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 38.84%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 34.65% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.4%) and 2-0 (6.76%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.46%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Sheffield United
38.84% ( -0.04)	26.5% ( -0.01)	34.65% ( 0.04)

Both teams to score 52.39% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.55% (

0.04)

52.44% (

-0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.88% (

0.04)

74.12% (

-0.04)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.62% (

26.38% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.47% (

61.53% (

-0)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.16% (

0.05)

28.84% (

-0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.3% (

0.06)

64.69% (

-0.06)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 38.84%

Sheffield United 34.65%

Draw 26.5%

Stoke City	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 10.13% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 8.4% ( -0) 2-0 @ 6.76% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 3.73% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.32% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.24% 4-0 @ 1% ( -0) Other @ 2.26% Total : 38.84%	1-1 @ 12.6% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 7.61% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.22% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 0.96% ( 0) Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.5%	0-1 @ 9.46% ( -0) 1-2 @ 7.84% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 5.88% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 3.25% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 2.44% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.17% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.01% ( 0) Other @ 2.61% Total : 34.65%