Championship

Championship | Gameweek 43

Apr 18, 2025 at 3pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
2 - 0
Sheff Weds

Manhoef (21'), Wilmot (61')
Pearson (2'), Wilmot (53')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Iorfa (3'), Bannan (66')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 0-1 Stoke
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Weds 0-1 Oxford Utd
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm 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 Stoke City win with a probability of 40.3%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 34% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.67%) and 2-0 (6.74%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (8.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Stoke City would win this match.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
40.3% ( -0.49)	25.7%	34% ( 0.49)

Both teams to score 54.92% (

0.13)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.85% (

0.12)

49.15% (

-0.11)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.78% (

0.11)

71.22% (

-0.1)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.9% (

-0.19)

24.1% (

0.2)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.61% (

-0.28)

58.4% (

0.29)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.36% (

0.36)

27.64% (

-0.36)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.82% (

0.47)

63.19% (

-0.46)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 40.3%

Sheffield Wednesday 34%

Draw 25.69%

Stoke City	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 9.48% ( -0.1) 2-1 @ 8.67% ( -0.05) 2-0 @ 6.74% ( -0.11) 3-1 @ 4.11% ( -0.05) 3-0 @ 3.2% ( -0.07) 3-2 @ 2.65% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.46% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 1.14% ( -0.03) 4-2 @ 0.94% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.91% Total : 40.3%	1-1 @ 12.18% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.66% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 5.58% ( 0.02) 3-3 @ 1.13% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.14% Total : 25.69%	0-1 @ 8.57% ( 0.05) 1-2 @ 7.84% ( 0.08) 0-2 @ 5.51% ( 0.09) 1-3 @ 3.36% ( 0.07) 2-3 @ 2.39% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 2.36% ( 0.06) 1-4 @ 1.08% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.9% Total : 34%