Championship preview: Can Stoke City edge out victory against Sheffield Wednesday?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 16.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

With their 11 point advantage in the league table, Stoke City fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sheffield Wednesday.

Insights:
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Championship match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Norwich City, so at least Stoke City are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Stoke City form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for Stoke City are 5-4-5 (wins-draw-losses).

Stoke faced defeat in their previous match, away at Norwich City (1-4). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Reading that ended 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stoke handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, three draws and three defeats.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Luton Town are coming to town in four days.

Stoke are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sheffield Wednesday so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-9 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Sheffield Wednesday's previous game versus Wycombe Wanderers (placed 24th), a Championship 2-0 win played at home. A 1-4 defeat away at Millwall before that.

We have checked recent matches where Sheffield have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were zero victories, one draw and five defeats.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sheffield's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sheffield Wednesday - Stoke 0-0 earlier this season. Stoke-Sheffield Wednesday H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Stoke City two wins, Sheffield Wednesday three wins, five draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

StokeN. Powell
N. Powell
8 goals
Stoke CityT. Campbell
T. Campbell
6 goals
Stoke CityS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
6 goals

Stoke City missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 5 14 28
9 5 2 Won W 0 3 9
12 4 1 Drew D 1 2 7
8 5 0 Lost L 4 9 12
33 18 6 Scored S 2 9 21
33 19 4 Conceded C 10 22 30
79% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
59% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 61%
34% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 29% 25%
24% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 7% 4%
21% 21% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 4%
45% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 36% 36%
45% 29% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 36%
31% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.4 1.5
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
9.7 10.2 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 8.6 8.8
2.8 3.2 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.4 2.4 2.8
41% 40% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 27% 27%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 28 16 9 3 55 28 14 8 5 1 29 15 14 8 4 2 26 13 27 57
3 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
4 Watford 29 14 9 6 37 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 14 3 7 4 7 9 17 51
5 Reading 29 14 6 9 42 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 14 5 6 3 18 16 8 48
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 29 11 7 11 40 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 14 6 4 4 17 14 7 40
8 Middlesbrough 29 11 7 11 32 30 14 7 2 5 16 13 15 4 5 6 16 17 2 40
9 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
10 Stoke City 29 9 12 8 33 33 14 5 4 5 18 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 0 39
11 Preston North End 29 12 3 14 34 37 14 4 2 8 11 15 15 8 1 6 23 22 -3 39
12 Bristol City 29 12 3 14 29 39 14 7 2 5 14 13 15 5 1 9 15 26 -10 39
13 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
14 Luton Town 28 10 7 11 23 29 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 5 2 8 7 15 -6 37
15 Barnsley 27 10 6 11 29 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 14 4 3 7 13 19 -5 36
16 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
17 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
18 Huddersfield Town 29 9 6 14 33 42 15 7 2 6 20 16 14 2 4 8 13 26 -9 33
19 Derby County 28 8 7 13 19 29 15 4 4 7 9 16 13 4 3 6 10 13 -10 31
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 28 9 7 12 21 30 14 6 5 3 12 8 14 3 2 9 9 22 -9 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 28 4 7 17 21 49 14 2 5 7 8 17 14 2 2 10 13 32 -28 19

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 28 16 9 3 55 28 14 8 5 1 29 15 14 8 4 2 26 13 27 57
3 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
4 Watford 29 14 9 6 37 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 14 3 7 4 7 9 17 51
5 Reading 29 14 6 9 42 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 14 5 6 3 18 16 8 48
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 29 11 7 11 40 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 14 6 4 4 17 14 7 40
8 Middlesbrough 29 11 7 11 32 30 14 7 2 5 16 13 15 4 5 6 16 17 2 40
9 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
10 Stoke City 29 9 12 8 33 33 14 5 4 5 18 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 0 39
11 Preston North End 29 12 3 14 34 37 14 4 2 8 11 15 15 8 1 6 23 22 -3 39
12 Bristol City 29 12 3 14 29 39 14 7 2 5 14 13 15 5 1 9 15 26 -10 39
13 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
14 Luton Town 28 10 7 11 23 29 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 5 2 8 7 15 -6 37
15 Barnsley 27 10 6 11 29 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 14 4 3 7 13 19 -5 36
16 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
17 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
18 Huddersfield Town 29 9 6 14 33 42 15 7 2 6 20 16 14 2 4 8 13 26 -9 33
19 Derby County 28 8 7 13 19 29 15 4 4 7 9 16 13 4 3 6 10 13 -10 31
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 28 9 7 12 21 30 14 6 5 3 12 8 14 3 2 9 9 22 -9 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 28 4 7 17 21 49 14 2 5 7 8 17 14 2 2 10 13 32 -28 19

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.