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Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, bet365 Stadium, Stoke

Friday afternoon sees Mark Warburton’s Stoke City and Danny Röhl’s Sheffield Wednesday go up against one another in a Championship battle at the bet365 Stadium. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Championship performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stoke
41%
--
Draw
27%
--
Sheff Wed
32%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Stoke 1-0
11%
--
Sheff Wed 1-0
9%
--
Stoke 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Stoke 2-0
7%
--
Sheff Wed 2-1
7%
--
Sheff Wed 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Stoke 3-1
4%
--
Stoke 3-0
3%
--
Sheff Wed 3-1
3%
--
Stoke 3-2
2%
--
Sheff Wed 3-0
2%
--
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
59%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
51%
--
Stoke win to nil
23%
--
Sheff Wed win to nil
18%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Stoke have played 41 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

35 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 11 and won 8. Stoke have conceded 48 goals, scored 35, failed to score in 14 matches and kept 9 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Stoke have played 21 games at home, winning 7, drawing 9 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Sheff Wed lay in 13th place on 53 points in the Championship league table having played 41 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 32 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sheff Wed have conceded 16 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Sheff Wed have played 21 away games, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stoke
Sheff Wed
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds41241345285 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
2
Burnley41231624385 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-0A
3
Sheff Utd4126782583 
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland41211372076 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
5
Bristol C41161510963 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
6
M'Boro41179151160 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
Apr 21
d
 
3-3A
7
Coventry4017815459 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
8
West Brom411318101157 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
9
Millwall41151214-157 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
10
Watford4116817-456 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
l
 
2-6A
May 3
11
Norwich41131414653 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
12
Blackburn4115818-153 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
13
Sheff Wed Away41141116-753 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
-
-
14
Preston41101912-749 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
15
Swansea4013918-1048 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
16
QPR40111316-846 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
17
Portsmouth4012919-1545 
w
 
6-1F
l
 
3-1A
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
18
Oxford Utd40111217-1645 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
w
 
1-3A
19
Hull41111119-944 
l
 
1-3F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
20
Stoke Home41101417-1244 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
21
Derby4111921-1042 
w
 
2-1F
May 3
w
 
4-2F
w
 
1-2A
22
Cardiff4191517-2042 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
23
Luton41101021-2540 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
24
Plymouth4081319-3637 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stoke 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke1 - 1Luton
Stoke3 - 1QPR
Stoke1 - 0Blackburn
Stoke0 - 0Watford
Stoke1 - 3M'Boro
Stoke3 - 1Swansea
Stoke0 - 0Oxford Utd
Stoke0 - 0Plymouth
Stoke1 - 0Sunderland
Stoke0 - 2Leeds
Stoke2 - 2Cardiff
Stoke0 - 2Burnley
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Stoke1 - 1Millwall
Stoke2 - 1Derby
Stoke2 - 2Bristol C
Stoke1 - 1Norwich
Stoke6 - 1Portsmouth
Stoke1 - 3Hull
Stoke1 - 2West Brom
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HStoke1 - 1Luton
AStoke1 - 1Preston
HStoke3 - 1QPR
AStoke0 - 1Millwall
HStoke1 - 0Blackburn
AStoke2 - 3Coventry
HStoke0 - 0Watford
HStoke1 - 3M'Boro
AStoke2 - 4Norwich
HStoke3 - 1Swansea
AStoke0 - 2Bristol C
AStoke2 - 1Hull
HStoke0 - 0Oxford Utd
AStoke1 - 3Portsmouth
AStoke1 - 1West Brom
HStoke0 - 0Plymouth
AStoke0 - 0Burnley
HStoke1 - 0Sunderland
HStoke0 - 2Leeds
AStoke0 - 2Sheff Wed
Sheff Wed 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Norwich2 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
Burnley4 - 0Sheff Wed
Swansea0 - 1Sheff Wed
West Brom2 - 1Sheff Wed
QPR0 - 2Sheff Wed
Leeds3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
M'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
Oxford Utd1 - 3Sheff Wed
Derby1 - 2Sheff Wed
Hull0 - 2Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
Portsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
Coventry1 - 2Sheff Wed
Bristol C0 - 0Sheff Wed
Luton2 - 1Sheff Wed
Millwall3 - 0Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Wed2 - 2Blackburn
HSheff Wed0 - 1Hull
ASheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
HSheff Wed0 - 1Sheff Utd
ASheff Wed3 - 2Norwich
ASheff Wed3 - 0Plymouth
HSheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
ASheff Wed0 - 4Burnley
HSheff Wed1 - 2Coventry
ASheff Wed1 - 0Swansea
ASheff Wed1 - 2West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 1Luton
ASheff Wed2 - 0QPR
HSheff Wed2 - 2Bristol C
ASheff Wed0 - 3Leeds
HSheff Wed2 - 2Millwall
HSheff Wed4 - 2Derby
ASheff Wed1 - 3Preston
ASheff Wed3 - 3M'Boro
HSheff Wed2 - 0Stoke
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Stoke since 2002
Stoke
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
10
11
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
STK
3
D
2
SHW
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
0 - 1Sheff Wed
Stoke1 - 0
Stoke3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 4Sheff Wed
1 - 2Sheff Wed
Draw0 - 0Draw
Stoke3 - 2
League games at Sheff Wed since 2002
Sheff Wed
Stoke
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
6 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
3 / 9
STK
1
D
6
SHW
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
Sheff Wed2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Stoke
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Stoke 20th Sheff Wed 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Stoke have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
+25
Sheff Wed have scored 25% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Stoke
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
STK
SHW
11%
better
view stats
Games scored25
28
Failed to score15
12
Scored first15
13
Goals scored41
54
Avg. goals scored1
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
17%
better
STK
SHW
view stats
Games conceded29
31
Clean sheets11
9
Conceded first19
25
Goals conceded53
61
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against12%
19%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+17%

Stoke v Sheff Wed Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Stoke Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
405512
V JohanssonL BakerJ. BaeJ Tchamadeu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK40
3
-
J. Bae MID3935
4
-
L. Koumas FWD3932
6
-
J Tchamadeu DEF3612
12
-
A Moran MID3443
9
-
B Wilmot DEF332
7
-
W Burger MID3311
10
-
M Manhoef FWD2945
1
-
E Bocat DEF271
1
-
T Seko MID24
1
-
B Gibson DEF223
6
-
M Rose DEF22
3
-
J Thompson MID20
8
-
A Phillips DEF18
3
-
E Stevens DEF182
3
-
S Gallagher FWD1731
5
-
L Gooch FWD151
4
-
L Baker MID1352
3
-
E Tezgel FWD12
1
-
A Vidigal FWD10
-
A Al-Hamadi FWD92
-
N Lowe FWD91
2
-
S. Sidibe MID81
-
B Pearson MID8
3
-
J Wilson-Esbrand DEF41
-
M Lawal DEF3
-
R Mmaee FWD3
-
J. Dixon DEF2
-
Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3811512
J BeadleJ WindassJ WindassD Bernard
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK38
1
-
J Windass MID38115
6
-
S Charles MID3715
11
-
B Bannan MID3745
6
-
D Gassama FWD3761
5
-
M Smith FWD3684
1
-
M Johnson MID353
3
-
M Lowe DEF34
3
-
Y Valery DEF3324
7
-
I Ugbo FWD32
1
-
P Valentín DEF311
4
-
S Ingelsson MID2914
2
-
D Bernard DEF272
9
3
A Musaba FWD2525
-
J Lowe FWD2432
2
-
D Iorfa DEF2111
3
-
C Paterson FWD2151
1
-
L Palmer DEF20
3
-
M Ihiekwe DEF182
2
-
N Chalobah MID13
3
-
A Famewo DEF101
2
-
O Kobacki FWD10
1
-
S Armstrong MID6
-
R Hatsuse DEF5
1
-
I Cissoko FWD4
1
-
P Charles GLK2
-
C McNeill FWD2
-