Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd: result 1-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 24Kick-off on December 29, 2025 at 07:45 PM (UTC)bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd?
Sheffield Utd won 1-2 on December 29, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 47′J. RiedewaldSheffield Utd
- 53′T. CannonSheffield Utd
- 65′B. WilmotStoke City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Stoke City have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2025 | Preston(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Watford(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Swansea(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Ipswich(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 0-4 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2025 | Wrexham(away) | 3-5 | Championship |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Birmingham(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Dec 12, 2025 | West Brom(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Norwich(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Stoke City(home) | 4-0 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Stoke City win(s), 0 draw(s), 4 Sheffield Utd win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2025 | Sheffield Utd 4-0 Stoke City | Championship |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Stoke City 0-2 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Sheffield Utd 2-0 Stoke City | Championship |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Sheffield Utd 3-1 Stoke City | Championship |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Stoke City 3-1 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Stoke City 1-0 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Sheffield Utd vs Stoke City on Dec 6, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Stoke City score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Sheffield Utd | 1.9 | 1.4 | 6 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Stoke City sit 20th in Championship (0 points from 1 matches) and Sheffield Utd sit 16th (1 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sheffield Utd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy