Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd: result 2-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 8Kick-off on September 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM (UTC)bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd?
Stoke City won 2-1 on September 19, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 51′K. PhillipsSheffield Utd
- 78′J. McGlynnStoke City
- 86′S. GallagherStoke City
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Stoke City win at 38%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Stoke City
3-4-3- 13J. Devenny
- 11L. Cissé
- 7J. McGlynn
- 17E. Bocat
- 8E. Galbraith
- 27El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
- 2B. Johnson
- 5L. Graham
- 40M. Talovierov
- 16B. Wilmot
- 1V. Johansson
Sheffield Utd
3-4-2-1- 45P. Bamford
- 22B. Brereton
- 4O. Arblaster
- 30R. Norrington-Davies
- 42Sydie Peck
- 27K. Phillips
- 8H. Choudhury
- 15L. Kitching
- 5J. Tanganga
- 33J. Baptiste
- 1M. Cooper
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Stoke City have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Watford(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Cardiff(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Charlton(home) | 4-0 | Championship |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Norwich(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Wolves(away) | 1-4 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Wolves(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Blackburn(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Norwich(home) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Bolton(home) | 3-2 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Stoke City win, 0 draws, 5 Sheffield Utd wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 | Stoke City 1-2 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd on Dec 29, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Stoke City score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
| Sheffield Utd | 1.3 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Stoke City sit 6th in Championship (19 points from 11 matches) and Sheffield Utd sit 11th (15 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy