Stoke City vs Walsall: result 0-0 and analysis
League Cup1st RoundKick-off on August 12, 2025 at 06:45 PM (UTC)bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Stoke City vs Walsall?
Stoke City and Walsall drew 0-0 on August 12, 2025.
Official lineup for Stoke City vs Walsall
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Stoke City
4-2-3-1- 11R. Boženík
- 56F. Fawunmi
- 14J. Donley
- 42M. Manhoef
- 12T. Seko
- 18B. Lawal
- 17E. Bocat
- 23B. Gibson
- 26A. Phillips
- 57Jaden Mears
- 13J. Bonham
Walsall
3-1-4-2- 10J. Gordon
- 37A. Adomah
- 18V. Harper
- 16R. Maher
- 17C. Clarke
- 2C. Barrett
- 14B. Comley
- 20D. Cox
- 6P. Farquharson
- 5H. Burke
- 12S. Hornby
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Stoke City have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Walsall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Derby(home) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Burnley(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Wolves(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Crewe(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Shrewsbury(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Gillingham(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Swindon Town(home) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Forest Green(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Derby(home) | 2-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Aston Villa(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Stoke City win, 0 draws, 0 Walsall wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2013 | Stoke City 3-1 Walsall | League Cup |
Last archived meeting: Stoke City vs Walsall on Aug 28, 2013
How many goals should we expect?
Stoke City score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Walsall score 1.4 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Walsall | 1.4 | 1.0 | 6 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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