Stoke City v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Stoke City 2–1 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:30 BST · bet365 Stadium

Updated 3 Oct 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Stoke City · Sheffield Utd · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Stoke City 2–1 Sheffield Utd — Stoke City won this Championship match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.33 at William Hill

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 78% of 5167 landed (95% range 76.8–79.1%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Stoke City beat Sheffield Utd 2–1 at bet365 Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 19 September. Stoke City have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Utd: Kalvin Phillips (51’); Stoke City: Jack McGlynn (78’, assisted by Junior Tchamadeu) and Samuel Gallagher (86’, assisted by Ethan Galbraith).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Samuel Gallagher’s goal on 86 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Stoke City 0.65, Sheffield Utd 0.36, from 12 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Tim Robinson, England showed eight yellow cards — against 5.1 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Stoke City: Justin Devenny (32’), Maksym Talovierov (43’), Eric-Junior Bocat (63’) and Ethan Galbraith (63’); Sheffield Utd: Kalvin Phillips (10’), Oliver Arblaster (54’), Liam Kitching (63’) and Rhys Norrington-Davies (69’).

What it changes

Stoke City move up from ninth to sixth (eight league matches played). Stoke City have scored 13 goals, the seventh-most of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 8 games, ranked per game). Stoke City have conceded 12 goals, the 11th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Sheffield Utd move down from 14th to 15th (eight league matches played). Sheffield Utd have scored nine goals, the ninth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 8 games, ranked per game). Sheffield Utd have conceded 11 goals, the 11th-fewest of the 24 clubs.

It is Stoke City’s first win over Sheffield Utd since 8 October 2022, after five meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Stoke City are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Sheffield Utd have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield Utd) 7.1, Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) 5.2 and Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) 4.9 led the match.

Head-to-head

Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Stoke City.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Stoke City or Sheffield Utd (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 78% of the time in the last 90 days (4028 of 5167).

Next up

Stoke City next host Birmingham on 21 November 2026.

Sheffield Utd next host Watford on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Stoke City: Stoke City v Birmingham, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Watford, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Stoke City 2–1 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Venue: bet365 Stadium · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Referee: Tim Robinson, England
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Stoke City 1 · draws 0 · Sheffield Utd 5 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Stoke City 3W 1D 1L · Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 3L

Stoke City 2–1 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 3 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 3.63

Corners

against 5.14 / 6.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.86 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 4.86 / 5.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.57 / 1.38

Cards

against 2.43 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

5.13 yellows

Referee · Tim Robinson, England

26 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 16 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Stoke City for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3.63 for · 6.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.14 for · 14.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.13 for · 16.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.86 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.86 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.57 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Tim Robinson, England — 5.13 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 26 fouls over 8 matches.

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Stoke City

Stoke City Goalkeeper

Stoke City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
V. Johansson	8	91727 min	273.3 /90	111.4 /90	00 /90

Stoke City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Johansson n 8	90.9	3.3 6/5

Stoke City Defensive

Stoke City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
B. Wilmot	8	85682 min	91.2 /90	152 /90	81.1 /90	293.8 /90	91.2 /90	10.1 /90
E. Bocat	8	81649 min	101.4 /90	131.8 /90	00 /90	263.6 /90	20.3 /90	00 /90
Luke Graham	6	91547 min	111.8 /90	101.6 /90	20.3 /90	386.3 /90	50.8 /90	20.3 /90
Bosun Lawal	5	74368 min	41 /90	30.7 /90	51.2 /90	153.7 /90	71.7 /90	30.7 /90
M. Talovierov	4	64257 min	31.1 /90	10.4 /90	31.1 /90	103.5 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
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Stoke City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
V. Johansson n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
E. Galbraith n 8	86.9	1.9 7/5	0.9 4/2	Sydie Peck
B. Wilmot n 8	85.3	1.2 5/2	0.8 3/1	J. Tanganga
E. Bocat n 8	81.1	0.3 2/0	0.8 3/2	Sydie Peck
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré n 8	70.5	1.6 5/4	1.4 4/2	Sydie Peck
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Stoke City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Galbraith n 8	86.9	1.3 5/3
B. Wilmot n 8	85.3	1.2 6/3
E. Bocat n 8	81.1	1.4 4/3
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré n 8	70.5	1.9 7/3
R. Boženík n 8	42.6	1.1 4/0
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Stoke City Attacking

Stoke City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
R. Boženík	7	36251 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	72.5 /90	20.7 /90	31.1 /90	10.4 /90
S. Gallagher	6	62370 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	81.9 /90	41 /90	30.7 /90	10.2 /90
George Hirst	6	56336 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	51.3 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
M. Manhoef	4	57229 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
L. Cissé	4	54216 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	62.5 /90	10.4 /90	52.1 /90	41.7 /90
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Stoke City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
V. Johansson n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Galbraith n 8	86.9	0.9 5/2	0.6 4/1
B. Wilmot n 8	85.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
E. Bocat n 8	81.1	1.1 6/2	0.3 2/0
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré n 8	70.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Stoke City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
V. Johansson n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Galbraith n 8	86.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
B. Wilmot n 8	85.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Bocat n 8	81.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré n 8	70.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd Goalkeeper

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Cooper	9	90810 min	323.6 /90	91 /90	00 /90
A. Davies	1	9090 min	44 /90	11 /90	00 /90

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Cooper n 8	90	3.8 7/5

Sheffield Utd Defensive

Sheffield Utd — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Tanganga	9	90810 min	70.8 /90	141.6 /90	91 /90	505.6 /90	40.4 /90	30.3 /90
M. McGuinness	8	90720 min	81 /90	101.3 /90	60.8 /90	324 /90	70.9 /90	10.1 /90
S. McCallum	8	71565 min	152.4 /90	101.6 /90	20.3 /90	6610.5 /90	71.1 /90	10.2 /90
R. Norrington-Davies	6	58345 min	71.8 /90	41 /90	20.5 /90	195 /90	71.8 /90	20.5 /90
H. Choudhury	4	80319 min	113.1 /90	72 /90	30.8 /90	185.1 /90	20.6 /90	00 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.5 4/0	1 5/2	B. Wilmot
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
Sydie Peck n 8	78	1.4 6/4	1.9 7/4	El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
T. Cannon n 8	62.6	1.1 5/1	0.9 2/2	—
M. McGuinness n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.4 3/0	—
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Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.9 5/2
Sydie Peck n 8	78	1.2 5/2
T. Cannon n 8	62.6	0.5 3/0
M. McGuinness n 8	90	1 5/2
R. Donovan n 8	72.5	3.1 8/6
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Sheffield Utd Attacking

Sheffield Utd — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Cannon	9	66591 min	30.5 /90	00 /90	121.8 /90	60.9 /90	50.8 /90	30.5 /90
P. Bamford	7	77540 min	30.5 /90	10.2 /90	111.8 /90	50.8 /90	50.8 /90	10.2 /90
T. Campbell	6	57342 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	51.3 /90	20.5 /90	61.6 /90	20.5 /90
B. Brereton	5	67336 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.8 /90	20.5 /90	30.8 /90	30.8 /90
J. Ayew	2	2958 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.6 /90	00 /90	11.6 /90	11.6 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sydie Peck n 8	78	1.3 7/2	0.7 5/0
T. Cannon n 8	62.6	1.8 6/3	0.9 4/1
M. McGuinness n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
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Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 16 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sydie Peck n 8	78	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
T. Cannon n 8	62.6	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
M. McGuinness n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Stoke City		Sheffield Utd
62%	Possession	38%
0.65	Expected goals (xG)	0.36
12	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	3
8	Corners	1
2	Offsides	0
13	Fouls	15
4	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
474	Passes	292
82%	Pass accuracy	67%

Stoke City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Wilmot	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.7
Luke Graham	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Ben Johnson	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
E. Galbraith	90	0	1	0	0	5	1	Y	7.2
J. McGlynn	90	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.9
V. Johansson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
J. Devenny	80	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
E. Bocat	80	0	0	1	1	1	2	Y	6.6
M. Talovierov	65	0	0	2	0	0	0	Y	6.2
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré	64	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.7
L. Cissé	64	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
George Hirst sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Gallagher sub	26	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
J. Tchamadeu sub	25	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Luca Bombino sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
M. Manhoef sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sheffield Utd Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Tanganga	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Liam Kitching	90	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.2
R. Norrington-Davies	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
Sydie Peck	90	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.2
K. Phillips	90	1	1	1	1	2	Y	7.9
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
J. Baptiste	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
B. Brereton	80	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
H. Choudhury	80	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
P. Bamford	80	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
O. Arblaster	67	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.3
T. Cannon sub	23	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.7
J. Shackleton sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Chong sub	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Ayew sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Donovan sub	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Stoke City v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Stoke CityLWWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Stoke City 1 · 0 draws · Sheffield Utd 5 · 3.17 goals/game

2025-12-29 Stoke City 1–2 Sheffield Utd
2025-12-06 Sheffield Utd 4–0 Stoke City
2025-04-25 Stoke City 0–2 Sheffield Utd
2024-10-26 Sheffield Utd 2–0 Stoke City
2023-01-14 Sheffield Utd 3–1 Stoke City
2022-10-08 Stoke City 3–1 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2026/27

Stoke City#3 pos29 pts15 pl+6 GD

Sheffield Utd#10 pos22 pts15 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Stoke City scored1.6

Sheffield Utd scored1.4

Stoke City conceded1.2

Sheffield Utd conceded1.27

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Stoke City v Sheffield Utd?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Stoke City v Sheffield Utd was Home or Away (best price 1.33 at William Hill).
What is the head-to-head record between Stoke City and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 6 meetings, Stoke City won 1, Sheffield Utd won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Stoke City and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Stoke City 3W 1D 1L; Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 3L.

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