EFL Championship · Matchday 1
- Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCbet365 StadiumMatchday 1
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Stoke City 39%Draw 34%Swansea City 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Stoke CitySwansea City
41Possession59
0.65Expected goals (xG)0.62
6Shots7
2Shots on target3
4Shots off target3
0Blocked shots1
6Shots inside box5
0Shots outside box2
4Corners5
1Offsides1
14Fouls9
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Saves1
279Passes421
196Accurate passes316
70Pass accuracy75
Match events
- 10'Eric Bocat (assist Tomáš Rigo)
- 22'Joseph Amankwaah Opoku (assist Žan Vipotnik)
- 36'Luke Graham
- 46'Mohammed Lawal → Maksym Talovierov
- 53'Filip Lissah
- 55'Filip Lissah ← Joshua Key
- 65'Moussa Yeo ← Ji-sung Eom
- 65'Elijah Just ← Melker Widell
- 65'Žan Vipotnik ← Adam Idah
- 66'Adam Idah (assist Josh Tymon)
- 70'Svante Ingelsson → Djibril Soumaré
- 70'Tomáš Rigo → Jun-ho Bae
- 70'Sam Gallagher → Róbert Boženík
- 84'Jay Fulton ← Leo Walta
- 86'Melker Widell
- 90'Josh Tymon
Stoke City · Swansea City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
16.1Johansson
177.3Bocat
56.0Graham
166.3Wilmot
186.3Lawal
186.3↓46'Lawal
66.3↓70'Ingelsson
86.3Galbraith
197.1↓70'Rigo
76.3Thomas
206.3↓70'Gallagher
426.3Manhoef
46.8↓84'Fulton
226.8Vigouroux
56.8Cabango
147.2Tymon
236.8Welsh
66.8Stamenic
86.8↓65'Just
97.5↓65'Vipotnik
496.8↓65'Yeo
307.8Opoku
266.5↓55'Lissah
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Stoke City
- 20Sam Gallagher6.3
- 6Svante Ingelsson6.3
- 16Ben Wilmot6.3
- 1Viktor Johansson6.1
- 17Eric Bocat7.3
- 7Sorba Thomas6.3
- 42Million Manhoef6.3
- 18Bosun Lawal6.3
- 8Ethan Galbraith6.3
- 5Luke Graham6.0
- 19Tomáš Rigo7.1
- 18Mohammed Lawal6.3
Swansea City
- 4Jay Fulton6.8
- 22Lawrence Vigouroux6.8
- 5Ben Cabango6.8
- 14Josh Tymon7.2
- 23Stephen Welsh6.8
- 6Marko Stamenic6.8
- 8Elijah Just6.8
- 9Žan Vipotnik7.5
- 49Moussa Yeo6.8
- 30Joseph Amankwaah Opoku7.8
- 26Filip Lissah6.5
Stoke CityTale of the tapeSwansea City
—Formation4-4-2
6 ptsTable11 pts
-1Goal difference+6
1Head-to-head wins2
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Stoke City 1W0D2W Swansea City
Goals 3–5
- 2026-08-15Stoke City1–2Swansea City
- 2026-03-07Swansea City2–0Stoke City
- 2025-12-13Stoke City2–1Swansea City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| Swansea City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 11 |