Stoke vs Blackburn

12 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Farai Hallam

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ali Al-Hamadi 19’

Match summary

Stoke beat Blackburn 1-0. Stoke led 1-0 at half-time.

Ali Al-Hamadi put Stoke ahead in the 19th minute.

The chances backed that up: Stoke created 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Blackburn's 0.65 from 10.

Match stats

Stoke Blackburn
8 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.41 xG 0.65
1.41 Non-penalty xG 0.65

Key events

Stoke Blackburn
Kick-off
Ali Al-Hamadi1-0 (Stoke)
19’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Stoke
  • Jordan Thompson
  • Sam Gallagher
Blackburn
  • Lewis Travis
  • Makhtar Gueye

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 0.65 19’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke), 1-0 19’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 0.65 19’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke), 1-0 Al-Hamadi 19’
Stoke 1.59 xGBlackburn 0.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Stoke attacking 
19’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 90+9’ Lewis Koumas (Stoke), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 90+3’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 25’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 30’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 75’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 4’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Lewis Koumas (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 90+9’ Lewis Koumas (Stoke), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 90+3’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 25’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 30’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 75’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 4’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Lewis Koumas (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Eric Bocat Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Million Manhoef Taken off
60′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Lewis Baker
90′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Ali Al-Hamadi Taken off
74′ 1 – 2 0.90 – – –
Lewis Koumas Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 2 0.43 – – –
Enda Stevens Came on as a substituteTaken off
17′ – – – – – – –
Sam Gallagher Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Stoke win 37% Avg odds 2.55
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.13
Blackburn win 32% Avg odds 2.96

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.