Stoke vs Swansea

15 August 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Oliver Langford

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Eric Bocat 10’
  • Joseph Opoku 23’
  • Adam Idah 66’

Match summary

Swansea came from behind to win 2-1 away at Stoke. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Eric Bocat put Stoke ahead in the 10th minute, Joseph Opoku equalised in the 23rd minute, and Adam Idah won it in the 66th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Stoke created 0.69 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Swansea 0.61 from 7.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
6 Shots 7
2 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 5
74 Attacks 90
35 Dangerous attacks 36
277 Passes 424
71.5% Pass accuracy 75.0%
11 Tackles 22
14 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Stoke Swansea
Kick-off
Eric BocatLeft foot shot1-0 (Stoke)
10’
13’
Corner
22’
Joseph Opoku1-1 (Swansea)
Corner
30’
34’
Marko StamenićShot on target
34’
Corner
Luke GrahamFoul
36’
37’
Corner
Half-time1-1
Maksym TalovierovBosun Lawal
46’
Corner
49’
Second half underway
53’
Filip LissahFoul
55’
Josh KeyFilip Lissah
Corner
57’
Sorba ThomasShot on target
59’
Corner
59’
65’
Melker WidellElijah Just
65’
Adam IdahŽan Vipotnik
65’
Ji-sung EomMoussa Kounfolo Yeo
66’
Adam IdahLeft foot shot1-2 (Swansea)
Djibril SoumaréSvante Ingelsson
70’
Jun-Ho BaeTomáš Rigo
70’
Róbert BoženíkSam Gallagher
70’
71’
Corner
78’
Corner
84’
Leo WaltaJay Fulton
86’
Melker WidellFoul
90+1’
Josh TymonFoul
Full-time1-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 0.61 10’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), 1-0 10’ 23’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), 1-1 23’ 66’ Adam Idah (Swansea), 1-2 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 0.61 10’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), 1-0 Bocat 10’ 23’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), 1-1 Opoku 23’ 66’ Adam Idah (Swansea), 1-2 Idah 66’
Stoke 0.69 xGSwansea 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Swansea attacking Stoke attacking 
59’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 66’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 84’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 74’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 23’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 10’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 16’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Bosun Lawal (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Róbert Boženík (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 66’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 84’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 74’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 23’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 10’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 16’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Bosun Lawal (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Róbert Boženík (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Stoke 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Johansson
Bocat
Wilmot
Lawal 46’
Graham
Galbraith
Ingelsson 70’
Thomas
Rigo 70’
Manhoef
Gallagher 70’
Swansea 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Vigouroux
Lissah 55’
Cabango
Welsh
Tymon
Fulton 84’
Opoku
Stamenić
Yeo 65’
Just 65’
Vipotnik 65’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Viktor Johansson
90′ 1 2 31 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Ben Wilmot
90′ 2 – – 3 1 23 – – – –
Bosun Lawal Taken off
45′ 1 – – 3 1 12 – – – –
Luke Graham
90′ 2 1 – 6 2 41 2 – –
Eric Bocat
90′ 2 3 – 3 – 29 – 1 – –
Maksym Talovierov Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – 1 1 27 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Ethan Galbraith
90′ – – 24 2 – – 2 3 2 2 –
Svante Ingelsson Taken off
70′ – – 16 – – 2 2 3 2 1 –
Million Manhoef
90′ – – 11 1 – 1 1 3 1 1 –
Tomáš Rigo Taken off
70′ – 1 11 1 – – – 2 2 – –
Sorba Thomas
90′ – – – – –
Djibril Soumaré Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 14 – – – – – – – –
Jun-Ho Bae Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 6 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Sam Gallagher Taken off
70′ – – – – – – – 4 – 9 –
Róbert Boženík Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 – 0.06 – – – – 3 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Stoke win 41% Avg odds 2.28
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Swansea win 31% Avg odds 3.05

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

Form going into the game

Stoke DLLLL
Swansea WLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Swansea 2-0 Stoke, 07 Mar 26 Next meeting: Swansea vs Stoke, 06 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All Stoke vs Swansea meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.