Stoke vs Swansea

13 December 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Ruebyn Ricardo

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • B. Pearson 42’
  • S. Thomas 60’
  • Ž. Vipotnik 77’

Match summary

Stoke beat Swansea 2-1. Stoke led 1-0 at half-time.

B. Pearson put Stoke ahead in the 42nd minute, S. Thomas made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, and Ž. Vipotnik pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 77th minute.

Swansea can feel hard done by, creating 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Stoke's 0.46 from 8.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
8 Shots 14
5 Shots on target 6
6 Corners 7
285 Passes 428
70.5% Pass accuracy 85.0%
16 Tackles 7
16 Fouls 14
3 Yellow cards 4
4 Offsides 3

Key events

Stoke Swansea
R. BoženíkShot on target
2’
5’
M. StamenićShot on target
17’
L. Cullen
20’
Ž. VipotnikShot on target
27’
28’
C. BurgessShot on target
B. PearsonRight foot shot1-0 (Stoke)
42’
44’
53’
55’
58’
59’
S. ThomasRight foot shot2-0 (Stoke)
60’
M. ManhoefShot on target
64’
66’
Z. InoussaShot on target
B. Jun-HoShot on target
67’
71’
71’
M. YalcouyéL. Cullen
77’
Ž. VipotnikRight foot shot2-1 (Swansea)
83’
B. LawalT. Seko
83’
85’
90’
90’
Z. InoussaShot on target

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 1.26 42’ B. Pearson (Stoke), 1-0 42’ 60’ S. Thomas (Stoke), 2-0 60’ 77’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), 2-1 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 1.26 42’ B. Pearson (Stoke), 1-0 Pearson 42’ 60’ S. Thomas (Stoke), 2-0 Thomas 60’ 77’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), 2-1 Vipotnik 77’
Stoke 0.46 xGSwansea 1.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Swansea attacking Stoke attacking 
77’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 20’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 28’ L. Cullen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 60’ S. Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 47’ B. Jun-Ho (Stoke), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ C. Burgess (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ B. Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ C. Burgess (Swansea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ E. Galbraith (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ J. Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ R. Boženík (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ C. Burgess (Swansea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ J. Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ R. Boženík (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Z. Inoussa (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ B. Pearson (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 64’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Z. Inoussa (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ C. Burgess (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ B. Jun-Ho (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ M. Stamenić (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 20’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 28’ L. Cullen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 60’ S. Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 47’ B. Jun-Ho (Stoke), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ C. Burgess (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ B. Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ E. Galbraith (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ C. Burgess (Swansea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ R. Boženík (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ J. Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ C. Burgess (Swansea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ J. Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ R. Boženík (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Z. Inoussa (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ B. Pearson (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 64’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Z. Inoussa (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ M. Stamenić (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ C. Burgess (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ B. Jun-Ho (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Stoke 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Johansson
Tchamadeu
Phillips
Wilmot
Bocat
Seko 83’
Pearson
Manhoef
Jun-Ho
Thomas
Boženík 72’
Swansea 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vigouroux
Galbraith
Cabango
Burgess
Tymon
Franco
Stamenić
Ronald 59’
Cullen
Eom 71’
Vipotnik

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 4 1 30 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ 4 2 – 9 2 29 1 – – –
90′ – – – 2 2 33 – – – –
90′ – – – 2 2 31 – – – –
90′ 4 2 – 8 1 41 1 – – –
B. Lawal Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – – 2 – 2 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
T. Seko
83′ – – 18 1 – 1 – 2 2 1 –
82′ 1 – 23 – – 1 – 2 3 – –
90′ – – 25 1 – – 1 5 2 4 –
90′ – 1 18 1 – 1 – 6 – 4 –
90′ 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
72′ – – 2 1 0.09 – – 3 – 7 –
S. Gallagher Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – – 4 – 7 –
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 45% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.23
Swansea win 26% Avg odds 3.68

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

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