Championship•Position 12

Stoke City

Form

WDWWL

Points

Next fixtureSaturday 19 Sept · 11:30 UTC

Sheffield Utd

Bet365 Stadium · Stoke on Trent

PicksIQ AI Take+-0.1pp edge

Over · Total Goals 2.5@ 1.91

Saturday lunchtime at the Bet365 Stadium brings a Championship meeting the market can barely split, with Stoke City installed as tight favourites at 2.45 (implied ~41%) and Sheffield United breathing down their necks at 2.62 (implied ~38%). Two mid-table sides separated by a single point — this is a genuine coin-flip. The market's lean toward Stoke at 2.45 (implied ~41%) is justified by recent form — three wins and a draw in their last five, including a 4-0 hammering of Charlton and last weekend's 2-1 success at Watford.

Team Report: Stoke City

After 7 matches, Stoke City are 12th in the Championship with 10 points, in mid-table. They have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3, a steady if unspectacular return. They have scored 11 and conceded 11 (goal difference +0), pairing a functional attack with a leaky-at-times defence. Across their last 5 matches they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, trending upward.