Match Report
Stoke City, 17th with 55 points, sat 55 points above Sheffield Wednesday (24th, 0). On the form table Sheffield Wednesday stood 16th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Stoke City ran at 1.11 scored and 1.22 conceded, Sheffield Wednesday at 0.63 and 1.93.
A win had eluded Sheffield Wednesday for 15 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 5 Stoke City wins, 4 for Sheffield Wednesday, 4 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 31% of the meetings.
The venue was Bet365 Stadium, with room for 30,089 spectators. With 100 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, M. Salisbury was the man in the middle. Stoke City led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Stoke City: Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (32'), Lamine Cissé (57')
Key stats
Possession: Stoke City 48% · Sheffield Wednesday 52% · Total shots: 12-16 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 7-2