Saturday, 21/11/2026 at 16:00
30d 16h to kick-offStoke City – Birmingham City
Model updated 22 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available
What the model expects
- Stoke City
- 24%
- Draw
- 31%
- Birmingham City
- 46%
| Stoke City | Draw | Birmingham City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 4.22 | 3.26 | 2.19 |
- Total goals
- 2.49
- Over 2.5 goals
- 46%
- Both teams to score
- 55%
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Why the model leans Birmingham City
46% Birmingham City to win
- Attack
- 7th vs 21st
- Birmingham City attack v Stoke City defence
- Defence
- 8th vs 24th
- Birmingham City defence v Stoke City attack
- Recent xG form
- +0.86 vs -1.01
- xGD per match, last 6
- Projected goals
- 1.03 – 1.46
- Stoke City v Birmingham City
Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | Stoke City | Birmingham City |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | 0.90 · 24th | (better) 1.77 · 6th |
| xGA / match | 1.71 · 22nd | (better) 1.23 · 8th |
| xGD / match | -0.81 · 24th | (better) +0.53 · 4th |
| xPts / match | 0.91 · 22nd | (better) 1.75 · 4th |
| Last 6 xGD / match | -1.01 | (better) +0.86 |
The scorelines behind the model's numbers
No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.
- Birmingham City clean sheet
- 33%
- Birmingham City 2+ goals
- 44%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 54%
- Both teams to score: no
- 45%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 15.8%
- 1:2
- 10.8%
- 0:1
- 9.8%
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How the edge is calculated
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- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Stoke City sample
- 20 matches
- Birmingham City sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · Stoke City
- 5 matches
- Away xG sample · Birmingham City
- 5 matches
- Computed
- Thursday, 22/10/2026 at 00:30
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.