Stoke City 1-2 Swansea City: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 1 · Saturday 15 August 2026 · Bet365 Stadium, Stoke · referee O. Langford · full time
Full time: Stoke City 1-2 Swansea City
Stoke City 1-2 Swansea City: Swansea City took the points in Championship Matchday 1 on Saturday 15 August 2026 at Bet365 Stadium. The goals: Eric-Junior Bocat 10', Joseph Opoku 22', Adam Idah 66'.
How Swansea City won it
The opening goal came in the 10th minute: Eric-Junior Bocat for Stoke City, set up by Tomas Rigo. Swansea City levelled at 1-1 in the 22nd minute through Joseph Opoku, set up by Zan Vipotnik. Swansea City turned it round: Adam Idah made it 1-2 in the 66th minute, set up by Josh Tymon.
It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, O. Langford, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Stoke City and 3 to Swansea City.
Stoke City: M. Robins, 4-2-3-1 · Swansea City: V. Emanuel Soares Matos, 4-1-4-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.08 for Stoke City and 0.75 for Swansea City.
Swansea City made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.2 goals.
Stoke City had 2 shots on target, Swansea City 3.
Swansea City had 59% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Stoke City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 1.57 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Swansea City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.44 expected goals for and 1.39 against, and had won 58% of their matches.
Stoke City vs Swansea City: the match in numbers
| Stoke City | Match statistics | Swansea City |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Ball possession | 59% |
| 1.08 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.75 |
| 6 | Total shots | 7 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 0 | Big chances | 3 |
| 279 | Total passes | 421 |
| 70% | Pass accuracy | 75% |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Tackles | 21 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Josh Tymon (Swansea City), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.
Stoke City
- Eric-Junior Bocat 7.3 1 goal
- Sorba Thomas 7.3
- Svante Ingelsson 6.5
- Djibril Soumaré 6.5
- Viktor Johansson 6.5
Swansea City
- Josh Tymon 7.5 1 assist
- Joseph Opoku 7.3 1 goal
- Adam Idah 7.2 1 goal
- Zan Vipotnik 7.1 1 assist
- Marko Stamenić 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Million Manhoef at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Stoke City: Stoke City vs Preston North End Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
- Swansea City: Swansea City vs Blackburn Rovers Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
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Questions about Stoke City vs Swansea City
What was the score in Stoke City vs Swansea City?
Stoke City 1-2 Swansea City (half-time 1-1), Championship, Saturday 15 August 2026.
Who scored in Stoke City vs Swansea City?
Eric-Junior Bocat 10', Joseph Opoku 22', Adam Idah 66'.
Did Moneyball predict Stoke City vs Swansea City correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Stoke City vs Swansea City?
Josh Tymon, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Stoke City vs Swansea City?
O. Langford.
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