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Stoke City U21 v Chelsea U21

Stoke City U21
1–2Full time
Chelsea U21

Premier League 2 Division One · FRI 16 OCT · Clayton Wood

Full timeGraded 16 Oct 21:30
Stoke City U21 1–2 Chelsea U21 CHELSEA U21 WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTOVER 3.5 · WRONG1–2 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Chelsea U21 win61%
The market said65%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.229
The market’s Brier score0.181

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay16 notes · 29 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Chelsea U21 win at 61%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Chelsea U21 61% before kick-off, 61% now. 0–0 · 21–18–61
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Stoke City U21 v Chelsea U21
  4. 25′Stoke City U21 score on 24′ to make it 1–0. 1–0 · 44–24–32
  5. 25′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 32%. 1–0 · 44–24–32
  6. 25′⚽ GOAL · 24' Stoke City U21 1–0 Chelsea U21
  7. 25′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 25' Chelsea U21 win: 61% at kick-off, 32% now
  8. 25′THE CALL SWINGS · 25' Stoke City U21 win is now our likeliest result at 44% (was Chelsea U21 win 32%)
  9. 27′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 27' Chelsea U21 win: 61% at kick-off, 31% now
  10. 30′Chelsea U21 find the net on 29′. 1–1. 1–1 · 21–24–55
  11. 30′⚽ GOAL · 29' Stoke City U21 1–1 Chelsea U21
  12. 30′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 30' Chelsea U21 win: 61% at kick-off, 55% now
  13. 30′THE CALL SWINGS · 30' Chelsea U21 win is now our likeliest result at 55% (was Stoke City U21 win 21%)
  14. 37′The goal count is tracking the 4.0 we expected. 1–1 · 21–26–53
  15. 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 41' Chelsea U21 win: 61% at kick-off, 51% now
  16. 45′HALF-TIME Stoke City U21 1–1 Chelsea U21
  17. 46′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 49%. 1–1 · 21–30–49
  18. 46′SECOND HALF Stoke City U21 1–1 Chelsea U21
  19. 56′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 44%. 1–1 · 20–35–44
  20. 60′SUBSTITUTION · 59' Chelsea U21 · On: K. Paez · Off: M. Eboue
  21. 61′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 61' Chelsea U21 win: 61% at kick-off, 41% now
  22. 64′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 39%. 1–1 · 19–42–39
  23. 65′THE CALL SWINGS · 65' Draw is now our likeliest result at 43% (was Chelsea U21 win 38%)
  24. 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Stoke City U21 · On: P. Makavore · Off: E. Fearn
  25. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Chelsea U21 · On: Y. Alao · Off: A. Osborne
  26. 73′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 73' Chelsea U21 win: 61% at kick-off, 31% now
  27. 75′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 15–57–29
  28. 77′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Stoke City U21 · On: T. Midwood · Off: P. Makavore Corrected
  29. 79′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 23%. 1–1 · 12–65–23
  30. 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 80' Chelsea U21 win: 61% at kick-off, 21% now
  31. 82′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 18%. 1–1 · 10–72–18
  32. 84′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 8–78–14
  33. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Stoke City U21 · On: T. Martin · Off: T. Achu
  34. 87′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 87' Chelsea U21 win: 61% at kick-off, 11% now
  35. 89′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 1–1 · 5–86–9
  36. 90′🟨 YELLOW · 90' Chelsea U21
  37. 93′We said Chelsea U21 at 61%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 1–1 · 2–94–4
  38. 93′🟨 YELLOW · 90+3' Stoke City U21
  39. 94′An own goal by Stoke City U21's L. Knight on 90′ — 1–2. 1–2 · 0–2–98
  40. 94′We said Chelsea U21 at 61% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 98%. 1–2 · 0–2–98
  41. 94′⚽ GOAL · 90+4' Stoke City U21 1–2 Chelsea U21 · L. Knight (own goal)
  42. 94′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 90+4' Chelsea U21 win: 61% at kick-off, 98% now
  43. 94′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+4' Chelsea U21 win is now our likeliest result at 98% (was Draw 2%)
  44. 94′🟨 YELLOW · 90+4' Chelsea U21
  45. 97′🟨 YELLOW · 90+6' H. Bettoni · Chelsea U21
  46. FTFULL TIME Stoke City U21 1–2 Chelsea U21
  47. FTStoke City U21 1–2 Chelsea U21 · Chelsea U21 win: right · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Over 3.5: wrong · 1–2 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Chelsea U21 are clear favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Stoke City U21 21%, draw 18%, Chelsea U21 61%. Over 2.5 goals 76%, both teams to score 70%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 10 Oct 03:49 · locked at kick-off

Stoke City U21 win21%
Draw18%
Chelsea U21 win61%

Kick-offFRI 16 OCT · 19:00

RoundRegular season

VenueClayton Wood

Line-ups

Stoke City U21

Chelsea U21

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Stoke City U21

Chelsea U21

3Days since last match3

Last match: 13 Oct · National League Cup

Last match: 13 Oct · EFL Trophy

2Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
5Chelsea U214+59
17Stoke City U214+24

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Stoke City U21

Formation not confirmed

1 L. Knight

6 J. Mears

4 P. Otegbayo

5 F. Anderson

3 R. Bardsley

2 A. Dauda

8 G. Morrison

7 T. Achu

10 F. Nixon

11 E. Fearn

9 A. Walker

Coach · Liam Lawrence

Substitutes

12 · T. Martin

13 · O. Hatton

14 · P. Makavore

15 · J. McWilliams

16 · T. Midwood

17 · Z. Frost

18 · L. Bradbury

Chelsea U21

Formation not confirmed

1 F. Bernal

2 L. Black

3 A. Osborne

4 J. Osagie

5 O. Subuloye

8 H. McMahon

6 R. Watson

7 M. Eboue

10 H. Bettoni

11 S. Gordon

9 C. Ezenwata

Coach · Harry Hudson

Substitutes

12 · Y. Alao

13 · T. Bell

14 · D. Waite

15 · I. Badu Da Silva

16 · I. Rabbaj

17 · H. Grimwade

18 · K. Paez

Our number · chelsea u21 winFirst published 10 Oct 03:49 · locked at kick-off
61% The market65%
Us61%
Market65%

We make Chelsea U21 a 61% chance to win. The market has them at 65%. We are 4 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.4–2.6.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Stoke City U21 v Chelsea U211.45 – 2.55
Form · Premier League 2 Division One this season · since 21 AugW1 D1 L2 · W3 D0 L1
Table places · points 4 v 917 v 5
The market · Chelsea U21 win65% · ours 61%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
55%60%65%70% 10 OCT 03:5516 OCT 18:38
Our probability · Chelsea U21 win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 65% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Stoke City U21 win21%18%+3
Draw18%17%+1
Chelsea U21 win61%65%−4
Over 2.5 goals76%74%+2
Both teams to score70%66%+4
Over 1.5 goals91%89%+2
Over 3.5 goals56%54%+2
Stoke City U21 or draw39%35%+4
Stoke City U21 clean sheet8%––
Chelsea U21 clean sheet24%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 5 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–2 at 8.5%
0123450 2.1 4.7 6.0 5.1 3.2 1 2.7 6.9 8.5 7.1 4.6 2.42 4.9 6.1 5.1 3.3 3 2.4 3.0 2.5 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Stoke City U21 down, Chelsea U21 across0–5 goals a side shown (94.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

1 meeting since 2022/23
Goals a meeting3.00
Over 2.51 of 1
Both scored1 of 1
Last meetingsCHE 1–2 STO

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · Premier League 2 Division One this season · since 21 Aug

STOKE CITY U21

LDWL2–3 · 0–0 · 4–0 · 1–2

CHELSEA U21

LWWW1–2 · 5–4 · 4–1 · 3–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Tottenham Hotspur U214+610
2Southampton U214+510
3Sunderland U215+410
4Manchester United U213+99
5Chelsea U214+59
6AFC Bournemouth U214+29
7Nottingham Forest U21409
8Liverpool U214+47
9Fulham U214+37
10Leeds United U214+27
11Reading U214+17
12Norwich City U214+17
13Brentford U214+26
14Everton U214+15
15West Ham United U21405
16Aston Villa U214−15
17Stoke City U214+24
18Crystal Palace U213+14
19Brighton U214−24
20Derby County U214−34
21Arsenal U215−34
22Manchester City U213+13
23Burnley U214−13
24Blackburn Rovers U213−33
25Ipswich Town U213−43
26Birmingham City U213−22
27Middlesbrough U214−32
28West Bromwich Albion U213−31
29Leicester City U213−61
30Newcastle United U213−80
31Wolves U213−100

The competition's standings before kick-off.