Stoke City

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27.1

Squad season

top-XI average · this season

49.1

Squad rating

mean squad Rating · 32/35 rated

Club profile

LeagueChampionship

League position17th of 24

Squad size34

Average age24.1

CountryEngland

Team scout report

Lower-table17th of 24 · Championship

Stoke City sit 17th of 24 in the Championship, in the bottom third. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 27.1 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 49.1 across the wider group. Recent form reads LLLLD.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 6.3% on last season (Season 24.4 → 25.9), while squad talent has eased 9.8% (Rating 53.5 → 48.3). Of the 19 players with a season to compare, 6 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

S. Thomas is the form pick (Season 50), while M. Manhoef carries the highest ceiling (Rating 71). In the market, S. Thomas is the most valuable asset at 38.2.

27.1

6.3%

Squad season

49.1

9.8%

Squad rating

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Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers

827

Defence

1549

Midfield

1650

Attack

854

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

5063

3871

3370

3067

2759

2464

2349

2347

Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

1S. Thomas10goals
2M. Manhoef7goals
3D. Mubama5goals
4L. Baker4goals
5B. Wilmot3goals

Top assists

1S. Thomas11assists
2M. Manhoef4assists
3A. Cresswell3assists
4Bae Jun-Ho3assists
5L. Cissé3assists

Squad · 34

		Nat.
1	V. Johansson Goalkeeper	Sweden	27	23.5	25	—	1648.4%	5126.2%
34	F. Fielding Goalkeeper	England	38	0.3	—	—	0	3
3	A. Cresswell Full-back	England	36	4.2	26	—	18111.6%	1912.8%
16	B. Wilmot Centre-back	England	26	27.2	37	3	2737.1%	5910.9%
17	E. Bocat Full-back played DEF · MID	France	27	22.5	32	—	239.7%	4917.7%
22	J. Tchamadeu Full-back	England	22	27.8	26	1	2428.4%	649.2%
23	B. Gibson Centre-back	England	33	2.5	15	1	958.8%	1549.8%
26	A. Phillips Centre-back Loanfrom Tottenham	England	21	29.2	44	—	33±0%	700.6%
40	M. Talovierov Centre-back	Ukraine	26	23.4	19	—	20176.1%	515%
47	J. Griffin Centre-back	Republic of Ireland	20	21.4	—	—	0	55
53	J. Bickerton Centre-back	—	20	21.4	—	—	0	55
57	Jaden Mears Centre-back	England	20	21.8	2	—	1	56
—	B. Lawal Defender	—	23	—	—	—	—	—
4	B. Pearson Central midfielder	England	31	6.2	34	1	18314%	2911.3%
7	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder played MID · DEF	Wales	27	38.2	47	10	50119.4%	637.1%
8	L. Baker Attacking midfielder	England	31	5.6	18	4	15±0%	2729.4%
10	Bae Jun-Ho Central midfielder played MID · FWD	Korea Republic	22	29.3	45	2	3033.7%	677.7%
12	T. Seko Central midfielder	Japan	28	12.9	47	—	2386%	4711%
15	S. Nzonzi Central midfielder	France	37	1.8	31	1	1452%	941%
19	T. Rigo Central midfielder played MID · FWD earlier at Baník Ostrava · 206 min, 1g	Slovakia	24	27.2	33	1	18	59
42	M. Manhoef Central midfielder played MID · FWD	Netherlands	24	32.5	48	7	3838.6%	714.7%
46	William Smith Central midfielder	England	20	21.4	2	—	0	55
50	Sydney Agina Central midfielder played DEF · MID	—	18	19.9	5	—	2	58
54	R. Otegbayo Central midfielder played DEF · MID	—	18	19.9	3	—	1	58
55	Ruben Curly Midfielder	—	19	—	—	—	—	—
58	C. Chibueze Central midfielder	England	20	21.6	1	—	0	55
59	G. Kelly Central midfielder	—	18	19.3	—	—	0	56
9	D. Mubama Centre-forward Loanfrom Manchester City	England	21	26.9	28	5	18	6512.1%
11	R. Boženík Centre-forward	Slovakia	26	22.5	24	1	583.9%	4920.8%
20	S. Gallagher Centre-forward played FWD · MID	England	30	6.7	20	2	749.2%	2930.9%
29	L. Cissé Winger played FWD · MID	France	23	29	36	3	1756.2%	634.5%
49	M. Smit Centre-forward Loanfrom GO Ahead Eagles on loan at GO Ahead Eagles · 494 min, 3g	Netherlands	23	26.9	41	2	859%	5811.8%
56	F. Fawunmi Centre-forward played FWD · MID	England	20	21.5	11	—	0	55
60	J. Osei Kyremeh Centre-forward	—	0	15.4	—	—	0	56

Season form

Record (W-D-L)15-10-21 in 46

Goals (for / against)51 / 56

Clean sheets13

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