Stoke City sit 17th of 24 in the Championship, in the bottom third. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 28.1 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 50.7 across the wider group. Recent form reads LLLLD.
Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 15.7% on last season (Season 24.3 → 28.1), while squad talent has eased 5.2% (Rating 53.5 → 50.7). Of the 23 players with a season to compare, 14 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.
S. Thomas is the form pick (Season 48), while Jaden Dixon carries the highest ceiling (Rating 72). In the market, the headline arrival is G. Imbula (€ 24M), and Jaden Dixon is the most valuable asset at 114.7.
Average Season & Rating per unit.
