Preview

• In the 1st Round of the 2025-2026 League Cup, Stoke City face Walsall on 2025-08-12 (kick-off 19:45 GMT) at bet365 Stadium.
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between M. Robins and M. Sadler.
• Stoke City and Walsall will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
• Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Stoke City should be met by Walsall's expected 3-4-2-1.
• In their last outing, Stoke City's highest-rated performer was M. Manhoef (7.3), while Walsall's standout was A. Pressley (6.7).
• Stoke City won 3-1 against Derby County, while Walsall lost their fixture 0-1 vs Gillingham.
• Stoke City (3-1-1) and Walsall (3-0-2) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
• Stoke City have clearly got the edge H2H: in 1 meeting, they've beaten Walsall 1 time, with 0 draws and only 0 losses.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

12/08/2025 18:45

bet365 Stadium

N/A

League Cup

Team Kits

Events

HT 0 - 0
50'	T. Seko
55'	B. Lawal
57'			P. Farquharson
64'	J. Bae M. Manhoef
64'	W. Smith B. Lawal
64'	B. Wilmot B. Gibson
65'			J. Hollman R. Maher
65'			J. Stuttle J. Gordon
66'			J. Jellis C. Barrett
74'			A. Flint P. Farquharson
78'			J. Matt C. Clarke
78'	L. Baker T. Seko
89'	D. Mubama R. Bozenik

Penalty shootout

1

J. Matt 0 - 1

1

L. Baker 1 - 1

2

J. Stuttle

2

J. Donley 2 - 1

3

A. Flint 2 - 2

3

D. Mubama

4

J. Jellis 2 - 3

4

J. Bae 3 - 3

5

A. Adomah

5

J. Bonham 4 - 3

Stats

Lineups

H2H