Group Game Round 1 Results

[Fenris]

Games and Stats

Please note rosters are in this folder and will only be used for this competition.

Can someone knock me up the tables please?

Also please respond with any notes you have about the match (tactical victories, weird results, cards being issued etc)

[Ray W]

Stoke City v Brentford

My initial thoughts on the game. Hope it’s helpful?

Stoke started with HA and TA (CvP).

Both teams used a 4 1 3 1 1 formation.

Team wise Stoke had slightly better keeper, stacked up better in tackling and midfield (on paper) and with TA (when CvP especially) had the far better striking stats.
Stoke City - 4-1-3-1-1 C Tk: 128.55 Ps: 157.25 Sh: 88.00
Brentford - 4-1-3-1-1 P Tk: 121.74 Ps: 160.80 Sh: 45.44
Brentford switched to C after going 1 goal ahead on 8 minutes which brought the teams a little more in line and once the sides were both playing C there was precious little between the two sides apart from Stoke midfield looked the stronger on paper while Brentford had the more striking flair up front with 30 rated J_Vardy. Neither of which were reflected in the numbers below.
Stoke City - 4-1-3-1-1 C Tk: 124.44 Ps: 152.22 Sh: 85.16
Brentford - 4-1-3-1-1 C Tk: 117.85 Ps: 155.67 Sh: 43.99

E_Ampadu (DM) sent off for a second yellow on 64 minutes which meant we probably had no chance after that even though only 1 goal down at the time.

Stoke switched to A after going two goals down on 73 minutes to no avail, but as expected against the C strategy being employed by Brentford. Although the numbers below still give the edge to Stoke.
Stoke City - 4-1-3-1-1 A Tk: 91.47 Ps: 95.18 Sh: 71.42
Brentford - 4-1-3-1-1 C Tk: 95.16 Ps: 95.73 Sh: 56.22

On balance I think the scoreline didn't reflect the numbers, but then the sending off made things far worse for Stoke than they might have been had the game stayed at 11 v 11.

Final stats were

Stoke City 0 – 3 Brentford

Possession 50/50

Goal attempts: Stoke 6/0 and Brentford 7/6

[Fenris]

Stoke City v Brentford

My initial thoughts on the game. Hope it’s helpful?

Stoke started with HA and TA (CvP).

Both teams used a 4 1 3 1 1 formation.

Team wise Stoke had slightly better keeper, stacked up better in tackling and midfield (on paper) and with TA (when CvP especially) had the far better striking stats.
Stoke City - 4-1-3-1-1 C Tk: 128.55 Ps: 157.25 Sh: 88.00
Brentford - 4-1-3-1-1 P Tk: 121.74 Ps: 160.80 Sh: 45.44
Brentford switched to C after going 1 goal ahead on 8 minutes which brought the teams a little more in line and once the sides were both playing C there was precious little between the two sides apart from Stoke midfield looked the stronger on paper while Brentford had the more striking flair up front with 30 rated J_Vardy. Neither of which were reflected in the numbers below.
Stoke City - 4-1-3-1-1 C Tk: 124.44 Ps: 152.22 Sh: 85.16
Brentford - 4-1-3-1-1 C Tk: 117.85 Ps: 155.67 Sh: 43.99

E_Ampadu (DM) sent off for a second yellow on 64 minutes which meant we probably had no chance after that even though only 1 goal down at the time.

Stoke switched to A after going two goals down on 73 minutes to no avail, but as expected against the C strategy being employed by Brentford. Although the numbers below still give the edge to Stoke.
Stoke City - 4-1-3-1-1 A Tk: 91.47 Ps: 95.18 Sh: 71.42
Brentford - 4-1-3-1-1 C Tk: 95.16 Ps: 95.73 Sh: 56.22

On balance I think the scoreline didn't reflect the numbers, but then the sending off made things far worse for Stoke than they might have been had the game stayed at 11 v 11.

Final stats were

Stoke City 0 – 3 Brentford

Possession 50/50

Goal attempts: Stoke 6/0 and Brentford 7/6

Taking into account the tactical changes, and red card plus striker strength I dont think this result can go down as a freak result more an unlucky one. Your comments are very helpful and I look forward to seeing how Stoke progress tactically during this tournament.

[Ray W]

Yeah definitely an unlucky rather than a freak result. Puts us very much on the back foot for the rest of the competition.

Well played @stocko74

[stocko74]

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Stoke City 0 - 3 Brentford
Sent Off: E_Ampadu (64) J_Vardy (7,73)
Neymar (80)

very happy with the win considering my options were limited due to only have a certain amount of players but happy that my 2 main strikers both scored