Our prediction for this Championship match:
Leeds United
Match Time & Date:
05/08/2018
11:30 AM
Prediction: 1-1
Stoke City
Against all odds, Stoke City failed to secure the Premier League survival in the last season finale. The Potters are eager to make amends for the unsuccessful campaign, but they will have to do it without key player Xherdan Shaqiri, who joined Liverpool earlier this summer. However, the club chiefs managed to keep hold of a number of first-team regulars and the Potters, meaning that the Potters are capable of securing a quick return to the Premier League. Summer signing Afobe is likely to make his Stoke City debut against Leeds United. The Whites were having their ups and downs in the 2017/2018 Championship campaign and it is more than obvious that they do not have enough quality to secure promotion to the English top flight. Nonetheless, seeing that Stoke City were struggling in pre-season, we predict that the hosts are going to grab something from Sunday’s football game.
Highlighted Player (Vurnon Anita):
Vurnon Anita is yet another product of famous Ajax youth football academy. The defensive midfielder made a great progress during his spell with the Eredivisie outfit as he played for the first team from 2006 to 2012. During the 2011/2012 season Anita was on Newcastle United’s radar, but Ajax chiefs rejected Newcastle’s first bid for the player.
Nonetheless, the two clubs eventually came to an agreement and the Dutch footballer moved to St. James’ Park in the summer of 2012. Vurnon Anita signed for the Magpies for a fee of £6.7 million and he made his Newcastle debut on August 18, 2012 in a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the opening game of the season.
After making 133 appearances in the league for the Magpies, Anita joined Leeds United on July 6, 2017, signing a three-year deal with the Championship club. Vurnon Anita made his debut for Netherlands in a 2-1 win over Mexico in May, 2010. His main position is defensive midfield, but he can play as a full-back as well.
Highlighted Team (Stoke City):
Stoke City FC (named Stoke FC until 1925) is an English football club from the city Stoke-on-Trent (located in the north of England). De club was founded in the year 1863 and next to Notts County FC the club from Stoke is the oldest professional football club worldwide. Different signs of Stoke City show that the club is founded in 1868. Currently Stoke City is playing in the Premier League. The home games of Stoke City are hosted in the Britannia Stadium which holds a capacity for 29 000 spectators.
The most known nickname of Stoke City FC is the Potters. The main club colors of the club are red and white. The away it is colored in blue. The only 3 prizes Stoke City managed to win so far are the League Cup in 1972 and the Football League Trophy twice (1992 and 2000). Famous players that played for Stoke City FC are: Ameobi, Gudjohnsen and Peter Crouch.
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