Published October 25, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
Stoke City and Bristol City finished level at 0-0 in the Championship on Saturday, October 24, with the half-time score also level at 0-0. Neither side scored, leaving a 0-0 draw at bet365 Stadium.
How it unfolded
The score remained goalless from the interval to the final whistle: Stoke City registered no goals, Bristol City no goals, and the match produced no goals. The scoreline gives the clearest account of the contest’s outcome: neither side found a way to put a goal on the board, and the match ended without a winner.
The numbers
Before kickoff, Goalorithm’s model assigned Stoke City a 51% chance of winning, put the draw at 23.5%, and gave Bristol City a 25.4% chance. The forecast therefore covered all three possible outcomes, with the probabilities reflecting the model’s view before the match was played. They are estimates, rather than a record of what happened on the pitch. The completed match supplied its own answer: neither team scored, and the points were shared. That distinction matters when reading a pre-match forecast alongside a final score. The percentages describe the model’s expectations; they do not change the result or make a draw any less real because it was not the forecast’s leading outcome.