Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Cardiff City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 24 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Kion Etete 5' 1–0
Karlan Grant 32' 2–0
2–1 41+2' Joon-ho Bae
Perry Ng 40' Y
Y 45' Jordan Thompson
Manolis Siopis 51' Y
Y 73' Wouter Burger
Joe Ralls 76' Y
Dimitrios Goutas 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

5
7
2
Cardiff City FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2022-12-10 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2022-03-16 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
20 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–0 D
17 Feb Norwich City FC A 1–4 L
13 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
10 Feb Preston North End FC H 0–2 L
03 Feb Watford FC A 1–0 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
17 Feb Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
14 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
10 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–3 L
03 Feb Leicester City FC H 0–5 L
27 Jan Sunderland AFC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Stoke City FC
#21 Position #7
7 Points 13
8 Played 8
1 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
10 Scored 13
12 Conceded 12
-2 GD +1
0.88 PPG 1.63
13% Win % 50%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cardiff City FC and Stoke City FC get this one started.
  • 5' Kion Etete does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Manolis Siopis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Karlan Grant, a England forward, has 6 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' A stunning finish from Karlan Grant — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Poor challenge from Perry Ng. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 43' The South Korea Joon-ho Bae breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 2-1!
  • 45' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a card on 45.
  • 46' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Luke Cundle has done his job and it is now time for Josh Laurent to step up.
  • 51' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Wintle. He replaces Karlan Grant on 55 minute.
  • 60' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 67' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Josh Bowler has done his job and it is now time for Yakou Meite to step up.
  • 72' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' Stoke City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Kion Etete as he leaves the pitch. Famara Diedhiou steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a card for Joe Ralls.
  • 78' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 78 minute. Wouter Burger leaves to be changed by Andre Vidigal.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Dimitrios Goutas is booked for Cardiff City FC — card on 83.
  • 88' The whistle greets Joon-ho Bae as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Lowe.
  • 2-1 the final result. Stoke City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Gallagher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rubin Colwill 3
Steven Fletcher 2
Lewis Baker 2
Sean Morrison 2
Lewis Koumas 2
Yousef Salech 1
Joshua Laurent 1
Ashley Phillips 1

Head to Head

2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2022-12-10 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2022-03-16 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2024-02-03 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-02-17 Stoke City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-02-14 Stoke City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-02-03 Stoke City FC 0–5 Leicester City FC L 2024-01-27 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC47% Draw25% Stoke City FC28%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Stoke City FC
53%
Cardiff City FC or Stoke City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC31% Draw45% Stoke City FC24%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.