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

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

2 – 1

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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.

Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#14	Position	#3
18	Points	29
15	Played	15
4 / 6 / 5	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 4
27	Scored	24
27	Conceded	18
+0	GD	+6
1.20	PPG	1.93
27%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts). Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

4/6

16-30

3/5

31-45

9/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

5/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	10 G	3 A
Yousef Salech	5 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	2 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Stoke City FC

Jack McGlynn	5 G	2 A
Ethan Galbraith	4 G	4 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Cardiff City FC gets underway.
5' Kion Etete puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
10' Wouter Burger has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
15' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Gallagher will be considering his options from the bench.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Luke Cundle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' What a strike from Karlan Grant! The score is 2-0.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' Perry Ng catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 40.
43' Brilliant from the ! Joon-ho Bae makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 41.
45' Poor challenge from Jordan Thompson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
46' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Josh Laurent comes on to replace Luke Cundle.
51' Manolis Siopis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
55' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Wintle is hanging Karlan Grant on the field on 55 minute.
60' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Stoke City FC's compact 4-3-3.
65' Dimitrios Goutas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
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 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
73' Wouter Burger was booked on 73.
75' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Kion Etete by Famara Diedhiou on 75 minute.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joe Ralls.
78' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Wouter Burger is replaced by Andre Vidigal on 78 minute.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dimitrios Goutas on 83.
88' Stoke City FC make a change. Joon-ho Bae trudges off to be replaced by Nathan Lowe on 88 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Ethan Horvath
8
Joe Ralls
38
Perry Ng
4
Dimitrios Goutas
9
Kion Etete ↓ Famara Diedhiou 75'
14
Josh Bowler ↓ Yakou Meite 67'
12
Nathaniel Phillips
23
Manolis Siopis
27
Rubin Colwill ↓ Jamilu Collins 67'
30
Josh Wilson-Esbrand ↓ David Turnbull 75'
16
Karlan Grant ↓ Ryan Wintle 55'

Bench

20
Famara Diedhiou ↑ 75'
22
Yakou Meite ↑ 67'
2
Mahlon Romeo
6
Ryan Wintle ↑ 55'
17
Jamilu Collins ↑ 67'
15
David Turnbull ↑ 75'
34
Joel Colwill
45
Cian Ashford
41
Matthew Turner

Coach Erol Bulut

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

16
Ben Wilmot
8
Lewis Baker
15
Jordan Thompson
1
Daniel Iversen
6
Wouter Burger ↓ Andre Vidigal 78'
14
Niall Ennis
5
Michael Rose
25
Luke Cundle ↓ Josh Laurent 46'
42
Million Manhoef ↓ Tyrese Campbell 78'
24
Junior Tchamadeu ↓ Lynden Gooch 46'
22
Joon-ho Bae ↓ Nathan Lowe 88'

Bench

10
Tyrese Campbell ↑ 78'
2
Lynden Gooch ↑ 46'
4
Ben Pearson
13
Jack Bonham
27
Mehdi Leris
7
Andre Vidigal ↑ 78'
17
Ki-Jana Hoever
35
Nathan Lowe ↑ 88'
28
Josh Laurent ↑ 46'

Coach Paul Gallagher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rubin Colwill	3
Sean Morrison	2
Lewis Koumas	2
Steven Fletcher	2
Lewis Baker	2
Joe Allen	1
Thomas Doyle	1
Andrew Moran	1

Head to Head

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

1.66 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.43 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC47% Draw25% Stoke City FC28%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Stoke City FC

53%

Cardiff City FC or Stoke City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC31% Draw44% Stoke City FC25%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

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	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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