Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 20,658 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 85' Ashley Phillips
Y 45' Ali Al-Hamadi
Y 60' Ashley Phillips
Alex Robertson 70' Y
Y 72' Sam Gallagher

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Richard West
  • Assistant 2 Derek Eaton

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
6
2
Cardiff City FC 13 games · Avg 2.7 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2025-02-08 Stoke City FC 2–4 Cardiff City FC 2024-12-14 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
08 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
05 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
29 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
15 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
11 Mar Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
08 Apr Luton Town FC H 1–1 D
05 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
29 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W
15 Mar Millwall FC A 0–1 L
12 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff 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.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' It’s high time Omer Riza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Ali Al-Hamadi gets a card.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Ali Al-Hamadi is replaced by Sam Gallagher.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joon-ho Bae, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 56' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Will Alves has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Robinson departs to be replaced by David Turnbull.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Ashley Phillips gets a card.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 66' The whistle greets Cian Ashford as he departs to be replaced by Ollie Tanner.
  • 67' Yakou Meite is replacing Yousef Salech for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Robertson.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Joon-ho Bae is replaced by Lewis Koumas on 71 minute.
  • 72' Stoke City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
  • 77' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Calum Chambers by Rubin Colwill on 77 minute.
  • 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Million Manhoef is replaced by Lynden Gooch.
  • 85' Stoke City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ashley Phillips on 85.
  • 90' Yousef Salech has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • Full Time. Stoke City FC beats Cardiff City FC

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rubin Colwill 3
Lewis Baker 2
Sean Morrison 2
Lewis Koumas 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Mark Harris 1
Sory Kaba 1
Kieffer Moore 1

Head to Head

2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2025-02-08 Stoke City FC 2–4 Cardiff City FC 2024-12-14 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-03-29 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-03-11 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2025-04-08 Stoke City FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2025-03-29 Stoke City FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-03-15 Millwall FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-03-12 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Stoke City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC36% Draw31% Stoke City FC33%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Stoke City FC
64%
Cardiff City FC or Stoke City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC25% Draw52% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.1%
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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