Sunday , 16 August 2026

Stoke City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Stoke City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 8 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Tommy Smith 62' Y
James McClean 73' Y
Y 90' Sheyi Ojo

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Tony Harrington

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
6
5
Stoke City FC 13 games · Avg 2.7 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-08 Stoke City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-02-22 Stoke City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-26 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
05 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
02 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
28 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
24 Nov Norwich City FC H 2–3 L
21 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 4–3 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Watford FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–0 W
28 Nov Luton Town FC H 4–0 W
25 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
21 Nov Millwall FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Cardiff City FC
#26 Position #21
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Bet365 Stadium as Stoke City FC face off against Cardiff City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The 25-year-old Nathan Collins has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Sean Morrison has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sheyi Ojo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Stoke City FC.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Stoke City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Wilson made 385 appearances and scored 55 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Tyrese Campbell has done his job and it is now time for Sam Vokes to step up.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Harry Wilson is replaced by Robert Glatzel.
  • 62' Stoke City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 66' The Germany forward Robert Glatzel breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 0-2!
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Shawcross is hanging Jacob Brown on the field on 72 minute.
  • 73' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. James McClean will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sean Morrison makes it 0-3.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Gavin Whyte on, Mark Harris off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Stoke City FC make a change. Tommy Smith trudges off to be replaced by Tom Ince on 81 minutes.
  • 86' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Joe Ralls has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 89' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 89 minute. Kieffer Moore leaves to be changed by Soul Bamba.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Sheyi Ojo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cardiff City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

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

2020-12-08 Stoke City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-02-22 Stoke City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-26 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC

Stoke City FC Form

2020-12-08 Stoke City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2020-12-05 Stoke City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2020-11-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-11-24 Stoke City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC L 2020-11-21 Stoke City FC 4–3 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2020-12-08 Stoke City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2020-12-05 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2020-12-01 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-11-28 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Luton Town FC W 2020-11-25 Coventry City FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2020-11-21 Millwall FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.58 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC27% Draw40% Cardiff City FC33%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
73%
Stoke City FC or Cardiff City FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC15% Draw68% Cardiff City FC17%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.5%
0 – 1
17.4%
1 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
4.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
1.3%
0 – 3
1.3%
1 – 3
0.9%
3 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 19% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 22% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

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