Thursday , 1 October 2026

Stoke City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Stoke City FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 30 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Curtis Nelson
Y 56' Leandro Bacuna
Y 57' Leandro Bacuna
Ben Wilmot 62' Y
Harry Souttar 64' Y
Sam Surridge 83' Y
Y 89' Mark Harris

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
7
5
Stoke City FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-30 Stoke City FC 3–3 Cardiff City FC 2021-03-16 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 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
30 Oct Cardiff City FC H 3–3 D
23 Oct Millwall FC A 1–2 L
19 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 0–1 L
16 Oct Sheffield United FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
28 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct Stoke City FC A 3–3 D
23 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
20 Oct Fulham FC A 0–2 L
17 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
02 Oct Reading FC H 0–1 L
28 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–4 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Bet365 Stadium that hosts another battle between Stoke City FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Harry Souttar is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 9' GOAL! Jacob Brown scores on 9.
  • 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 16' Steven Fletcher adds to his 0 season tally! Stoke City FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' A quiet spell here at Bet365 Stadium. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' Stoke City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' GOAL! Steven Fletcher fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' Cardiff City FC make a change. Kieron Evans trudges off to be replaced by Mark Harris on 52 minutes.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Bacuna argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Leandro Bacuna. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' Stoke City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Harry Souttar argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 66' Rubin Colwill has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Mark Harris adds to his 1 season tally! Cardiff City FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Kieffer Moore makes it 3-3 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 74' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyrese Campbell is hanging Steven Fletcher on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' The 37-year-old Aden Flint has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Jordan Thompson exits the field as Mario Vrancic enters on 80.
  • 83' Sam Surridge catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' Aden Flint is replacing Sean Morrison for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. Mark Harris is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 89.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rubin Colwill 3
Lewis Baker 2
Sean Morrison 2
Lewis Koumas 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Karlan Grant 1
Leandro Bacuna 1
Jordan Hugill 1

Head to Head

2021-10-30 Stoke City FC 3–3 Cardiff City FC 2021-03-16 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 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

2021-10-30 Stoke City FC 3–3 Cardiff City FC D 2021-10-23 Millwall FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2021-10-19 Stoke City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-10-16 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2021-10-01 Stoke City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-09-28 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-10-30 Stoke City FC 3–3 Cardiff City FC D 2021-10-23 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-10-20 Fulham FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-10-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-10-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Reading FC L 2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC49% Draw25% Cardiff City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
51%
Stoke City FC or Cardiff City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC36% Draw42% Cardiff City FC22%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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