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

Championship · 2023-24
Sat 4 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium 23,089 HT 45' · FT 45'
Luke McNally 42' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
  • Assistant 2 Matt McGrath
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
28 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
25 Oct Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
21 Oct Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
07 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
03 Oct Southampton FC H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
28 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
24 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 4–0 W
21 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
07 Oct Watford FC H 1–1 D
03 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Cardiff City FC
#3 Position #14
29 Points 18
15 Played 15
9 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
24 Scored 27
18 Conceded 27
+6 GD +0
1.93 PPG 1.20
60% Win % 27%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Bet365 Stadium that hosts another battle between Stoke City FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Stoke City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Stoke City FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Jamilu Collins has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' 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.
  • 42' Luke McNally picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dimitrios Goutas, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 57' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Ryan Wintle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Dwight Gayle is withdrawn and Wesley gets his opportunity.
  • 62' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Callum Robinson is withdrawn and Rubin Colwill gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Yakou Meite by Kion Etete on 63 minute.
  • 67' Daniel Johnson makes way for Joon-ho Bae at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 72' Luke McNally has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 77' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Josh Bowler by Ollie Tanner on 77 minute.
  • 82' The whistle greets Mehdi Leris as he departs to be replaced by Lynden Gooch.
  • 86' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 86 minute. Joe Ralls leaves to be changed by Ryan Wintle.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.6 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Cardiff City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC44% Draw27% Cardiff City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Stoke City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
56%
Stoke City FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC32% Draw45% Cardiff City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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