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

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Championship · 2024-25

Stoke City FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sat 14 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium 20,847 HT 45' · FT 45'

Andrew Moran 17' 1–0

1–1 32' Anwar El Ghazi

1–2 72' Ben Gibson

Ben Gibson 90+5' 2–2

Andrew Moran 24' Y

Y 43' Joe Ralls

Ben Wilmot 65' Y

Ben Gibson 66' Y

Ashley Phillips 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

Stoke City FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2022-12-10 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	2–2	D
10 Dec	Luton Town FC	A	1–2	L
07 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
30 Nov	Burnley FC	H	0–2	L
26 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
23 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	2–2	D
11 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
30 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	2–2	D
27 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L
23 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
09 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Stoke City FC to score. At the same time, Cardiff City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Yakou Meite has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Alex Robertson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
17' Andrew Moran makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Stoke City FC are in front.
22' Cardiff 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.
24' A moment of madness from Andrew Moran on 24 minutes earns him a card. Stoke City FC will be frustrated.
29' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked 22 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
32' The deadlock is broken! Anwar El Ghazi gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
37' 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.
42' It’s high time Chicho Pelach made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
43' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Ralls argues furiously but the card stands.
48' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
53' 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.
58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
59' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Lewis Koumas is replaced by Emre Tezgel on 59 minute.
61' Stoke City FC make a change. Million Manhoef trudges off to be replaced by Lynden Gooch on 61 minutes.
65' Ben Wilmot catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 65.
66' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Gibson.
67' Ashley Phillips picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
68' Rubin Colwill gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Anwar El Ghazi and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Ben Gibson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
77' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
79' Stoke City FC make a change. Joon-ho Bae trudges off to be replaced by Bosun Lawal on 79 minutes.
84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
85' Cardiff City FC make a change. Yakou Meite trudges off to be replaced by Wilfride Kanga on 85 minutes.
89' Alex Robertson is replacing Chris Willock for the Cardiff City FC side.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chicho Pelach

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rubin Colwill	3
Lewis Baker	2
Sean Morrison	2
Lewis Koumas	2
Steven Fletcher	2
Mark Harris	1
Sory Kaba	1
Ben Johnson	1

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2024-12-14 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-12-10 Luton Town FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-12-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-11-30 Stoke City FC 0–2 Burnley FC L 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-12-14 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2024-11-30 Coventry City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-27 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-11-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.63 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Cardiff City FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC42% Draw27% Cardiff City FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

58%

Stoke City FC or Cardiff City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC31% Draw44% Cardiff City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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