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Cardiff City vs Stoke City: result, line-ups and stats

Cardiff City 21 · 4 points
  • 63' Joel Colwill
1 - 1
Stoke City 12 · 10 points
  • 23' Ben Johnson

Line-ups Cardiff City vs Stoke City

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1 · Brian Barry-Murphy
1 Trott
3 Bagan
4 Osho
5 Bielik
38 Ng
27 Colwill
18 Robertson
16 Willock
8 Moylan
11 Tanner
9 Salech
  • 82' Cian Ashford Chris Willock

Line-up for Cardiff City: Trott, Bagan, Osho, Bielik, Ng, Colwill, Robertson, Willock, Moylan, Tanner, Salech

Bench
  • 30 H. Tyrer
  • 23 C. Scanlon
  • 44 R. Kpakio
  • 40 N. Anyadike
  • 14 D. Turnbull
  • 45 C. Ashford 82'
  • 33 R. Tankiewicz
  • 43 P. Moreno
  • 47 C. Robinson
Absentees Cardiff City

Chambers, Lawlor, Davies, Colwill, Fish (injured)

Stoke City 3-5-2 · Mark Robins
1 Johansson
5 Graham
40 Taloverov
16 Wilmot
21 Bombino
8 Galbraith
27 Soumaré
13 Devenny
2 Johnson
9 Boženík
15 Hirst
  • 59' Eric-Junior Bocat Luca Bombino
  • 59' Jun-ho Bae George Hirst
  • 69' Jack McGlynn Róbert Boženík
  • 69' Lamine Cissé Justin Devenny

Line-up for Stoke City: Johansson, Graham, Taloverov, Wilmot, Bombino, Galbraith, Soumaré, Devenny, Johnson, Boženík, Hirst

Bench
  • 24 J. Griffiths
  • 43 F. Anderson
  • 17 E. Bocat 59'
  • 4 B. Pearson
  • 7 J. McGlynn 69'
  • 19 T. Rigo
  • 10 Bae Jun-Ho 59'
  • 42 M. Manhoef
  • 11 L. Cisse 69'
Absentees Stoke City

Cresswell, Gallagher, Ingelsson (injured), Lawal (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Cardiff City

  1. Cian Ashford Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Rubin Colwill Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Perry Ng Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Yousef Salech Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Jack Moylan Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Stoke City

  1. Ethan Galbraith Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Eric-Junior Bocat Defender 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Justin Devenny Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Sam Gallagher Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Ben Johnson Defender 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Cardiff City

Player Starts Min. Form
Nathan Trott 5/5 450 solid
Perry Ng 5/5 450 strong
Gabriel Osho 5/5 450 strong
Joel Bagan 5/5 449 strong
Alex Robertson 5/5 448 strong
Jack Moylan 5/5 435 mixed
Yousef Salech 5/5 430 poor
Ollie Tanner 5/5 424 solid

Stoke City

Player Starts Min. Form
Viktor Johansson 5/5 450 strong
Ben Johnson 5/5 450 solid
Ethan Galbraith 5/5 450 strong
Djibril Soumaré 5/5 431 solid
Ben Wilmot 5/5 405 solid
Eric-Junior Bocat 4/5 381 solid
Luke Graham 4/4 360 strong
George Hirst 4/5 274 mixed

Stats

Cardiff City Match Stoke City
  • 2.92 xG 0.75
  • 71% Possession 29%
  • 27 Shots 12
  • 7 Shots on target 4
  • 12 Shots off target 5
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 5 Fouls 19
  • 2 Offsides 4
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.17 1.23
  • Predicted goals3.8
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners12.5

Team comparison

CAR home Per match STK away
1.00 Points 1.00
1.33 Goals for 1.25
1.33 Goals against 2.25
2.36 xG for 1.41
1.35 xG against 1.82
9.7 Corners 4.0
DDD Home and away form LLDW

Cardiff City vs Stoke City: head-to-head record

17 previous meetings
4 Cardiff City 10 draws 3 Stoke City
  • Goals per match2.41
  • Both teams scored59%
  • Over 2.5 goals41%
  • Apr 2025 Cardiff City 0 - 1 Stoke City
  • Feb 2025 Stoke City 3 - 3 Cardiff City
  • Dec 2024 Stoke City 2 - 2 Cardiff City
  • Feb 2024 Cardiff City 2 - 1 Stoke City
  • Nov 2023 Stoke City 0 - 0 Cardiff City
  • Apr 2023 Cardiff City 1 - 1 Stoke City
  • Dec 2022 Stoke City 2 - 2 Cardiff City
  • Mar 2022 Cardiff City 2 - 1 Stoke City
  • Oct 2021 Stoke City 3 - 3 Cardiff City
  • Mar 2021 Cardiff City 0 - 0 Stoke City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Cardiff City vs Stoke City?

S. Allison took charge of Cardiff City vs Stoke City.

Who is unavailable for Cardiff City against Stoke City?

Cardiff City are without Calum Chambers (knee injury), Dylan Lawlor (muscle injury), Isaak Davies (injury), Rubin Colwill (health problems) and Will Fish (hernia).

Who is unavailable for Stoke City against Cardiff City?

Stoke City are without Aaron Cresswell (knee injury), Bosun Lawal (not registered), Sam Gallagher (injury) and Svante Ingelsson (injury).

What formation do Cardiff City play?

Cardiff City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Barry-Murphy.

What formation do Stoke City play?

Stoke City have used a 3-5-2 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-5-2.

How did the last meeting between Cardiff City and Stoke City finish?

On 12 April 2025, Cardiff City vs Stoke City finished 0-1.

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