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Matchday 6 · · Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City vs Stoke City: result, lineups and stats

Cardiff City 16 · 14 points
1 - 1
Stoke City 9 · 20 points
  • 63' Joel Colwill
  • 23' Ben Johnson

Lineups 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

Lineup 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 (injured), Osho (suspended), Robinson, Bielik (doubtful)

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 Bocat Luca Bombino
  • 59' Jun-ho Bae George Hirst
  • 69' Jack McGlynn Róbert Boženík
  • 69' Lamine Cisse Justin Devenny

Lineup 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

Ampah, Cresswell, Bocat, Gallagher, Ingelsson (injured)

Stats Cardiff City vs Stoke City

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

Players to watch

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

All stats

Cardiff City

  1. Jack Moylan 6 goals 3 assists
  2. Ollie Tanner 2 goals 4 assists
  3. Yousef Salech 3 goals 1 assists
  4. Cian Ashford 2 goals 2 assists
  5. Callum Robinson 2 goals 0 assists

Stoke City

  1. Ethan Galbraith 3 goals 3 assists
  2. Eric Bocat 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Jack McGlynn 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Sam Gallagher 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Justin Devenny 2 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
Alex Robertson 5/5 450 solid
Joel Bagan 5/5 430 solid
Jack Moylan 5/5 418 excellent
Ollie Tanner 5/5 389 strong
Joel Colwill 5/5 386 mixed
Perry Ng 4/4 360 mixed
Cian Ashford 4/5 349 solid

Stoke City

Player Starts Min. Form
Viktor Johansson 5/5 450 mixed
Ben Wilmot 5/5 450 strong
Luke Graham 5/5 450 solid
Ben Johnson 5/5 450 mixed
Ethan Galbraith 5/5 450 solid
Jack McGlynn 5/5 384 solid
Djibril Soumaré 5/5 371 mixed
Justin Devenny 4/5 316 poor

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
2.00 Points 1.67
2.17 Goals for 1.33
1.00 Goals against 1.67
2.34 xG for 1.34
1.16 xG against 1.97
7.3 Corners 4.0
DDWWW Home and away form LDWWW

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?

Sam Allison took charge of Cardiff City vs Stoke City.

Who is unavailable for Cardiff City against Stoke City?

Cardiff City are without Callum Robinson (not registered), Krystian Bielik (not registered), Calum Chambers (knee injury), Dylan Lawlor (hamstring injury) and Gabriel Osho (red card).

Who is unavailable for Stoke City against Cardiff City?

Stoke City are without Ato Ampah (knee injury), Aaron Cresswell (knee injury), Eric Bocat (injury), Sam Gallagher (injury) and Svante Ingelsson (muscle injury).

What formation do Cardiff City play?

Cardiff City have used a 4-2-3-1 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Stoke City play?

Stoke City have used a 3-4-3 formation in their last 5 matches under Robins.

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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