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Cardiff City v Stoke City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Cardiff City's next match is v West Brom at 15:00 on Saturday 26th April
Stoke City's next match is v Sheff Utd at 20:00 on Friday 25th April
The last English Championship meeting between Cardiff and Stoke was on Saturday 12th April 2025
English Championship
April 12th 2025
Cardiff 0
1 Stoke
 
85' (OG)W. Fish
 
CAR
STK
Shots On
3
5
Shots Off
7
3
Corners
3
3
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
13
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/0
 
CardiffStoke
 
E. Horvath
P. Ng
J. Daland
C. Chambers (R. Colwill 77')
W. Fishfootball icon
C. O'Dowda
A. Robertson
C. Ashford (O. Tanner 66')
W. Alves (I. Davies 77')
Y. Salech (Y. Meïté 67')
C. Robinson (D. Turnbull 57')
V. Johansson
A. Phillips
J. Tchamadeu
E. Bocat
B. Wilmot
(B. Pearson 84') J. Thompson
(L. Koumas 71') J. Bae
L. Baker
W. Burger
(S. Gallagher 46') A. Al-Hamadi
(L. Gooch 84') M. Manhoef

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
46%
5/4
2%
-
Draw
26%
5/2-
Stoke
27%
2/1
4%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Cardiff 1-0
12%
6/1
7%
-
Cardiff 2-1
9%
17/2-
Stoke 1-0
9%
7/1
6%
-
Cardiff 2-0
9%
9/1
9%
-
Draw 0-0
8%
8/1
5%
-
Stoke 2-1
7%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
-
Stoke 2-0
5%
14/1-
Cardiff 3-1
4%
20/1
11%
-
Cardiff 3-0
4%
20/1-
Stoke 3-1
2%
25/1
13%
-
Cardiff 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
-
Stoke 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
-
Stoke 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
6/5
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
4/6
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
13/10
2%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
10/11
4%
-
BTTS - No
50%
4/5
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
4/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
11/2
8%
-
Home/draw
73%
4/11
3%
-
Away/draw
54%
8/13
3%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/5
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
2/1
6%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
3/1
7%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
1/4
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1
14%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/12
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
12%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1
5%
-
Home DNB
65%
8/13
3%
-
Away DNB
46%
6/5
5%
-
Cardiff win to nil
27%
5/2
7%
-
Stoke win to nil
15%
4/1-
Cardiff / Cardiff
23%
11/4-
Cardiff / Stoke
2%
33/1
17%
-
Cardiff / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Cardiff
15%
9/2-
Draw / Stoke
12%
6/1
8%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
5%
-
Stoke / Cardiff
3%
28/1
12%
-
Stoke / Stoke
15%
9/2
10%
-
Stoke / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Cardiff have played 41 matches so far this season and are in 22nd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

37 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 14 and won 8. Cardiff have conceded 61 goals, scored 38, failed to score in 11 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cardiff have played 20 games at home, winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Stoke lay in 20th place on 44 points in the Championship league table having played 41 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 7 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Stoke have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Stoke have played 20 away games, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 12 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Stoke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds44271346094 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
7-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
6-0A
2
Burnley44261624694 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-0A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
3
Sheff Utd44277102586 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
4
Sunderland442113101776 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
5
Bristol C44171611867 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
6
Coventry4419916566 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2A
7
M'Boro44189171063 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
8
Millwall44171215-163 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
9
Blackburn4418818462 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
10
West Brom44141812860 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
11
Swansea4417918-460 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
12
Watford4416820-756 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
13
Sheff Wed44151118-956 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
14
Norwich44131417153 
w
 
2-1A
May 3
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-2A
15
QPR44131417-653 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
16
Portsmouth44141020-1352 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
6-1F
l
 
3-1A
17
Stoke Away44121418-1550 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
-
-
18
Preston44101915-1049 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
19
Oxford Utd44121319-1849 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
20
Hull44121220-948 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
l
 
1-3F
w
 
1-2A
21
Derby44121022-946 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
May 3
22
Luton44121022-2346 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
23
Cardiff Home4491619-2343 
-
-
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
24
Plymouth44101321-3743 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cardiff 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 2Luton
Cardiff1 - 2Burnley
Cardiff1 - 0Hull
Cardiff1 - 1Bristol C
Cardiff2 - 1Derby
Cardiff3 - 0Swansea
Cardiff1 - 1Watford
Cardiff1 - 1Coventry
Cardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
Cardiff0 - 2Preston
Cardiff0 - 2QPR
Cardiff1 - 3Blackburn
Cardiff2 - 1Norwich
Cardiff2 - 0Portsmouth
Cardiff5 - 0Plymouth
Cardiff1 - 0Millwall
Cardiff0 - 2Leeds
Cardiff0 - 2M'Boro
Cardiff0 - 2Sunderland
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff2 - 2Preston
ACardiff0 - 0QPR
HCardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
ACardiff2 - 1Blackburn
HCardiff1 - 2Luton
ACardiff1 - 2Sunderland
HCardiff1 - 2Burnley
HCardiff1 - 0Hull
ACardiff1 - 1Plymouth
HCardiff1 - 1Bristol C
ACardiff1 - 2Portsmouth
ACardiff0 - 7Leeds
HCardiff2 - 1Derby
ACardiff2 - 2Millwall
HCardiff3 - 0Swansea
HCardiff1 - 1Watford
ACardiff1 - 1M'Boro
HCardiff1 - 1Coventry
ACardiff2 - 1Watford
ACardiff2 - 3Oxford Utd
Stoke 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston1 - 1Stoke
Millwall1 - 0Stoke
Coventry3 - 2Stoke
Norwich4 - 2Stoke
Bristol C2 - 0Stoke
Hull1 - 2Stoke
Portsmouth3 - 1Stoke
West Brom1 - 1Stoke
Burnley0 - 0Stoke
Sheff Wed2 - 0Stoke
Luton2 - 1Stoke
Sunderland2 - 1Stoke
QPR1 - 1Stoke
Blackburn0 - 2Stoke
Sheff Utd2 - 0Stoke
Swansea0 - 0Stoke
M'Boro2 - 0Stoke
Oxford Utd1 - 0Stoke
Plymouth0 - 1Stoke
Watford3 - 0Stoke
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HStoke1 - 1Luton
AStoke1 - 1Preston
HStoke3 - 1QPR
AStoke0 - 1Millwall
HStoke1 - 0Blackburn
AStoke2 - 3Coventry
HStoke0 - 0Watford
HStoke1 - 3M'Boro
AStoke2 - 4Norwich
HStoke3 - 1Swansea
AStoke0 - 2Bristol C
AStoke2 - 1Hull
HStoke0 - 0Oxford Utd
AStoke1 - 3Portsmouth
AStoke1 - 1West Brom
HStoke0 - 0Plymouth
AStoke0 - 0Burnley
HStoke1 - 0Sunderland
HStoke0 - 2Leeds
AStoke0 - 2Sheff Wed
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Cardiff have not lost to Stoke in 9 consecutive league meetings
League games at Cardiff since 2003
Cardiff
Stoke
Goals: Scored
14
8
Games: Scored
8 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
3 / 11
CAR
5
D
4
STK
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cardiff2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Cardiff1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Stoke
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cardiff3 - 0
0 - 1Stoke
Cardiff3 - 1
League games at Stoke since 2003
Stoke
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
18
19
Games: Scored
9 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
3 / 12
CAR
4
D
5
STK
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
1 - 2Cardiff
Stoke2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Stoke2 - 1
Stoke3 - 0
0 - 3Cardiff
1 - 3Cardiff
2 - 3Cardiff
Goal Statistics

Stoke City's defensive record is very strong, Mark Warburton's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.4 for Cardiff City makes sense in this context.

Cardiff 23rd Stoke 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Cardiff have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-23
Stoke have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Stoke
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
6%
better
CAR
STK
view stats
Games scored29
26
Failed to score12
15
Scored first17
16
Goals scored45
42
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
CAR
STK
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded34
30
Clean sheets7
11
Conceded first22
19
Goals conceded65
54
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against19%
12%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+19%

Cardiff v Stoke Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
391249
C ChambersC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Horvath GLK15
-
P Ng DEF3411
9
-
W Fish DEF19
4
-
J Daland DEF19
3
-
C. Ashford MID2623
-
A Robertson MID3333
8
-
C Chambers MID3921
9
-
W Alves MID1213
-
C O'Dowda MID4022
7
-
C Robinson FWD34121
1
2
Y Salech FWD1861
1
-
Subs
M. Turner GLK
-
J Bagan DEF301
4
1
D Turnbull MID171
2
-
S Mannsverk MID141
4
-
C Willock MID3022
-
R Colwill MID4114
3
-
Y Méïté FWD343
2
-
O Tanner FWD2822
1
-
I Davies FWD92
1
-
Stoke Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
446513
V JohanssonL BakerM ManhoefJ Tchamadeu
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK44
3
-
J Tchamadeu DEF4012
13
-
A Phillips DEF22
4
-
B Wilmot DEF373
8
-
E Bocat DEF301
1
-
J Thompson MID231
8
-
W Burger MID3711
10
-
M Manhoef MID3355
1
-
L Baker MID131
2
-
J. Bae MID4335
5
-
A Al-Hamadi FWD132
1
-
Subs
J Bonham GLK
-
M Lawal DEF5
-
L Gooch MID181
4
-
B Pearson MID12
4
-
T Seko MID25
1
-
A Moran MID3443
9
-
S Gallagher FWD2031
6
-
L. Koumas FWD4232
6
-
R Mmaee FWD3
-