Can Cardiff City beat Stoke City in Cardiff City Stadium clash?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 16.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (26828 seats)

8th position in the Championship table for Cardiff City so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 11th-placed Stoke City visits Cardiff City Stadium.

Insights:
  • Cardiff City have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Championship
  • Stoke City have the most clean sheets (9) away in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Cardiff City form and stats

Cardiff City have played 18 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-3-8 (wins-draws-losses).

The Cardiff City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Watford here at Cardiff City Stadium in a Championship match. Preceding that game was the away draw at Huddersfield Town that finished 0-0.

The defeat against Watford was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by A. Masina).

The manager M. McCarthy will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Swansea City in only four days.

Cardiff City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cardiff City Stadium with 32 goals in 18 league matches. Cardiff's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Stoke City form and stats

4-8-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stoke City, who have the most clean sheets (9) away in Championship, in their Championship matches away. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

There might be some fixture complaints from Stoke as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Championship match against Middlesbrough (0-3). A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Wycombe Wanderers.

After this away game Stoke return home for a Championship game against Derby County. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 21 goals have been conceded by Stoke in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Stoke City - Cardiff City 1-2 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cardiff City won two, Stoke City won four and four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cardiff CityK. Moore
K. Moore
16 goals
Stoke CityN. Powell
N. Powell
11 goals
Stoke CityS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
8 goals

Cardiff City missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cardiff City Stoke City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
15 7 2 Won W 1 4 12
9 3 2 Drew D 0 8 12
12 8 2 Lost L 5 6 12
54 32 10 Scored S 7 16 41
37 21 4 Conceded C 13 21 42
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 72% 83%
81% 89% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 61% 64%
47% 61% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 33% 39%
22% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 19%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 17%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 42%
33% 28% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 50% 44%
22% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.7 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.9 1.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.9 11.6 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.9 10.3
4 4.7 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.4 2.9
38% 38% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 58% 37% 39%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cardiff City have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Championship
  • Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Stoke City have the most clean sheets (9) away in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 36 24 7 5 53 26 18 12 5 1 26 9 18 12 2 4 27 17 27 79
2 Watford 36 20 9 7 48 25 18 14 2 2 35 12 18 6 7 5 13 13 23 69
3 Swansea City 35 20 9 6 45 25 18 11 5 2 23 10 17 9 4 4 22 15 20 69
4 Brentford 35 19 9 7 62 36 17 10 5 2 34 18 18 9 4 5 28 18 26 66
5 Reading 36 18 7 11 50 38 18 11 0 7 28 20 18 7 7 4 22 18 12 61
6 Barnsley 36 18 7 11 45 39 18 10 4 4 23 17 18 8 3 7 22 22 6 61
7 AFC Bournemouth 36 15 11 10 52 37 18 10 3 5 30 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 15 56
8 Cardiff City 36 15 9 12 54 37 18 7 3 8 32 21 18 8 6 4 22 16 17 54
9 Middlesbrough 36 15 8 13 44 38 18 9 3 6 23 18 18 6 5 7 21 20 6 53
10 Millwall 36 11 16 9 35 33 18 4 10 4 17 16 18 7 6 5 18 17 2 49
11 Stoke City 36 12 12 12 41 42 18 8 4 6 25 21 18 4 8 6 16 21 -1 48
12 Bristol City 36 15 3 18 39 48 18 7 2 9 15 20 18 8 1 9 24 28 -9 48
13 Queens Park Rangers 35 12 10 13 35 40 18 7 4 7 18 20 17 5 6 6 17 20 -5 46
14 Blackburn Rovers 36 12 8 16 49 41 18 6 6 6 25 21 18 6 2 10 24 20 8 44
15 Preston North End 36 13 5 18 39 46 18 5 4 9 15 17 18 8 1 9 24 29 -7 44
16 Luton Town 35 12 8 15 28 41 17 6 6 5 20 20 18 6 2 10 8 21 -13 44
17 Nottingham Forest 36 10 11 15 29 35 18 5 7 6 16 16 18 5 4 9 13 19 -6 41
18 Huddersfield Town 36 11 8 17 40 51 18 8 4 6 25 18 18 3 4 11 15 33 -11 41
19 Derby County 36 10 9 17 25 39 18 5 5 8 12 18 18 5 4 9 13 21 -14 39
20 Coventry City 35 9 11 15 32 46 18 7 6 5 19 19 17 2 5 10 13 27 -14 38
21 Birmingham City 36 8 11 17 26 46 18 3 3 12 12 31 18 5 8 5 14 15 -20 35
22 Rotherham United 32 9 5 18 35 43 16 4 3 9 20 22 16 5 2 9 15 21 -8 32
23 Sheffield Wednesday 35 9 7 19 25 45 17 6 5 6 14 13 18 3 2 13 11 32 -20 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 36 6 8 22 24 58 18 4 5 9 11 21 18 2 3 13 13 37 -34 26

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 36 24 7 5 53 26 18 12 5 1 26 9 18 12 2 4 27 17 27 79
2 Watford 36 20 9 7 48 25 18 14 2 2 35 12 18 6 7 5 13 13 23 69
3 Swansea City 35 20 9 6 45 25 18 11 5 2 23 10 17 9 4 4 22 15 20 69
4 Brentford 35 19 9 7 62 36 17 10 5 2 34 18 18 9 4 5 28 18 26 66
5 Reading 36 18 7 11 50 38 18 11 0 7 28 20 18 7 7 4 22 18 12 61
6 Barnsley 36 18 7 11 45 39 18 10 4 4 23 17 18 8 3 7 22 22 6 61
7 AFC Bournemouth 36 15 11 10 52 37 18 10 3 5 30 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 15 56
8 Cardiff City 36 15 9 12 54 37 18 7 3 8 32 21 18 8 6 4 22 16 17 54
9 Middlesbrough 36 15 8 13 44 38 18 9 3 6 23 18 18 6 5 7 21 20 6 53
10 Millwall 36 11 16 9 35 33 18 4 10 4 17 16 18 7 6 5 18 17 2 49
11 Stoke City 36 12 12 12 41 42 18 8 4 6 25 21 18 4 8 6 16 21 -1 48
12 Bristol City 36 15 3 18 39 48 18 7 2 9 15 20 18 8 1 9 24 28 -9 48
13 Queens Park Rangers 35 12 10 13 35 40 18 7 4 7 18 20 17 5 6 6 17 20 -5 46
14 Blackburn Rovers 36 12 8 16 49 41 18 6 6 6 25 21 18 6 2 10 24 20 8 44
15 Preston North End 36 13 5 18 39 46 18 5 4 9 15 17 18 8 1 9 24 29 -7 44
16 Luton Town 35 12 8 15 28 41 17 6 6 5 20 20 18 6 2 10 8 21 -13 44
17 Nottingham Forest 36 10 11 15 29 35 18 5 7 6 16 16 18 5 4 9 13 19 -6 41
18 Huddersfield Town 36 11 8 17 40 51 18 8 4 6 25 18 18 3 4 11 15 33 -11 41
19 Derby County 36 10 9 17 25 39 18 5 5 8 12 18 18 5 4 9 13 21 -14 39
20 Coventry City 35 9 11 15 32 46 18 7 6 5 19 19 17 2 5 10 13 27 -14 38
21 Birmingham City 36 8 11 17 26 46 18 3 3 12 12 31 18 5 8 5 14 15 -20 35
22 Rotherham United 32 9 5 18 35 43 16 4 3 9 20 22 16 5 2 9 15 21 -8 32
23 Sheffield Wednesday 35 9 7 19 25 45 17 6 5 6 14 13 18 3 2 13 11 32 -20 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 36 6 8 22 24 58 18 4 5 9 11 21 18 2 3 13 13 37 -34 26

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