Stoke City look to Bet365 Stadium supporters for inspiration before Cardiff City match

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 10.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

Stoke City are yearning to add to their points total at their own arena in this soon-to-be-played fixture against Cardiff City.

Insights:
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals (17) in Championship

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Stoke City form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Stoke City at their home stadium (Bet365 Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

No payout for Stoke City in their previous match, an away game at West Bromwich Albion that ended in defeat 0-2. Clarke was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.15 out of 10. The defender Clarke hit one key pass and won 4 of 9 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Luton Town in a game that was won 2-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stoke handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.

Stoke City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Cardiff City form and stats

Cardiff City have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Championship, after 3-1-6 (10 played).

Cardiff City failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sheffield United (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-1. Midfielder Wintle was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.34. Wintle hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 46 successful passes (of 54 total).

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Hull City.

We have checked recent matches where Cardiff City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cardiff struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Cardiff City have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when playing Stoke City.

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityL. Baker
L. Baker
5 goals
Stoke CityB. Wilmot
B. Wilmot
3 goals
Cardiff CityC. Robinson
C. Robinson
3 goals

Stoke City missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Cardiff City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 1 Played P 4 10 21
7 3 1 Won W 1 3 7
4 2 0 Drew D 1 1 3
10 5 0 Lost L 2 6 11
22 11 2 Scored S 3 8 17
27 14 0 Conceded C 4 15 25
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 90% 90%
76% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 70% 52%
38% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 40% 33%
24% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
38% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 30% 33%
33% 20% 100% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 33%
33% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 60% 43%
 
5.7 6.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.4 5
6 5.1 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.5 4.6
1.8 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
13.4 14.4 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 7.5 10.8
4.3 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2 2.4
24% 23% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 40% 34%
 
11.5 9.8 2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 12.7 10.5
3.5 3.1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.3 3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals (17) in Championship
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Championship
  • Cardiff City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 21 11 8 2 40 23 11 7 4 0 23 10 10 4 4 2 17 13 17 41
2 Sheffield United 21 11 5 5 35 19 10 5 3 2 22 11 11 6 2 3 13 8 16 38
3 Blackburn Rovers 21 12 0 9 24 22 10 8 0 2 17 7 11 4 0 7 7 15 2 36
4 Watford 21 9 6 6 28 22 10 6 1 3 17 10 11 3 5 3 11 12 6 33
5 Norwich City 21 9 5 7 29 23 11 5 3 3 18 12 10 4 2 4 11 11 6 32
6 Queens Park Rangers 21 9 4 8 26 24 10 5 2 3 15 10 11 4 2 5 11 14 2 31
7 Millwall 21 9 4 8 26 25 10 7 1 2 16 7 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 31
8 Swansea City 21 8 7 6 27 28 10 5 2 3 15 13 11 3 5 3 12 15 -1 31
9 Preston North End 21 8 7 6 18 20 11 3 4 4 7 11 10 5 3 2 11 9 -2 31
10 Sunderland 21 8 6 7 29 23 10 3 4 3 13 10 11 5 2 4 16 13 6 30
11 Luton Town 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 2 7 2 14 12 10 5 2 3 9 10 1 30
12 Coventry City 19 8 5 6 21 18 9 5 1 3 10 6 10 3 4 3 11 12 3 29
13 Reading 21 9 2 10 23 30 10 6 1 3 15 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -7 29
14 Birmingham City 21 7 7 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 10 4 2 4 10 10 3 28
15 Middlesbrough 21 7 6 8 29 26 10 3 5 2 11 10 11 4 1 6 18 16 3 27
16 Rotherham United 21 6 8 7 25 26 10 4 3 3 17 12 11 2 5 4 8 14 -1 26
17 Stoke City 21 7 4 10 22 27 10 3 2 5 11 14 11 4 2 5 11 13 -5 25
18 Bristol City 21 6 6 9 27 29 11 4 3 4 13 10 10 2 3 5 14 19 -2 24
19 Cardiff City 21 7 3 11 17 25 11 4 2 5 9 10 10 3 1 6 8 15 -8 24
20 Hull City 21 7 3 11 25 39 11 4 0 7 11 20 10 3 3 4 14 19 -14 24
21 West Bromwich Albion 20 5 8 7 24 24 11 3 4 4 14 14 9 2 4 3 10 10 0 23
22 Wigan Athletic 21 6 5 10 21 31 11 2 3 6 8 18 10 4 2 4 13 13 -10 23
23 Blackpool 21 6 4 11 24 33 10 3 1 6 12 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -9 22
24 Huddersfield Town 20 5 4 11 19 26 11 4 2 5 10 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -7 19

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 21 11 8 2 40 23 11 7 4 0 23 10 10 4 4 2 17 13 17 41
2 Sheffield United 21 11 5 5 35 19 10 5 3 2 22 11 11 6 2 3 13 8 16 38
3 Blackburn Rovers 21 12 0 9 24 22 10 8 0 2 17 7 11 4 0 7 7 15 2 36
4 Watford 21 9 6 6 28 22 10 6 1 3 17 10 11 3 5 3 11 12 6 33
5 Norwich City 21 9 5 7 29 23 11 5 3 3 18 12 10 4 2 4 11 11 6 32
6 Queens Park Rangers 21 9 4 8 26 24 10 5 2 3 15 10 11 4 2 5 11 14 2 31
7 Millwall 21 9 4 8 26 25 10 7 1 2 16 7 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 31
8 Swansea City 21 8 7 6 27 28 10 5 2 3 15 13 11 3 5 3 12 15 -1 31
9 Preston North End 21 8 7 6 18 20 11 3 4 4 7 11 10 5 3 2 11 9 -2 31
10 Sunderland 21 8 6 7 29 23 10 3 4 3 13 10 11 5 2 4 16 13 6 30
11 Luton Town 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 2 7 2 14 12 10 5 2 3 9 10 1 30
12 Coventry City 19 8 5 6 21 18 9 5 1 3 10 6 10 3 4 3 11 12 3 29
13 Reading 21 9 2 10 23 30 10 6 1 3 15 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -7 29
14 Birmingham City 21 7 7 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 10 4 2 4 10 10 3 28
15 Middlesbrough 21 7 6 8 29 26 10 3 5 2 11 10 11 4 1 6 18 16 3 27
16 Rotherham United 21 6 8 7 25 26 10 4 3 3 17 12 11 2 5 4 8 14 -1 26
17 Stoke City 21 7 4 10 22 27 10 3 2 5 11 14 11 4 2 5 11 13 -5 25
18 Bristol City 21 6 6 9 27 29 11 4 3 4 13 10 10 2 3 5 14 19 -2 24
19 Cardiff City 21 7 3 11 17 25 11 4 2 5 9 10 10 3 1 6 8 15 -8 24
20 Hull City 21 7 3 11 25 39 11 4 0 7 11 20 10 3 3 4 14 19 -14 24
21 West Bromwich Albion 20 5 8 7 24 24 11 3 4 4 14 14 9 2 4 3 10 10 0 23
22 Wigan Athletic 21 6 5 10 21 31 11 2 3 6 8 18 10 4 2 4 13 13 -10 23
23 Blackpool 21 6 4 11 24 33 10 3 1 6 12 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -9 22
24 Huddersfield Town 20 5 4 11 19 26 11 4 2 5 10 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -7 19

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.