Cardiff vs Stoke City
Cardiffvs
Stoke CityMatch analysis
Cardiff host Stoke City in the Championship, kicking off on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff sit 19th in the table and Stoke City are 22nd, so the hosts start as the higher-ranked side.
Over their last 4 league games Cardiff have taken 3 draws and 1 defeat (D D D L). At home and away combined they are averaging 1.5 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game this season, with 0 clean sheets on the board.
Over their last 4 league games Stoke City have taken 1 win and 3 defeats (L L L W). Stoke City are averaging 1.0 scored and 2.3 conceded per game, keeping 1 clean sheet so far.
Their last 9 meetings have produced 2 wins for Cardiff, 1 for Stoke City and 6 draws, averaging 2.6 goals a game. That recent history is one of the inputs behind the rating below.
Market probabilities
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Last 10 meetings
- LCardiff0 - 112/04/2025Stoke CityW
- DStoke City2 - 214/12/2024CardiffD
- WCardiff2 - 124/02/2024Stoke CityL
- DStoke City0 - 004/11/2023CardiffD
- DCardiff1 - 122/04/2023Stoke CityD
- DStoke City2 - 210/12/2022CardiffD
- WCardiff2 - 116/03/2022Stoke CityL
- DStoke City3 - 330/10/2021CardiffD
- DCardiff0 - 016/03/2021Stoke CityD
Recent form
- L@
QPR1 - 2 - Dv
Sheffield Utd2 - 2 - Lv
Norwich1 - 2 - D@
Derby2 - 2 - Dv
Wrexham1 - 1 - Wv
Swindon Town3 - 2 - Wv
AS Roma4 - 1 - W@
Forest Green5 - 1 - W@
Cork City6 - 1 - Lv
FC Midtjylland0 - 6
- WvNorwich1 - 0
- L@
Wolves1 - 4 - L@
Southampton1 - 3 - Lv
Swansea1 - 2 - Wv
Oldham2 - 0 - Dv
Valencia1 - 1 - Wv
Everton1 - 0 - D@
Crewe1 - 1 - Lv
SC Braga0 - 1
Goals for & against
| Team | For | Against | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.5 | 1.75 | 19 |
| Stoke City | 1 | 2.25 | 22 |
Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | QPR | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Charlton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wolves | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 |  West Brom | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 |  Birmingham | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 9 | Sheffield Utd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 12 |  West Ham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |  Watford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 |  Bolton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Derby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Lincoln | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 19 |  Cardiff | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 |  Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 |  Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 |  Burnley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 24 |  Preston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
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