Championship

Championship | Gameweek 34

Feb 24, 2024 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
2 - 1
Stoke

Etete (5'), Grant (32')
Ng (40'), Siopis (51'), Ralls (76'), Goutas (83')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Bae (41')
Thompson (45+2'), Burger (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Stoke City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 0-0 Blackburn
Tuesday, February 20 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Stoke City

All competitions

Last Game: Stoke 0-1 Coventry
Saturday, February 17 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Cardiff City 1-1 Stoke City

Cardiff's season is beginning to stagnate following a worrying run of results, and we cannot envisage a change in the Bluebirds' fortunes on Saturday. Stoke have been more competitive in matches recently under Schumacher, and we believe that the Potters will be good enough to return to Staffordshire with a point. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Stoke City win with a probability of 41.69%. A win for Cardiff City has a probability of 31.55% and a draw has a probability of 26.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win is 0-1 with a probability of 11.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-2 (8.65%) and 0-2 (7.54%). The likeliest Cardiff City win is 1-0 (9.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.7%).

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Stoke City
31.55% ( -0.18)	26.76% ( -0.02)	41.69% ( 0.2)

Both teams to score 50.77% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.85% (

0.03)

54.14% (

-0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.44% (

0.03)

75.56% (

-0.03)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.26% (

-0.11)

31.73% (

0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.84% (

-0.12)

68.16% (

0.12)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.37% (

0.12)

25.63% (

-0.12)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.48% (

0.17)

60.52% (

-0.17)

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 31.55%

Stoke City 41.69%

Draw 26.75%

Cardiff City	Draw	Stoke City
1-0 @ 9.34% ( -0.04) 2-1 @ 7.29% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 5.36% ( -0.04) 3-1 @ 2.79% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 2.05% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 1.9% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.82% Total : 31.55%	1-1 @ 12.7% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 8.13% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 4.97% ( -0) Other @ 0.95% Total : 26.75%	0-1 @ 11.07% ( 0.02) 1-2 @ 8.65% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 7.54% ( 0.04) 1-3 @ 3.93% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 3.42% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 2.25% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.34% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 1.16% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.33% Total : 41.69%