STOKE. Stoke City and Cardiff City played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. Stoke City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks with the help of Wade Smith and Jonathan Hunt. The 4th official was Scott Oldham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 5 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 69
- 53 Dangerous attack 18
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Stoke City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Stoke City to win the match.
Stoke City shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Cardiff City shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (S. Surridge, H. Souttar and B. Wilmot). Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (L. Bacuna, C. Nelson and M. Harris).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Stoke City will have 22 points like Queens Park Rangers to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Cardiff City will have 12 points to stay in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away with Blackpool on the 3rd of November with a 1-1 head to head.
Cardiff City will host Queens Park Rangers on the 3rd of November with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Queens Park Rangers (5 draws).
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Michael O\’Neill decided to play with the following team: Josef Bursik , Ben Wilmot , Harry Souttar , James Chester , Tommy Smith , Joe Allen , Romaine Sawyers , Jordan Thompson , Josh Tymon , Steven Fletcher and Jacob Brown .
The home team had on the bench: Adam Davies, Sam Surridge , Mario Vrančić , Abdallah Sima, Tyrese Campbell , Thomas Ince and Danny Batth.
Substitutions
Stoke City made 3 changes: S. Fletcher for T. Campbell (74′), J. Brown for S. Surridge (74′) and J. Thompson for M. Vrancic (80′).
Best player: Jacob Brown
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Jacob Brown.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Mick McCarthy played with: Alex Smithies , Mark McGuinness , Sean Morrison , Curtis Nelson , Perry Ng , Will Vaulks , Leandro Bacuna , Ryan John Giles , Kieron Evans , Rubin Colwill and Kieffer Moore .
They had on the bench: Joel Bagan, Mark Harris , Aden Flint , Eli King, Dillon Phillips, Isaak Davies and Ciaron Brown.
Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of A. Flint (injured).
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 2 changes: K. Evans for M. Harris (52′) and S. Morrison for A. Flint (85′).
Best player: Ryan John Giles
The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Ryan John Giles.
His rating is with 28 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – Barnsley – 2-1
- Derby County – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
- Fulham – West Bromwich Albion – 3-0
- Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
- Hull City – Coventry City – 0-1
- Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 0-2
- Preston North End – Luton Town – 2-0
- Reading – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
- Sheffield United – Blackpool – 0-1
- Stoke City – Cardiff City – 3-3
- Swansea City – Peterborough United – 3-0