CARDIFF. Stoke City and Cardiff City draw 1-1. J. Laurent scored the first goal (16′) for Stoke City. S. Kaba equalized (29′). Stoke City was surely better in terms of ball possession (65%)
Sory Kaba squandered a decisive penalty (62′). That would have allowed Cardiff City to win the match.
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies who was helped by Craig Taylor and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 7 Total 6
- 4 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 94 Attack 117
- 27 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 3 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Stoke City had a superior ball possession 65% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Stoke City to win the contest.
Cardiff City shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Stoke City shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (J. Ralls, K. Etete and R. Sawyers). On the other side, Stoke City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cardiff City will have 46 points like Rotherham United to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will have 53 points like Birmingham City to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away against Burnley on the 8th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).
Stoke City will play away agasint Watford on the 8th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Sabri Lamouchi decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop , Mahlon Romeo , Perry Ng , Cédric Kipré , Mark McGuinness , Callum O’Dowda , Romaine Sawyers , Ryan Wintle , Joe Ralls , Kion Etete and Sory Kaba .
The home team had on the bench: Jaden Philogene-Bidace , Jack Simpson, Jak Alnwick , Sheyi Ojo, Andy Rinomhota, Isaak Davies and Mark Harris .
Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of J. Alnwick (injured).
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 3 changes: K. Etete for Mark Harris (59′), J. Ralls for Jaden Philogene-Bidace (59′) and R. Allsop for Jak Alnwick (67′).
Best player: Mark McGuinness
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Mark McGuinness.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Alex Neil played with: Jack Bonham , Connor Taylor , Phil Jagielka , Morgan Fox , Ki-Jana Hoever , Will Smallbone , Ben Pearson , Josh Laurent , Josh Tymon , Dwight Gayle and Tyrese Campbell .
They had on the bench: Jordan Thompson, Nick Powell , Bersant Celina, Lewis Baker, David Okagbue, Frank Fielding and Dujon Sterling .
Substitutions
Stoke City made 3 changes: Ki-Jana Hoever for Dujon Sterling (66′), Dwight Gayle for Nick Powell (74′) and Josh Laurent for Lewis Baker (84′).
Best player: Jack Bonham
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was the goalkeeper: Jack Bonham. His rating is 7.63. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 2 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Millwall – 2-1
- Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 1-1
- Norwich City – Swansea City – 0-3
- Hull City – Watford – 1-0
- Coventry City – Reading – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Stoke City – 1-1
- Burnley – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Bristol City – Rotherham United – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Blackpool – 0-1