CARDIFF. Cardiff City bested Stoke City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Cardiff City to strike first with an early goal of Kion Etete at the 5′. Then Karlan Grant scored again for Cardiff City in the 32′ minute. Eventually, Joon-ho Bae reduced the distance for Stoke City (41′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Stoke City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 18,976 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the collaboration of Andrew Fox and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.28 degrees Celsius or 46.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​
Match Statistics​
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 5 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 82 Attack 115
- 33 Dangerous attack 54
- 90 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Stoke City had a strong ball possession 60% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Cardiff City succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​
Cardiff City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 4 yellow cards (Dimitrios Goutas, Joe Ralls, Manolis Siopis and Perry Ng). Talking about the opposition, Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (Wouter Burger and Jordan Thompson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cardiff City has 44 points like Watford, Bristol City and Middlesbrough to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will stays with 35 points like Queens Park Rangers to sit in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away against Bristol City on the 2nd of March with a 16-9 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (4 draws).
Stoke City will host Middlesbrough on the 2nd of March with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Ethan Horvath , Perry Ng , Nathaniel Phillips , Dimitrios Goutas , Josh Wilson-Esbrand , Manolis Siopis , Joe Ralls , Josh Bowler , Rubin Colwill , Karlan Grant and Kion Etete .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Wintle , David Turnbull , Jamilu Collins , Mahlon Romeo, Famara Diédhiou , Yakou Méïté , Joel Colwill, Matthew Turner and Cian Ashford.
Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of Ryan Wintle (injured), Famara Diédhiou (injured) and David Turnbull (injured).
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 5 changes: Karlan Grant for Ryan Wintle (55′), Rubin Colwill for Jamilu Collins (67′), Josh Bowler for Yakou Méïté (67′), Kion Etete for Famara Diédhiou (75′) and Josh Wilson-Esbrand for David Turnbull (75′).
Player of the match: Joe Ralls​
The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was Joe Ralls even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steven Schumacher played with: Luke McNally, Daniel Iversen , J. Tchamadeu , Ben Wilmot , Michael Rose , Jordan Thompson , Lewis Baker , Luke Cundle , Wouter Burger , Million Manhoef and Niall Ennis , Joon-ho Bae .
These were the players on the bench: Lynden Gooch , Ben Pearson, André Vidigal , Tyrese Campbell , Jack Bonham, Ki-Jana Hoever, Mehdi Léris, Josh Laurent and Nathan Lowe .
Substitutions
Stoke City made 4 changes: J. Tchamadeu for Lynden Gooch (46′), Luke Cundle for Josh Laurent (46′), Million Manhoef for Tyrese Campbell (78′) and Wouter Burger for André Vidigal (78′).
Player of the match: Lewis Baker​
The most impressive player for Stoke City was Lewis Baker.
His rating is with 46 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.​
- Watford – Huddersfield Town – 1-2
- Sunderland – Swansea City – 1-2
- Southampton – Millwall – 1-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Bristol City – 2-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Rotherham United – 2-1
- Middlesbrough – Plymouth Argyle – 0-2
- Ipswich Town – Birmingham City – 3-1
- Hull City – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Stoke City – 2-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Norwich City – 1-1