Cardiff vs Stoke

8 September 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Joel Colwill 63’

Ben Johnson 23’

Match summary

Cardiff and Stoke drew 1-1. Stoke led 1-0 at half-time.

Ben Johnson put Stoke ahead in the 23rd minute and Joel Colwill equalised with a header in the 63rd minute.

Cardiff had the better of the chances, with 2.71 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Stoke's 0.75 from 12.

Match stats

71% Possession 29%

27 Shots 12

7 Shots on target 4

7 Corners 5

114 Attacks 68

73 Dangerous attacks 39

562 Passes 230

87.0% Pass accuracy 67.8%

12 Tackles 14

5 Fouls 19

1 Yellow cards 2

2 Offsides 4

Key events

Cardiff Stoke

Kick-off

22’

Ben Johnson

0-1

27’

Ben WilmotFoul

31’

George HirstShot on target

33’

Justin DevennyShot on target

Perry NgArgument

45+2’

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

Jack MoylanShot on target

50’

51’

George HirstShot on target

59’

Jun-Ho BaeGeorge Hirst

59’

Eric BocatLuca Bombino

Joel ColwillHeader

1-1

63’

69’

Jack McGlynnRóbert Boženík

69’

Lamine CisséJustin Devenny

Alex RobertsonShot on target

77’

Joel BaganShot on target

77’

81’

Luke GrahamFoul

Cian AshfordChris Willock

82’

Yousef SalechShot on target

86’

Yousef SalechShot on target

90+2’

Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Cardiff 2.71 xGStoke 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Stoke attacking Cardiff attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Nathan Trott	90′	3	1	38	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Perry Ng	90′	2	–	1	9	1	71	–	–	–
Krystian Bielik	90′	1	1	–	8	5	86	–	–	–	–
Gabriel Osho	90′	–	2	–	3	2	76	–	–	–	–
Joel Bagan	90′	2	1	–	4	–	68	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Alex Robertson	90′	–	–	81	5	–	1	2	3	–	1	–
Joel Colwill	90′	1	–	34	1	–	1	–	7	2	3	–
Ollie Tanner	90′	–	–	33	1	–	3	–	7	–	1	–
Jack Moylan	90′	–	–	33	3	–	1	–	4	1	3	–
Chris Willock Taken off	82′	–	1	29	5	–	–	–	4	–	2	–
Cian Ashford Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


Yousef Salech	90′	–	–	4	2	0.71	–	1	4	1	11	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Viktor Johansson	90′	5	1	34	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Ben Wilmot	90′	1	3	1	1	–	28	4	–	–
Maksym Talovierov	90′	–	1	2	5	5	12	1	–	–	–
Luke Graham	90′	1	5	–	5	3	21	1	–	–
Ben Johnson	90′	1	1	–	2	1	17	1	1	–	–
Luca Bombino Taken off	59′	4	2	–	5	1	11	2	–	–	–
Eric Bocat Came on as a substitute	31′	–	2	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Justin Devenny Taken off	69′	–	–	17	1	–	1	–	3	1	–	–
Djibril Soumaré	90′	–	–	17	–	–	1	2	4	2	–	–
Ethan Galbraith	90′	–	–	27	2	–	1	1	2	1	–	–
Jun-Ho Bae Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	7	2	–	2	1	2	1	–	–
Jack McGlynn Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	4	–	–	2	–	2	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


George Hirst Taken off	59′	–	–	2	2	0.20	–	–	2	1	8	–
Róbert Boženík Taken off	69′	–	1	3	–	0.17	–	3	5	2	19	–
Lamine Cissé Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	1	–	0.03	–	–	3	1	1	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 46% Avg odds 2.06

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64

Stoke win 28% Avg odds 3.29

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cardiff D D D L L

Stoke L L L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Cardiff 0-1 Stoke, 12 Apr 25 Next meeting: Stoke vs Cardiff, 06 Apr 27 (upcoming) All Cardiff vs Stoke meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.