Cardiff vs Stoke

24 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee A Backhouse

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Kion Etete 5’
  • Karlan Grant 32’
  • Jun-Ho Bae 41’

Match summary

Cardiff saw off Stoke 2-1. Cardiff led 2-1 at half-time.

Kion Etete put Cardiff ahead with a header in the 5th minute, Karlan Grant made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute, and Jun-Ho Bae pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 41st minute.

Stoke can feel hard done by, creating 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Cardiff's 0.54 from 11.

Match stats

Cardiff Stoke
11 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 6
2 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.54 xG 2.09
0.54 Non-penalty xG 2.09

Key events

Cardiff Stoke
Kick-off
Kion Etete1-0 (Cardiff)
5’
Karlan Grant2-0 (Cardiff)
32’
41’
Jun-Ho Bae2-1 (Stoke)
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cardiff
  • Perry Ng
  • Dimitris Goutas
  • Manolis Siopis
  • Joe Ralls
Stoke
  • Jordan Thompson
  • Wouter Burger

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.54 2.09 5’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), 1-0 5’ 32’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), 2-0 32’ 41’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), 2-1 41’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.54 2.09 5’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), 1-0 Etete 5’ 32’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), 2-0 Grant 32’ 41’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), 2-1 Bae 41’
Cardiff 0.54 xGStoke 2.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Cardiff attacking 
41’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), set piece, 0.61 xG, goal 17’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 50’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 50’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 48’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 41’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 53’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 10’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 5’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 5’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 63’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Michael Rose (Stoke), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Michael Rose (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), set piece, 0.61 xG, goal 17’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 50’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 50’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 48’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 41’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 53’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 10’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 5’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 5’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 63’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Michael Rose (Stoke), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Michael Rose (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

Players16 players
Ethan Horvath
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – –
Josh Wilson-Esbrand Taken off
75′ – – – – – – –
Manolis Siopis
90′ – – – – – –
Joe Ralls
90′ – – 1 0.06 – –
Josh Bowler Taken off
66′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Rubin Colwill Taken off
67′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Karlan Grant Taken off
55′ 1 – 1 0.04 – – –
Kion Etete Taken off
75′ 1 – 1 0.07 – – –
Ryan Wintle Came on as a substitute
35′ – – – – – – –
Yakou Méïté Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Jamilu Collins Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
David Turnbull Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Famara Diédhiou Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
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 35% Avg odds 2.74
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.11
Stoke win 35% Avg odds 2.74

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.