Cardiff vs Stoke

12 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Michael Salisbury

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • William Fish 85’ (og)

Match summary

Stoke beat Cardiff 1-0 on the road, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Fish's own goal put Stoke ahead in the 85th minute.

Cardiff can feel hard done by, creating 1.53 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Stoke's 1.07 from 12.

Match stats

Cardiff Stoke
16 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.52 xG 1.04
1.52 Non-penalty xG 1.04

Key events

Cardiff Stoke
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
85’
William Fish
Own goal
0-1 (Stoke)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Alex Robertson
Stoke
  • Ashley Phillips
  • Ali Al-Hamadi
  • Sam Gallagher

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.53 1.07 85’ William Fish (Stoke) own goal, 0-1 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.53 1.07 85’ William Fish (Stoke) own goal, 0-1 Fish 85’
Cardiff 1.53 xGStoke 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Cardiff attacking 
80’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.86 xG, off target 85’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 4’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 12’ Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 84’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 32’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 7’ William Fish (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Ashley Phillips (Stoke), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ William Fish (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Lewis Koumas (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Jordan Thompson (Stoke), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ William Fish (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ William Fish (Cardiff), own goal 80’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.86 xG, off target 85’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 4’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 12’ Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 84’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 32’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 7’ William Fish (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Ashley Phillips (Stoke), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ William Fish (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Lewis Koumas (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ William Fish (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Jordan Thompson (Stoke), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ William Fish (Cardiff), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.14 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Cian Ashford Taken off
66′ – – 2 0.16 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Calum Chambers Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
William Alves Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Callum Robinson Taken off
57′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Yousef Salech Taken off
67′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
David Turnbull Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ollie Tanner Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Yakou Méïté Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Rubin Colwill Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Isaak Davies Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 2 0.89 – – –
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 42% Avg odds 2.26
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.33
Stoke win 30% Avg odds 3.17

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

Form going into the game

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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.