Cardiff – Stoke City 2–1

	1H	2H	T
C	2	0	2
STO	1	0	1

Match report

Cardiff beat Stoke City 2–1 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Silva opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Stoke City have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Silvaassist Lindqvist

11'

22'

⚽C. Chibuezeassist Bae Jun-Ho

⚽Romano

34'

2H

Rossi

51'

⇄Marsh↓ Romano

67'

⇄V. Johansson↓ C. Chibueze

68'

C. Chibueze

⇄Müller↓ Moreau

76'

⇄Tommy Simkin↓ L. Baker

84'

A. Cresswell

Ferrari

85'

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽

STO

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 9, 2026 · 18:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance32,699 / 44,793 (73%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards1

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Ferrari

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.43Formation7.044-3-3 STO

17.7Andersen 27.7Lopez 37.5Lindqvist 46.5Rossi 57.5Novak 66.8Hansen 77.9Ferrari 87.7Silva 96.8García 107.7Moreau 117.9Romano

Cardiff

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

1Andersen7.7 2Lopez7.7 3Lindqvist7.5 4Rossi6.5 5Novak7.5 6Hansen6.8 7Ferrari7.9 8Silva7.7 9García6.8 10Moreau7.7 11Romano7.9

Stoke City

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL