Stoke City – Cardiff 2–1

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

Match report

Stoke City beat Cardiff 2–1 at Stoke City Stadium in Championship. C. Chibueze opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Stoke City have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽C. Chibuezeassist Bae Jun-Ho

7'

18'

⚽Petrovassist Costa

⚽L. Baker

30'

F. Fielding

41'

2H

58'

Romano

A. Cresswell

59'

⇄V. Johansson↓ C. Chibueze

63'

⇄Johnson↓ Martin

⇄Tommy Simkin↓ L. Baker

72'

⇄Weber↓ Haas

Momentum

STO

⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 13, 2026 · 18:00

VenueStoke City Stadium

Attendance37,854 / 48,531 (78%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking STO

#14·

#3

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

1Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Costa

7.8

Lineups

STO 4-3-36.95Formation7.154-3-3 C

7.4Chibueze 17.6Romano 26.7Pereira 36.7Nielsen 47.8Costa 57.3Schmidt 66.9Marsh 77.6Müller 87.8Petrov 97.0Walsh 106.4Haas 116.9Martin

Stoke City

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

1Romano7.6 2Pereira6.7 3Nielsen6.7 4Costa7.8 5Schmidt7.3 6Marsh6.9 7Müller7.6 8Petrov7.8 9Walsh7.0 10Haas6.4 11Martin6.9

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