Match Report
The table read 24th (Cardiff City, 44 pts) against 18th (Stoke City, 51 pts), 7 points apart. On the form table Stoke City stood 11th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Cardiff City 1.04 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Stoke City 0.98 and 1.35, with the league averaging 1.23.
Cardiff City's last three games had all finished level.
Across 16 recorded meetings, Cardiff City have 4 wins to Stoke City's 2, with 10 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff (capacity 33,280). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Stoke City: William Fish (85' og)