Ben Johnson
Assist · Róbert Bozeník
22'
0–1
Photo: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0Forecast Verdict
Top pick missedWe said
Actual
OneTouch Forecast · dc-v1.15
It finished level; our pre-match call put the chance of that at 23%. Cardiff City had more shots (27–12) and more on target (7–4).
Pre-match call frozen 8 Sept 2026 · model dc-v1.15
Tactical shift
Ben Johnson
Assist · Róbert Bozeník
22'
0–1
Ben Wilmot
Booked
27'
Perry Ng
Booked
45'+2'
Eric Bocat
On for Luca Bombino
59'
Joel Colwill
Assist · Chris Willock
63'
1–1
Lamine Cisse
On for Justin Devenny
69'
Luke Graham
Booked
81'
Cian Ashford
On for Chris Willock
82'
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Match DNA
Midfield Domination
Control of central areas dictated everything. The midfield battle was the match.
38 shots
Expected goals over time
2.71 – 0.75
accuracy · 26%
kill rate · 4%
accuracy · 33%
kill rate · 8%
Stoke City turned 8% of shots into goals to Cardiff City's 4%.
Shots on Target
Attack
xG · BSD
Head to Head
Last 2 meetings0
Home
1.0 goals / game
0
Away
2
Draw
League Standing
ChampionshipKey context
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium
Kick-off
8 Sept · 18:45 UTC
Referee
Sam Allison
England · 3.6 yellows/match
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