Ace Football previews the Championship round 6 match between Cardiff and Stoke and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Last season’s relegation survivors Stoke visit Cardiff to Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday for a round 6 match in the Championship.
A look at the Championship standings shows that three points and nine places currently separate the two teams.
Form: Cardiff vs Stoke
Cardiff Form
A draw was the best Cardiff could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against Sheffield United, before getting trounced 2-1 against Queens Park Rangers. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Portsmouth ran out 2-0 winners. Cardiff are without a win in their last six Championship matches on home soil, which produced a record of five draws and one defeats, in which they conceded six and scored five goals.
Stoke Form
Stoke won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 4-1 against Wolverhampton, before beating Norwich 1-0. Another win followed, this time by 4-0 against Charlton. Stoke didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 16 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Cardiff and Stoke
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Cardiff and Stoke. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 18 of the last 20 Cardiff home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Cardiff home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Cardiff home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Cardiff home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Stoke have lost the last 9 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 9 of the last 11 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 7 of the last 8 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Stoke have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Cardiff vs Stoke
Yousef Salech has three strikes in six Championship matches for Cardiff, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Stoke. The visitors are looking to Ethan Galbraith, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.
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Full-time result
Cardiff claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Stoke won one of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost eight of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Cardiff only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Stoke only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Stoke have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Cardiff have been able to keep a clean sheet in zero of their last 10 games. Stoke have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Cardiff when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Cardiff’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Stoke’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches. Cardiff conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.
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