Cardiff City 1-1 Stoke City: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 6 · Tuesday 8 September 2026 · Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff · referee S. Allison · full time
Full time: Cardiff City 1-1 Stoke City
Cardiff City and Stoke City drew 1-1 in Championship Matchday 6 on Tuesday 8 September 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium. The goals: Ben Johnson 22', Joel Colwill 63'.
How the match unfolded
Ben Johnson put Stoke City ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Róbert Boženík. Cardiff City levelled at 1-1 in the 63rd minute through Joel Colwill, set up by Chris Willock.
It was 0-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, S. Allison, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Cardiff City and 2 to Stoke City.
Cardiff City: B. Barry-Murphy, 4-2-3-1 · Stoke City: M. Robins, 3-5-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.95 for Cardiff City and 2.73 for Stoke City.
Stoke City left about 1.7 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Stoke City created the better chances, 2.73 xG to 0.95, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Cardiff City had 7 shots on target, Stoke City 4.
Stoke City's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Cardiff City had 71% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Cardiff City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 2.04 expected goals for and 1.54 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Stoke City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 1.57 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Cardiff City vs Stoke City: the match in numbers
| Cardiff City | Match statistics | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| 71% | Ball possession | 29% |
| 0.95 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.73 |
| 26 | Total shots | 12 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 6 | Big chances | 2 |
| 568 | Total passes | 229 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 68% |
| 7 | Corners | 5 |
| 5 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 13 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Alex Robertson (Cardiff City), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Cardiff City
- Alex Robertson 8.5
- Chris Willock 7.7 1 assist
- Joel Colwill 7.5 1 goal
- Krystian Bielik 7.2
- Perry Ng 7.2
Stoke City
- Viktor Johansson 7.5
- Róbert Boženík 7.5 1 assist
- Ben Johnson 7.4 1 goal
- Luca Bombino 6.9
- Ethan Galbraith 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was George Hirst at 6.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Cardiff City: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
- Stoke City: Stoke City vs Preston North End Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Cardiff City vs Stoke City
What was the score in Cardiff City vs Stoke City?
Cardiff City 1-1 Stoke City (half-time 0-1), Championship, Tuesday 8 September 2026.
Who scored in Cardiff City vs Stoke City?
Ben Johnson 22', Joel Colwill 63'.
Did Moneyball predict Cardiff City vs Stoke City correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Cardiff City vs Stoke City?
Alex Robertson, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Cardiff City vs Stoke City?
S. Allison.
Every match, before and after
Moneyball Odds writes a preview with its estimate before every match of Europe's top five leagues and the European cups, then marks it against the result, hits and misses alike.
Moneyball Odds is a statistical analysis site, not a bookmaker. No model predicts football reliably. For readers aged 18 and over.