11-04-2025
Pick of the stats: Cardiff City v Stoke City
There probably have not been many bigger meetings between Cardiff City and Stoke City.A victory for the Welshmen could condemn the Potters to a place in the relegation zone but Stoke also have the chance to put some breathing space between themselves and the bottom City are unbeaten across their past nine league games against Stoke City (W3 D6), winning this exact fixture 2-1 at home last City have failed to win any of their past six away league games against Cardiff City (D3 L3) since a 1-0 victory in August of Cardiff's last three league games have been draws of a different scoreline (1-1 v Sheffield Wednesday, 0-0 v QPR, 2-2 v Preston); the Bluebirds last drew four successive league games in December 2022, a run which included a 2-2 draw with Stoke have managed to win just one of their past 13 away league matches (D4 L8), a 2-1 victory at Hull in Lewis Baker has scored seven goals in the Championship this season; only in 2021-22 has he netted more in a single league campaign (8). Baker has five goals in his past eight league appearances, as many as his previous 52 beforehand.
