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Cardiff 1-1 Stoke City: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 6
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  • J. Colwill63'
  • 23'B. Johnson
Cardiff City StadiumSam AllisonTue, 8 Sept 202620:45
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Player of the match
Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson headshot
Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson
Midfielder · Cardiff
8.7
This match
Shooting1.9Finishing0.0Creativity7.8Passing8.9Involvement8.7Defending10.0Physical6.9Dribbling3.0
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Shots1
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy100%
Dribbles won1
Build-up
Passes81
Key passes6
Pass accuracy90%
Defending
Tackles1
Blocks2
Interceptions2
Duels won3 · 100%
Fouls won/made1 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Robertson8.7Willock7.9Colwill7.5Talovierov7.2Johnson7.3Johansson7.5
Player
Viktor JohanssonViktor JohanssonG611,45+0,4513/3410/31
Nathan TrottNathan TrottG311,20+0,2028/384/14
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Possession & Passing

71%Possession29%
562Total passes230
87%Pass accuracy68%
7Corners5

Attack

27Shots12
7On target4
12Off target5
8Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

19Shots in box8
8Shots out box4
2.9xG0.8
0.5Goals prevented0.5

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves6
2Offsides4
5Fouls19
1Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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1,19xG0,55
9Shots9
0On target3
1Big chances1
12Touches in box7
68%Possession32%
4Corners4
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Second half

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1,73xG0,20
18Shots3
7On target1
4Big chances1
22Touches in box9
73%Possession27%
3Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
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2.94271571%
83% open play17% set piece
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0.7512729%
89% open play11% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

39 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,81,62,53,30'15'30'45'60'75'90'Ben Johnson 22'Joel Colwill 63'Cardiff2,94 xGStoke City0,75 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Cardiff crestCardiff2,94 xG · 1 scoredStoke City crestStoke City0,75 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Cardiff51
Open play 40Set piece 3Dribble 3Foul won 1Rebound 3Defensive 1
Stoke City23
Open play 16Set piece 4Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Ben Johnson 22'Joel Colwill 63'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'CardiffStoke City
Cardiff crestCardiff81% pressureStoke City crestStoke City19% pressure

Match replay

91'
1-1
0%Draw 100%0%
2.94xG0.75
27Shots12
15On target7
Momentum
Yousef Salech portrait90' Saved Yousef Salech 0.04 xG

Shot map

27 v 12

Cardiff shoot right, Stoke City left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CARSCgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

22 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Róbert Bozeník, 6', off targetOllie Tanner, 8', off targetOllie Tanner, 9', off targetRóbert Bozeník, 11', off targetJoel Colwill, 13', off targetOllie Tanner, 22', off targetOllie Tanner, 28', off targetBen Johnson, 29', off targetJack Moylan, 32', off targetOllie Tanner, 41', off targetJoel Colwill, 67', off targetJack Moylan, 68', off targetYousef Salech, 73', off targetYousef Salech, 75', off targetLamine Cissé, 84', off targetEric Bocat, 85', off targetPerry Ng, 86', off target
CardiffStoke Citygoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

CardiffDefensive line 39%
29Salech121Bielik64Trott113Robertson111Bagan74Tanner63Moylan61Colwill104Ng95Osho51Willock
Stoke CityDefensive line 31%
34Soumaré25Hirst38Devenny38Bombino34Talovierov48Galbraith42Johnson59Wilmot53Graham50Boženík62Johansson

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

CardiffUntil 82'
5418383162711189

Most-connected pair: Bielik and Ng, 37 passes between them.

Stoke CityUntil 59'
81695272121315140

Most-connected pair: Wilmot and Johnson, 8 passes between them.

Tactical battle

77control23
74%Field tiltField tilt 26%21Box entriesBox entries 919Passes into boxPasses into box 6
Ollie Tanner
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10 touches in box
Press6.6 · 11.4Territory74% · 26%Direct2.13 · 3.57Progress60 · 27Dribble11 · 2Creation51 · 23Threat1.75 · 0.47Recover9 · 6
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In possession

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74,2%Field tilt25,8%
19Passes into box6
44Progressive passes17
10Carries into final third7
20Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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6,64Press intensity (PPDA)11,43
14High turnovers5
9Regains within 5s6
13,2sBall recovery time30,8s
13Interceptions27

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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158Carries67
1902mCarry distance911m
16Progressive carries10
996mProgressive carry distance417m
3Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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11Take-ons won2
19Take-ons attempted12
728mProgressive pass distance296m
2Through balls1
8Switches of play6

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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1,75Expected threat (xT)0,47
1,52Action value (VAEP)1,21
51Shot-creating actions23
2Goal-creating actions2
2,47Expected assisted goals0,70

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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4,4Passes per attack2,2
14,7sAttack duration8,2s
2,13 m/sAttack directness3,57 m/s
6Build-up attacks2
12Direct attacks9

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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34Touches in box16
86Final third entries44
5Big chances2
1,45xG on target1,20
5Big chances missed1
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Passing

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8/36 (22%)Crosses3/16 (19%)
29/58 (50%)Long balls24/66 (36%)
19Throw-ins13
19Free kicks5
3Goal kicks18
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Duels

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57Total43
42/63 (67%)Ground21/63 (33%)
15/37 (41%)Aerial22/37 (59%)
11/18 (61%)Dribbles2/11 (18%)
7Dispossessed3
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Defending

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49Recoveries38
6Interceptions18
12Tackles14
83%Tackles won50%
27Clearances31
1Big chances scored1
1Big saves0
1Errors led to goal0
1Errors led to shot1
7,70Average rating6,96

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

Cardiff crestShare of their matchesStoke City crest

They score

80%1+ goal100%
40%2+ goals50%
20%3+ goals10%
10%4+ goals10%

They concede

100%1+ goal80%
50%2+ goals40%

Heaviest results

Cardiff crestbest 5-1 (H)·worst 0-2 (A)

Stoke City crestbest 4-0 (H)·worst 1-4 (A)

Match summary

Cardiff and Stoke City drew 1-1 at Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship. Stoke City led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: J. Colwill (63') for Cardiff; B. Johnson (23') for Stoke City. In their last 16 meetings, Cardiff have won 5, Stoke City 2, with 9 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI predictionProjected
Confidence 38%
CAR37%
X25%
SC38%

→ Double chance: Stoke City or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

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33%Form67%
43%Attack57%
50%Defence50%
73%Goal model (Poisson)27%
50%Head-to-head50%
50%Goals50%
50%Overall50%
Last 5 matches
Scored 6, conceded 9
Last 5 matches
Scored 8, conceded 9

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