Stoke vs Cardiff Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th February 2025

When Cardiff come to Bet365 Stadium for the FA Cup match this coming Saturday, Stoke will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The last time Stoke played Cardiff, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win this coming Saturday.

Stoke are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 14 goals, or an average of 1.4 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Cardiff travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 23 goals against. An average of 2.3 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Stoke came away with a 0-2 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Bet365 Stadium, but face stern opposition, of course.

Stoke vs Cardiff Prediction

Stoke Form

Stoke recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 3-1 against Portsmouth, before drawing 0-0 with Oxford. They won their most recent game 1-2 against Hull. Stoke won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Cardiff Form

In their last three matches, Cardiff drew 2-2 with Millwall, won 2-1 against Derby, and lost 7-0 against Leeds. Cardiff only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the FA Cup. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 14 goals to five.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Cardiff could turn out a bit slippery for Stoke. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter on Saturday.

Stoke vs Cardiff Squads

Stoke Squad

The 55-year-old manager of Stoke, Mark Robins, will select the lineup against Cardiff from the players listed below:

Fielding, Bonham, Morris, Johansson, Phillips, Gibson, Wilmot, Stevens, Bocat, Wilson-Esbrand, Tchamadeu, Gooch, Rose, Vidigal, Moran, Lawal, Bae, Thompson, Baker, Koumas, Sidibe, Seko, Gromek, Burger, Al Hamadi, Tezgel, Manhoef, Lowe, Jeffers, Mmaee, Gallagher, Verlinden.

Cardiff Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Cardiff players that the manager Omer Riza will choose from for the upcoming game:

Aaron Ramsey, Adeteye Gbadehan, Alex Robertson, Andy Rinomhota, Anwar El-Ghazi, Callum O'Dowda, Callum Robinson, Calum Chambers, Chris Willock, Cian Ashford, Cody Twose, David Turnbull, Dimitrios Goutas, Ethan Horvath, Isaak Davies, Jak Alnwick, Jamilu Collins, Jesper Daland, Joe Ralls, Joel Bagan, Luey Giles, Matthew Turner, Ollie Tanner, Perry Ng, Roko Simic, Ronan Kpakio, Rubin Colwill, Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk, Troy Perrett, Will Alves, William Fish, Yakou Meite, Yousef Salech.

Stoke vs Cardiff Team News

Cardiff seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Bet365 Stadium to face Stoke. Callum Robinson is ineligible for selection in the Cardiff squad, as he is suspended.

Stoke vs Cardiff Lineups

Stoke vs Cardiff H2H

The last time the pair played each other Stoke came away as 0-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday. Stoke have a 50% win rate against Cardiff, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 1-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Stoke vs Cardiff Results

In the last two matches between Stoke and Cardiff, both teams to score came up one time.

Stoke vs Cardiff Betting Tips

Look no further than Lewis Baker, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Stoke in the FA Cup, while Callum Robinson managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Cardiff in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Stoke claimed two wins, drew six and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Cardiff won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away. Stoke will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday, with Cardiff managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Stoke’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Cardiff, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.