Betting tips › Championship › Cardiff City v Stoke City
ChampionshipTue 8 Sept 18:45 UTCCardiff City StadiumFinished
Cardiff CityLLDLD
Stoke CityWWLDLStoke have built momentum with two straight wins after a tough spell. Cardiff are winless in five and look vulnerable even on home soil.
Both sides struggle to keep clean sheets based on their recent results.
Cardiff cannot stop losing and Stoke bring mixed form so goals are likely.
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Built from: Form from settled results on this site. Prices from the odds feed.
The market makes Cardiff City the side to beat here at 46%, which gives this game a clear shape before a ball is kicked. Our model lands on Stoke City, and it backs that with a 1 unit stake. Stoke have built momentum with two straight wins after a tough spell. Cardiff are winless in five and look vulnerable even on home soil.
Cardiff City come in solid, winning 48% of 40 on record. 12 of their 21 home games went their way, and the numbers point to a side that scores freely. Right now they are on 2 losss in a row.
Stoke City come in patchy, winning 33% of 40 on record. 4 of their 20 away games went their way, and the numbers point to a fairly even scoring record. Right now they are on 2 wins in a row.
The prices turn into 46% for CAR, 26% for the draw and 29% for STK once the bookmaker margin is stripped out. That is a firm lean toward Cardiff City, so the question is whether the form backs the price or quietly argues against it. Our call sits at 3.05, and we only stake it because the reasons for it outweigh the reasons against.
We back Stoke City for 1 unit. It settles itself when the game ends, win or lose, and it goes on the record either way. This is an opinion read off the form and the prices on this page, not advice, and never a promise of a result.
Prices come from the public feed and move all the time. Always check the price on the bookmaker site before you stake.
Cardiff City40 games on recordStoke City40 games on recordCounted from the settled results on this site, newest first. Nothing here is copied from anywhere else, so if a number looks wrong the mistake is ours.
Stoke come here with two wins on the bounce after a rough patch while Cardiff are winless in five and look shaky at home. On the other hand Cardiff have home advantage under the lights in South Wales....