Comments and predictions for Stoke City vs Cardiff: Hard-won victory

The Potters booked their place in the fourth round with an extra-time win over Sunderland, while the Bluebirds similarly beat promotion rivals Sheffield United away from home.

Latest Stoke City vs Cardiff squad information

After marking his Stoke debut with a goal in the recent trip to Hull, Al-Hamadi now has to make way on the sidelines; the Ipswich Town loanee is ineligible for Saturday's game having represented the Tractor Boys earlier in the league.

The Iraq international could be one of three new faces on the hosts' absentee list, as both Lynden Gooch and Wouter Burger were forced off with injuries at the MKM Stadium; the former's calf problem is not believed to be too serious.

There seems to be little concern about Burger, but Ben Pearson, Million Manhoef, Jordan Thompson, Eric Bocat, Sol Sidibe and Ben Wilmot are also taking up space in a crowded hospital.

For Cardiff, Ryotaro Tsunoda (bumps), David Turnbull (muscle), Isaak Davies (foot) and Roko Simic (bumps) remain sidelined, but a first-team return is imminent for veteran Aaron Ramsey.

The 34-year-old returned from a long-term hamstring injury for the U-21s at the weekend and could now be in contention for a senior appearance, albeit likely from the bench initially.

Stoke City vs Cardiff latest predicted lineup

Stoke City:

Johansson; Tchamadeu, Phillips, Rose, Stevens; Moran, Seko; Bae, Lowe, Koumas; Tezgel

Cardiff City:

Horvath; Ng, Goutas, Fish, Bagan; Ralls, Mannsverk, Colwill; Ashford, Salech, El Ghazi

Latest Stoke City vs Cardiff football review

Sunderland and Stoke City may be battling for points at opposite ends of the Championship table, but Mark Robins' men showed their cup prowess at the Stadium of Light last month, beating the Black Cats thanks to Niall Ennis' extra-time winner.

However, sinking Premier League promotion hopes has not been a catalyst for a more consistent run of form for the Potters, who have accumulated just five points from their last 12 in the Championship, although three of those came at home to Hull City at the weekend.

Recreating a 2-1 away win from their cup clash with Sunderland, Robins' men fought back from a goal down to see off the Tigers thanks to Ali Al-Hamadi and Andrew Moran, meaning the 18th-placed hosts moved five points clear of the Championship relegation zone.

The defeat of the Tigers saw Stoke record just their third win in their last 17 games in all competitions, but although only one of the hosts' last eight home games at the bet365 Stadium has ended in victory - coincidentally against Sunderland - they have begun to develop a rather pesky defence.

Each of the Potters' last three home games against the Black Cats, Plymouth Argyle and Oxford United have seen Robins' men keep clean sheets, although they have also failed to score against the latter two teams against their opponents and are now facing a side whose start to 2025 has been much more satisfactory than their end of 2024.

In strikingly similar fashion to Stoke's success against Sunderland, Cardiff also broke the playbook to beat Premier League-chasing opponents away from home in the FA Cup third round, coming away from Sheffield United's Bramall Lane home with a 1-0 win.

Cian Ashford's 19th-minute goal was enough to send the Bluebirds into the fourth round of the competition, where they are bidding to dispel a recent curse; they have lost each of their last four games at this stage of the FA Cup since last reaching the fifth round in 2013-14.

The surprise success over Sheffield United represented the fourth game in a remarkable eight-game unbeaten run for Omer Riza's side, who are now just a point and a place behind Stoke in the Championship table, but their hot streak was halted in the harshest of fashions on Sunday.

Testing their newfound courage against Championship leaders Leeds United, Cardiff City were thrashed 7-0 at Elland Road on 1 February, conceding five times in the second half alone after going into half-time just two goals behind.

Hoping to prove that their Elland Road embarrassment was just a rare anomaly, Cardiff arrive at the bet365 Stadium buoyed by a nine-game unbeaten run against Stoke, who have not beaten the Welsh side since the pre-lockdown days of February 2020.

Score prediction Stoke City vs Cardiff

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Stoke City vs Cardiff match:

• Sportsmole: Stoke City 1-1 Cardiff

• WhoScore: Stoke City 2-1 Cardiff
• Our prediction: Stoke City 1-1 Cardiff

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