Match Centre: Stoke City vs Cardiff City
Player of the match Andrew Moran 7.9
GolVolt rating 9.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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19 → 17
Stoke City climb 2 places in the table. Cardiff City: 22 → 21.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Equaliser at 90+5′, Gibson rescued a point.
- Dramaweight 50% Equaliser at 90+5′.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 9.7 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Gibson rescued a point.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 9.4 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Relegation battle. Stakes: 7.2 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.1 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.8more watchable than 98% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 17' Goal: Andrew MoranStoke City1:0
- 24' Andrew Moranyellow card
- 32' Goal: Anwar El GhaziCardiff City1:1
- 43' Joe Rallsyellow card
- Half-time · 1:1
- 58' SubstitutionTezgel for Koumas
- 61' SubstitutionGooch for Manhoef
- 65' Ben Wilmotyellow card
- 66' Ben Gibsonyellow card
- 67' Ashley Phillipsyellow card
- 68' SubstitutionColwill for El Ghazi
- 73' Goal: Ben GibsonCardiff City1:2
- 78' 2 substitutionsLawal for BaeGallagher for Phillips
- 84' SubstitutionKanga for Méïté
- 89' SubstitutionRobertson for Willock
- 90+5' Goal: Ben Gibsonassist: Gooch2:2
- Full-time · 2:2
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Lineups and ratings
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Starting XIs · provider ratings
Stoke City
Cardiff City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Stoke City
- 13 Jack Bonham GK —
- 5 Michael Rose DEF —
- 18 Bosun Lawal DEF on
- 22 Junior Tchamadeu DEF —
- 2 Lynden Gooch MID on
- 6 Wouter Burger MID —
- 30 Sol Sidibé MID —
- 20 Sam Gallagher ATT on
- 37 Emre Tezgel ATT on
Cardiff City
- 1 Ethan Horvath GK —
- 2 Will Fish DEF —
- 23 Joel Bagan DEF —
- 44 Ronan Kpakio DEF —
- 18 Alex Robertson MID on
- 27 Rubin Colwill MID on
- 15 Wilfried Kanga ATT on
- 46 Michael Reindorf ATT —
- 47 Callum Robinson ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Bet365 Stadium, Stoke
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Stoke City Andrew Moran
- 2. place · Cardiff City Anwar El Ghazi
- 3. place · Cardiff City Wilfried Kanga
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