Pick of the stats - Stoke City v Cardiff City
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Stoke City boss Narcis Pelach posted a social media message to fans this week after they lost a third game on the spin with the Potters 18th and just four points above the bottom three.
Cardiff City occupy one of those positions are on a six-game winless streak with Omer Riza demanding a reaction following the midweek defeat to Preston North End.
Stoke City have failed to win any of their past eight league games against Cardiff City (D5 L3) since a 2-0 home win in February 2020.
Cardiff are unbeaten in their past four away league games against Stoke (W1 D3), with each of the past three ending in a draw.
Stoke have won just one of their past six home league games (D4 L1) and could fail to score in three successive such games for the first time since December 2023.
Cardiff are winless in 11 successive away league games (D5 L6); their longest such run since November 2014; they last endured a longer such run in March 2014 as a Premier League side (13 games).
Cardiff have shipped 37 away league goals in 2024, their most in a single year since 2019 (also 37), last conceding more back in 2014 (41).
