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Championship | Gameweek 39
Jun 27, 2020 at 12.30pm UK
Deepdale
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Preston
1 - 3
Cardiff

Johnson (73')
Davies (68')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Ralls (69'), Mendez-Laing (82'), Glatzel (90+1')
Sanderson (54'), Smithies (90')

The Match

Match Report

The Bluebirds moved above their opponents and into the top six.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship encounter between Preston North End and Cardiff City, including team news and predicted lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 38.95%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 35.7% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.54%) and 2-0 (6.3%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood.

Result
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
38.95%25.35%35.7%
Both teams to score 56.44%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.68%47.32%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.46%69.55%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.02%23.98%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.78%58.22%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.24%25.76%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.3%60.7%
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 38.95%
    Cardiff City 35.7%
    Draw 25.34%
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 8.82%
2-1 @ 8.54%
2-0 @ 6.3%
3-1 @ 4.07%
3-0 @ 3%
3-2 @ 2.76%
4-1 @ 1.45%
4-0 @ 1.07%
4-2 @ 0.98%
Other @ 1.97%
Total : 38.95%
1-1 @ 11.96%
0-0 @ 6.18%
2-2 @ 5.79%
3-3 @ 1.25%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.34%
0-1 @ 8.38%
1-2 @ 8.11%
0-2 @ 5.68%
1-3 @ 3.67%
2-3 @ 2.62%
0-3 @ 2.57%
1-4 @ 1.24%
Other @ 3.43%
Total : 35.7%

Head to Head
Dec 21, 2019 12.30pm
Gameweek 23
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
Tomlin (45')
Gallagher (21'), Clarke (35')
Dec 29, 2017 7.45pm
Cardiff
0-1
Preston

Peltier (22'), Paterson (90')
Clarke (90')
Barkhuizen (27'), Browne (36'), Pearson (48'), Hugill (94')
Sep 12, 2017 7.45pm
Preston
3-0
Cardiff
Harrop (38'), Maguire (70'), Browne (78')
Fisher (7'), Welsh (64'), Harrop (75')

Gunnarsson (24'), Bamba (39'), Peltier (82')
Jan 31, 2017 7.45pm
Cardiff
2-0
Preston
Whittingham (18' pen.), Zohore (28')

Harris (64'), McGeady (72')
Sep 13, 2016 7.45pm
Preston
3-0
Cardiff
Clarke (36'), Robinson (41'), Hugill (88')
Robinson (79')

Wilson (26'), Lambert (55'), Noone (62'), Pilkington (67')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland129122391428
2Burnley126511751223
3Leeds UnitedLeeds126511981123
4Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd12732146822
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom12552137620
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn125431612419
7Watford126151619-319
8Norwich CityNorwich124622216618
9Middlesbrough125341412218
10Millwall124441512316
11Bristol City123721416-216
12Derby CountyDerby124351515015
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds124351318-515
14Oxford UnitedOxford Utd123541515014
15Hull City123541416-214
16Preston North EndPreston123541317-414
17Swansea CitySwansea1234588013
18Coventry CityCoventry123361417-312
19Stoke CityStoke123361317-412
20Cardiff CityCardiff123361118-712
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth123361322-912
22Luton TownLuton123271420-611
23Queens Park RangersQPR121651119-89
24Portsmouth121561225-138


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