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Championship | Gameweek 37
Mar 12, 2022 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
Preston North End logo

Cardiff
0 - 0
Preston


Hugill (68'), Ralls (71')
FT

Hughes (51'), Potts (90+3')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Derby 0-1 Cardiff
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Cardiff City 1-1 Preston North End

After beating promotion contenders last weekend, both Cardiff and Preston will fancy their chances of securing all three points on Saturday. Cardiff have fared the better of the two sides in recent meetings but with little to separate them at present, a score draw could be on the cards in South Wales. Read more.

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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 38.73%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 33.02% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.01%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
38.73%28.25%33.02%
Both teams to score 46.77%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.61%59.39%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.23%79.77%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.24%29.76%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.17%65.83%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.59%33.42%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.96%70.04%
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 38.73%
    Preston North End 33.02%
    Draw 28.25%
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 12.05%
2-1 @ 8.01%
2-0 @ 7.3%
3-1 @ 3.24%
3-0 @ 2.95%
3-2 @ 1.77%
4-1 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.43%
Total : 38.73%
1-1 @ 13.21%
0-0 @ 9.94%
2-2 @ 4.39%
Other @ 0.71%
Total : 28.25%
0-1 @ 10.9%
1-2 @ 7.24%
0-2 @ 5.97%
1-3 @ 2.65%
0-3 @ 2.18%
2-3 @ 1.6%
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 33.02%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Preston

Cardiff City
46.3%
Draw
26.8%
Preston North End
26.8%
41
Head to Head
Jan 9, 2022 2pm
Cardiff
2-1
Preston
Davies (42'), Harris (116')
Ng (63')
Johnson (54' pen.)
Browne (113')
Nov 20, 2021 3pm
Preston
1-2
Cardiff
Maguire (2')
Cunningham (57'), Iversen (66')
McGuinness (51'), Collins (66')
Ng (35'), Colwill (87'), Harris (88')
Feb 20, 2021 3pm
Cardiff
4-0
Preston
Moore (2' pen.), Murphy (46'), Pack (71'), Harris (77')
Flint (65'), Bennett (90+2')
Oct 18, 2020 12pm
Jun 27, 2020 12.30pm
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3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Middlesbrough26118743321141
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn2511682823539
8Bristol City2691073330337
9Watford25114103536-137
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2577112840-1228
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Portsmouth2458113041-1123
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Cardiff CityCardiff2558122540-1523
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2548132453-2920


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