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Championship | Gameweek 20
Dec 11, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
0 - 2
Preston


Ng (33'), Ralls (81')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Chambers (48' og.), Osmajic (90+3')
Frokjaer-Jensen (33'), Greenwood (37'), McCann (74'), Kesler (76'), Osmajic (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Coventry 2-2 Cardiff
Saturday, November 30 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-1 Preston
Saturday, December 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End

Having put together an unbeaten streak, Preston can travel to South Wales with a certain degree of belief. However, we feel that Cardiff's extra rest period will bode them well here, leading us to predict a hard-fought victory for the Bluebirds. 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 46.33%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 28.2% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.24%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
46.33% (0.276 0.28) 25.47% (0.077999999999999 0.08) 28.2% (-0.357 -0.36)
Both teams to score 53.03% (-0.491 -0.49)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.6% (-0.528 -0.53)50.4% (0.525 0.52)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.67% (-0.47 -0.47)72.33% (0.467 0.47)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.25% (-0.096999999999994 -0.1)21.75% (0.094000000000001 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.07% (-0.146 -0.15)54.93% (0.14100000000001 0.14)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.77% (-0.54499999999999 -0.54)32.23% (0.542 0.54)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.28% (-0.621 -0.62)68.72% (0.61799999999999 0.62)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 46.33%
    Preston North End 28.2%
    Draw 25.46%
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 10.69% (0.2 0.2)
2-1 @ 9.24% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)
2-0 @ 8.16% (0.126 0.13)
3-1 @ 4.7% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-0 @ 4.15% (0.052 0.05)
3-2 @ 2.66% (-0.046 -0.05)
4-1 @ 1.79% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.58% (0.016 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.01% (-0.021 -0.02)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 46.33%
1-1 @ 12.1% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
0-0 @ 7.01% (0.148 0.15)
2-2 @ 5.23% (-0.074 -0.07)
3-3 @ 1% (-0.032 -0.03)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.46%
0-1 @ 7.94% (0.051 0.05)
1-2 @ 6.86% (-0.078 -0.08)
0-2 @ 4.49% (-0.038 -0.04)
1-3 @ 2.59% (-0.069 -0.07)
2-3 @ 1.97% (-0.058 -0.06)
0-3 @ 1.7% (-0.039 -0.04)
Other @ 2.66%
Total : 28.2%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Preston

Cardiff City
68.9%
Draw
9.8%
Preston North End
21.3%
61
Head to Head
Feb 10, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 31
Cardiff
0-2
Preston

Bulut (0'), Alnwick (41'), Meite (90')
Nov 25, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 17
Preston
1-2
Cardiff
Osmajic (48')
Evans (30'), Brady (31'), Best (45+2'), Woodman (77')
Brady (52')
Grant (90+6'), Ugbo (90+9')
Collins (30')
Mar 11, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 36
Preston
2-0
Cardiff
Cannon (68'), Evans (90+4')
Aug 27, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 6
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
Whiteman (54'), Potts (81')
Mar 12, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 37
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
Hugill (68'), Ralls (71')
Hughes (51'), Potts (90+3')
rhs 2.0
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5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
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20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
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