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Championship
Referee: Steve Martin
Preston
T T S T T
3–0
Full-time
Cardiff
T S U T T

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Team trends

Preston Cardiff
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 17%
17%
17%
Points per game
0,5
0,8
Over 2.5 Ø 42%
33%
50%
Both score Ø 42%
33%
50%
Average goals
1,8
2,5
Scored
0,7
1,0
Conceded
1,2
1,5
Goal diff per game
-0,5
-0,5
This season — Championship · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 17%
17%
17%
Points per game
0,5
0,8
Over 2.5 Ø 42%
33%
50%
Both score Ø 42%
33%
50%
Average goals
1,8
2,5
Scored
0,7
1,0
Conceded
1,2
1,5
Goal diff per game
-0,5
-0,5
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Match stats

Half-time score: 2–0

42% Possession 58%
21 Shots 14
7 Shots on target 6
6 Blocked shots 3
6 Goalkeeper saves 4
6 Corners 8
0 Offside 1
10 Free kicks against 15
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
The table before the match Preston 23. · Cardiff 18.
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Huddersfield 6 5 1 0 +5 16
2 Newcastle 6 4 0 2 +6 12
3 Barnsley 6 4 0 2 +5 12
4 Birmingham 6 3 2 1 +3 11
5 Norwich 6 3 2 1 +2 11
6 Fulham 6 3 2 1 +2 11
7 QPR 6 3 1 2 +3 10
8 Brentford 6 3 1 2 +3 10
9 Bristol City 6 3 1 2 +2 10
10 Nott'm Forest 6 3 1 2 +0 10
11 Reading 6 3 1 2 -2 10
12 Wolves 6 2 3 1 +3 9
13 Brighton 6 2 2 2 +2 8
14 Burton Albion 6 2 2 2 +1 8
15 Ipswich 6 2 2 2 +0 8
16 Sheffield Weds 6 2 2 2 -2 8
17 Aston Villa 6 1 3 2 +0 6
18 Cardiff 6 1 2 3 -3 5
19 Derby 6 1 2 3 -4 5
20 Rotherham 6 1 2 3 -9 5
21 Wigan 6 1 1 4 -1 4
22 Leeds 6 1 1 4 -5 4
23 Preston 6 1 0 5 -3 3
24 Blackburn 6 0 2 4 -8 2

Calculated from our results data. “xG +/−” is expected goal difference — a positive number with a low league position suggests an undervalued team. Ties on points are sorted by goal difference; some leagues use other rules.

Match report

Preston Cardiff
26′
🟨 Ben Wilson
1–0 T. Clarke
36′
2–0 C. Robinson
J. Hugill
41′
Half-time 2–0
46′
🔁 C. Noone
↦ D. John
46′
🔁 P. Whittingham
↦ E. Huws
55′
🟨 Rickie Lambert
62′
🟨 Craig Noone
67′
🟨 Anthony Pilkington
70′
🔁 F. Gounongbe
↦ J. Ralls
C. Humphrey 🔁
↦ E. Doyle
77′
Callum Robinson 🟨
79′
S. Makienok 🔁
↦ C. Robinson
86′
3–0 J. Hugill
G. Cunningham
88′
D. Johnson 🔁
↦ J. Hugill
92′
Full-time 3–0

Line-ups

Preston

4-4-2
1 A. Lindegaard G
27 A. Baptiste D
5 T. Clarke D
3 G. Cunningham D
2 M. Vermijl D
14 A. McGeady M
12 P. Gallagher M
8 A. Browne M
13 E. Doyle F
37 C. Robinson M
25 J. Hugill F
Bench (7)
7 C. Humphrey
9 S. Makienok
11 D. Johnson
6 B. Wright
18 B. Pringle
19 J. Welsh
22 C. Maxwell

Coach: S. Grayson

Cardiff

3-5-2
30 B. Wilson G
2 L. Peltier D
5 B. Écuélé Manga D
4 S. Morrison D
12 D. John D
17 A. Gunnarsson M
13 A. Pilkington F
24 K. Harris M
8 J. Ralls M
25 E. Huws M
19 R. Lambert F
Bench (7)
11 C. Noone
7 P. Whittingham
9 F. Gounongbe
21 B. Amos
6 J. Richards
16 M. Connolly
10 L. Immers

Coach: P. Trollope

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

Over/under goals
O1,5 ✓
O2,5 ✓
U3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja
BLS nei ✓

Referee

Steve Martin · 46 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
2,5 / match
Below average
⚽ Free kicks
15,9 / match
Below average

🟥 Red cards: 0,13 per match

The analysis is a statistical estimate based on the teams' results and underlying performances (xG) — not a guarantee. See the model's results.