Championship match prediction and preview for Cardiff City vs Preston North End clash

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 20.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium

7th position in the Championship table for Cardiff City so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Preston North End visits Cardiff City Stadium.

Insights:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cardiff and Preston North End.

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Cardiff City form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Cardiff City at their home stadium (Cardiff City Stadium) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Cardiff City has won four games in a row. The Millwall match was the last time out without a victory.

Cardiff City enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Luton Town's place. The match ended 2-0 with Harry Wilson and Will Vaulks scoring. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Coventry City in a game that was won 3-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cardiff have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won nine times, drawn three and lost four.

There will be little rest for Cardiff City after this match as they are travelling to AFC Bournemouth for a Championship game in only four days.

The Cardiff fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 15 league matches. Cardiff have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Preston North End form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Preston North End have produced an overall stat of 8-1-6 so far.

Home advantage was not enough for Preston in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Watford, 0-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Blackburn Rovers.

Preston North End are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and five defeats. From a total of seven matches.

A new game in only four days for Preston, the Championship home match versus Queens Park Rangers. Busy days.

Preston are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 15 away games so far. As opposed to that, Preston have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Preston North End - Cardiff City 0-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Cardiff, two draws and three wins for Preston North End. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Cardiff CityK. Moore
K. Moore
13 goals
Preston North EndS. Sinclair
S. Sinclair
8 goals
Cardiff CityO. Ojo
O. Ojo
5 goals

Cardiff City missing players

Preston North End missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cardiff City Preston North End
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 15 30
12 5 2 Won W 3 8 12
7 3 1 Drew D 1 1 3
11 7 1 Lost L 1 6 15
42 23 8 Scored S 13 23 34
33 19 2 Conceded C 10 22 38
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
80% 87% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 63%
43% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 50%
20% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 27% 17%
10% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 20% 10%
50% 53% 25% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 37%
30% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 27% 30%
23% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.5 1.3
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.2 11.3 14 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.5 9.6
3.8 4.3 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.5 3.2
37% 36% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 52% 43% 35%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Preston North End haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 29 16 9 4 55 30 15 8 5 2 29 17 14 8 4 2 26 13 25 57
3 Watford 30 15 9 6 38 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 15 4 7 4 8 9 18 54
4 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
5 Reading 30 15 6 9 44 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 15 6 6 3 20 16 10 51
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 30 12 7 11 42 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 15 7 4 4 19 14 9 43
8 Middlesbrough 30 12 7 11 34 31 15 8 2 5 18 14 15 4 5 6 16 17 3 43
9 Stoke City 30 10 12 8 34 33 15 6 4 5 19 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 1 42
10 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
11 Barnsley 28 11 6 11 31 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 15 5 3 7 15 19 -3 39
12 Preston North End 30 12 3 15 34 38 15 4 2 9 11 16 15 8 1 6 23 22 -4 39
13 Bristol City 30 12 3 15 29 41 15 7 2 6 14 15 15 5 1 9 15 26 -12 39
14 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
15 Luton Town 29 10 7 12 23 31 14 5 5 4 16 16 15 5 2 8 7 15 -8 37
16 Derby County 29 9 7 13 21 30 15 4 4 7 9 16 14 5 3 6 12 14 -9 34
17 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
18 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
19 Huddersfield Town 30 9 6 15 34 44 15 7 2 6 20 16 15 2 4 9 14 28 -10 33
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 29 9 7 13 21 31 14 6 5 3 12 8 15 3 2 10 9 23 -10 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 29 4 7 18 22 51 15 2 5 8 9 19 14 2 2 10 13 32 -29 19

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 29 16 9 4 55 30 15 8 5 2 29 17 14 8 4 2 26 13 25 57
3 Watford 30 15 9 6 38 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 15 4 7 4 8 9 18 54
4 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
5 Reading 30 15 6 9 44 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 15 6 6 3 20 16 10 51
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 30 12 7 11 42 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 15 7 4 4 19 14 9 43
8 Middlesbrough 30 12 7 11 34 31 15 8 2 5 18 14 15 4 5 6 16 17 3 43
9 Stoke City 30 10 12 8 34 33 15 6 4 5 19 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 1 42
10 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
11 Barnsley 28 11 6 11 31 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 15 5 3 7 15 19 -3 39
12 Preston North End 30 12 3 15 34 38 15 4 2 9 11 16 15 8 1 6 23 22 -4 39
13 Bristol City 30 12 3 15 29 41 15 7 2 6 14 15 15 5 1 9 15 26 -12 39
14 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
15 Luton Town 29 10 7 12 23 31 14 5 5 4 16 16 15 5 2 8 7 15 -8 37
16 Derby County 29 9 7 13 21 30 15 4 4 7 9 16 14 5 3 6 12 14 -9 34
17 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
18 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
19 Huddersfield Town 30 9 6 15 34 44 15 7 2 6 20 16 15 2 4 9 14 28 -10 33
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 29 9 7 13 21 31 14 6 5 3 12 8 15 3 2 10 9 23 -10 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 29 4 7 18 22 51 15 2 5 8 9 19 14 2 2 10 13 32 -29 19

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