Preston North End vs Cardiff City match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 18.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Preston North End have performed better than Cardiff City so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Preston North End form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Preston North End at their home stadium (Deepdale) is 11 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Preston North End to get some points in this home game.

The Preston North End crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Queens Park Rangers here at Deepdale in a Championship match. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Fulham.

Preston North End have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Deepdale with 35 goals in 19 league matches. On the other hand, Preston North End have conceded 24 goals.

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Cardiff City form and stats

Playing away, Cardiff City have won 5 games, drawn 7 and suffered 7 defeats in the Championship this season.

Two travels in a row for Cardiff City, whose manager N. Harris could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Barnsley. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Brentford.

Cardiff City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 26 away goals from 19 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cardiff City have conceded 33 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Cardiff City - Preston North End 0-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Preston North End wins - draws - Cardiff City wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Preston North EndD. Johnson
D. Johnson
11 goals
Preston North End
T. Barkhuizen
9 goals
Cardiff City
L. Tomlin
7 goals

Preston North End missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Cardiff City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 5 19 37
16 11 2 Won W 1 5 13
8 3 1 Drew D 2 7 15
13 5 2 Lost L 2 7 9
50 35 7 Scored S 9 26 52
45 24 9 Conceded C 11 33 50
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
78% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 73%
43% 63% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 58% 51%
22% 32% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 37% 30%
11% 16% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 21% 16%
51% 68% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 58% 59%
19% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 26% 27%
32% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 22%
 
4.6 5.1 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.3 5
5.6 5.2 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 6.3 5.8
1.5 1.4 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
407 219 55 Total Shots T S 62 222 448
132 77 18 Shots on Target S O 23 74 141
38% 45% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 35% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Preston North End haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 36 14 11 11 52 42 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
13 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
14 Derby County 36 12 12 12 46 49 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 -3 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 36 14 11 11 52 42 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
13 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
14 Derby County 36 12 12 12 46 49 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 -3 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.