Preston North End are eager to improve their points total at home in this match vs Cardiff City.
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Championship
Preston North End and Cardiff City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Preston North End form and stats
The total Championship stats playing at home this season for Preston North End are 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Preston bring valid hopes of a third.
Preston are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Nottingham Forest. Tom Barkhuizen (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.34/10. Barkhuizen hit two key passes.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting AFC Bournemouth.There will be little rest for Preston after this match as they are travelling to Middlesbrough for a Championship game in only three days.
The Preston fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Preston North End's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cardiff City form and stats
Cardiff City have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
Cardiff City go into this game after a win, the home game against Huddersfield Town that ended 2-1. Late drama in the previous game, when Kieffer Moore scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Huddersfield Town. Attacker Kieffer Moore got a player rating of 8.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Moore scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Queens Park Rangers.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hull City in just four days.
Cardiff have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. The Cardiff manager S. Morison has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Preston North End three wins, two draws and Cardiff City five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Riis Jakobsen 7 goals |  B. Whiteman 4 goals |   A. Flint 4 goals |
Preston North End missing players
Cardiff City missing players
| Preston North End | Cardiff City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 22 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 82% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 75% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 76% |
| 47% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 53% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 29% |
| 12% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 53% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 29% | 38% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 35% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 11 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 33% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 33% | 27% |
| 11.9 | 12.8 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
- Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Championship
- Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Fulham | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 38 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Millwall | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 22 |
| 16 | Reading | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -15 | 15 |
| 22 | Hull City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 11 |
| 24 | Derby County | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
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