Championship

Championship | Gameweek 31

Feb 10, 2024 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 2
Preston

Bulut (0'), Alnwick (41'), Meite (90')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Riis Jakobsen (31'), Whiteman (40')
Frokjaer-Jensen (74')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Watford 0-1 Cardiff
Saturday, February 3 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 3-2 Ipswich
Saturday, February 3 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End

Cardiff earned a much-needed three points at Watford last Saturday, and with a host of January arrivals set for their home debuts, it could be a good afternoon for the Bluebirds against Preston. The Lilywhites did well to beat top-two hopefuls Ipswich last time out, but we feel that Lowe's side will be hindered by their inconsistency once again in South Wales. 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 46.11%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 26.64%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.01%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.77%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
46.11% ( 0.02)	27.25% ( -0)	26.64% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 46.68% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.9% (

0.02)

58.1% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.23% (

0.01)

78.77% (

-0.01)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.82% (

0.02)

25.18% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.09% (

0.02)

59.91% (

-0.02)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.39%

37.61% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.61%

74.39% (

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 46.11%

Preston North End 26.64%

Draw 27.25%

Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.06% 2-0 @ 9.01% ( 0) 2-1 @ 8.81% ( 0) 3-0 @ 4.14% ( 0) 3-1 @ 4.05% ( 0) 3-2 @ 1.98% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.43% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.4% ( 0) Other @ 2.24% Total : 46.11%	1-1 @ 12.77% 0-0 @ 9.47% ( -0) 2-2 @ 4.31% ( 0) Other @ 0.7% Total : 27.25%	0-1 @ 9.26% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 6.25% ( -0) 0-2 @ 4.53% ( -0) 1-3 @ 2.04% 0-3 @ 1.48% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.4% ( 0) Other @ 1.69% Total : 26.64%