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Championship | Gameweek 36
Mar 11, 2023 at 3pm UK
Deepdale
Cardiff City logo

Preston
2 - 0
Cardiff

Cannon (68'), Evans (90+4')
Storey (14'), Lowe (15'), Cannon (89')
FT(HT: 0-0)

McGuinness (41')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Watford 0-0 Preston
Saturday, March 4 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Cardiff 2-0 Bristol City
Saturday, March 4 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Preston North End 1-1 Cardiff City

Given Cardiff's recent improvements, Preston need a win on Saturday far more than the visitors. With that in mind, we feel that the Bluebirds may settle for a point should the opportunity arise, something which appears possible with Preston's recent run of stalemates. 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 Preston North End win with a probability of 40.11%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 31.31% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.05%) and 2-0 (7.76%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (10.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
40.11% (0.0030000000000001 0) 28.58%31.31% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Both teams to score 45.4% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
39.12% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)60.87% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.1%80.9% (0.0020000000000095 0)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.31% (0.0019999999999953 0)29.68%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.26% (0.00099999999999767 0)65.73% (0.00099999999999056 0)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.57% (-0.00099999999999056 -0)35.43% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.81% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)72.19% (0.0039999999999907 0)
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 40.11%
    Cardiff City 31.3%
    Draw 28.57%
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 12.77%
2-1 @ 8.05%
2-0 @ 7.76% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 3.26%
3-0 @ 3.14%
3-2 @ 1.69%
4-1 @ 0.99%
4-0 @ 0.95% (0.001 0)
Other @ 1.5%
Total : 40.11%
1-1 @ 13.25%
0-0 @ 10.51%
2-2 @ 4.18% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
Other @ 0.63%
Total : 28.57%
0-1 @ 10.91%
1-2 @ 6.88%
0-2 @ 5.66%
1-3 @ 2.38%
0-3 @ 1.96% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 1.45%
Other @ 2.07%
Total : 31.3%

How you voted: Preston vs Cardiff

Preston North End
Draw
Cardiff City
Preston North End
47.7%
Draw
40.9%
Cardiff City
11.4%
44
Head to Head
Aug 27, 2022 3pm
Mar 12, 2022 3pm
Cardiff
0-0
Preston

Hugill (68'), Ralls (71')

Hughes (51'), Potts (90+3')
Jan 9, 2022 2pm
Third Round
Cardiff
2-1
Preston
Davies (42'), Harris (116')
Ng (63')
Johnson (54' pen.)
Browne (113')
Nov 20, 2021 3pm
Preston
1-2
Cardiff
Maguire (2')
Cunningham (57'), Iversen (66')
McGuinness (51'), Collins (66')
Ng (35'), Colwill (87'), Harris (88')
Feb 20, 2021 3pm
Cardiff
4-0
Preston
Moore (2' pen.), Murphy (46'), Pack (71'), Harris (77')
Flint (65'), Bennett (90+2')
rhs 2.0
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4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
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11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38149155359-651
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
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19Hull City391011183948-941
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
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