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Cardiff City logo
FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 9, 2022 at 2pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
Preston North End logo

Cardiff
2 - 1
Preston

Davies (42'), Harris (116')
Ng (63')
FT
(aet)
Johnson (54' pen.)
Browne (113')

The Match

Preview

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

We say: Cardiff City 1-2 Preston North End

Regardless of the teams selected by their respective managers, everything points to a competitive tie in South Wales. Although the Bluebirds will be desperate to get back to winning ways, we feel that North End could outlast their hosts, potentially prevailing in extra time. 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 40.8%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 32.62% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.6%) and 2-0 (7.24%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (9.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.63%).

Result
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
40.8%26.58%32.62%
Both teams to score 51.69%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.87%53.13%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.29%74.7%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.36%25.63%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.47%60.52%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.51%30.49%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.29%66.7%
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 40.8%
    Preston North End 32.62%
    Draw 26.57%
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 10.63%
2-1 @ 8.6%
2-0 @ 7.24%
3-1 @ 3.9%
3-0 @ 3.29%
3-2 @ 2.32%
4-1 @ 1.33%
4-0 @ 1.12%
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 40.8%
1-1 @ 12.63%
0-0 @ 7.82%
2-2 @ 5.11%
3-3 @ 0.92%
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.57%
0-1 @ 9.28%
1-2 @ 7.51%
0-2 @ 5.51%
1-3 @ 2.97%
0-3 @ 2.18%
2-3 @ 2.02%
Other @ 3.14%
Total : 32.62%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Preston

Cardiff City
Draw
Preston North End
Cardiff City
39.5%
Draw
9.3%
Preston North End
51.2%
43
Head to Head
Nov 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 18
Preston
1-2
Cardiff
Maguire (2')
Cunningham (57'), Iversen (66')
McGuinness (51'), Collins (66')
Ng (35'), Colwill (87'), Harris (88')
Feb 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 31
Cardiff
4-0
Preston
Moore (2' pen.), Murphy (46'), Pack (71'), Harris (77')
Flint (65'), Bennett (90+2')
Oct 18, 2020 12pm
Gameweek 5
Preston
0-1
Cardiff

Browne (60')
Ojo (52')
Jun 27, 2020 12.30pm
Dec 21, 2019 12.30pm
Gameweek 23
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
Tomlin (45')
Gallagher (21'), Clarke (35')
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