Cardiff City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Cardiff City FC

0 – 2

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Preston North End FC

Wed 11 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 15,006 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 48' Calum Chambers og

0–2 90+3' Milutin Osmajic

Y 33' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Perry Ng 33' Y

Y 37' Sam Greenwood

Y 74' Alistair McCann

Y 76' Kaine Kesler

Joe Ralls 81' Y

Y 90' Milutin Osmajic

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-03-11 Preston North End FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
30 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	2–2	D
27 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L
23 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
09 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
06 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
07 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
30 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
26 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D
23 Nov	Derby County FC	H	1–1	D
09 Nov	Portsmouth FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Preston North End FC
#21	Position	#23
7	Points	4
8	Played	8
1 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
10	Scored	8
12	Conceded	15
-2	GD	-7
0.88	PPG	0.50
13%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
5' Denmark international Emil Riis Jakobsen has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Callum Robinson suffering a number of foals already.
15' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Callum O'Dowda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
33' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 33 minutes.
37' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
42' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
47' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
48' GOAL! Calum Chambers fires home to make it 1-0!
53' Jack Whatmough needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
57' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Andy Rinomhota is withdrawn and Joe Ralls gets his opportunity.
58' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Joel Bagan is replaced by Anwar El Ghazi.
63' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
64' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Whiteman is hanging Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on the field on 64 minute.
68' The crowd applauds Callum Robinson as he leaves the pitch. Michael Reindorf steps in for Cardiff City FC.
73' It’s high time Omer Riza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 74.
76' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Kaine Kesler gets a card.
78' Robbie Brady has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kaine Kesler on 78 minute.
81' Poor challenge from Joe Ralls. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
86' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' The referee calls foul for Milutin Osmajic. He receives a card.
Another three points for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Callum O'Dowda
19
Yakou Meite ↓ Chris Willock 57'
35
Andy Rinomhota ↓ Joe Ralls 57'
12
Calum Chambers
47
Callum Robinson ↓ Michael Reindorf 68'
21
Jak Alnwick
38
Perry Ng
4
Dimitrios Goutas
23
Joel Bagan ↓ Anwar El Ghazi 58'
27
Rubin Colwill
18
Alex Robertson

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

5
Jack Whatmough
6
Liam Lindsay
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
40
Josh Bowler ↓ Brad Potts 64'
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 78'
20
Sam Greenwood
29
Kaine Kesler ↓ Robbie Brady 78'
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Duane Holmes 78'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Ben Whiteman 64'

Bench

11
Robbie Brady ↑ 78'
25
Duane Holmes ↑ 78'
44
Brad Potts ↑ 64'
18
Ryan Ledson
7
Will Keane
4
Ben Whiteman ↑ 64'
26
Patrick Bauer
13
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic ↑ 78'

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Milutin Osmajic	3
Kieffer Moore	1
Emil Riis Jakobsen	1
Josh Murphy	1
Stefan Teitur Thordarson	1
Sean Maguire	1
Yakou Meite	1
James Collins	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2024-11-30 Coventry City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-27 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-11-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-11-06 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-30 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-23 Preston North End FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2024-11-09 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.31 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC31% Draw29% Preston North End FC40%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Preston North End FC

69%

Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC23% Draw49% Preston North End FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.5%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 0

8.7%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.