Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#20 Position #25
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 20th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Cardiff City FC host Preston North End FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Ben Whiteman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 235 appearances.
  • 10' Emil Riis Jakobsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 15' Calum Chambers has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 33' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 33.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Sam Greenwood on 37 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' Callum O'Dowda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Calum Chambers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Joe Ralls on, Andy Rinomhota off on 57 minutes.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Anwar El Ghazi. He replaces Joel Bagan on 58 minute.
  • 63' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 64' The whistle greets Mads Frokjaer-Jensen as he departs to be replaced by Ben Whiteman.
  • 68' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Callum Robinson by Michael Reindorf on 68 minute.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Alistair McCann.
  • 76' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 78' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robbie Brady is hanging Kaine Kesler on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' Joe Ralls has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
  • 86' Preston North End FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 3
Mark Harris 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Josh Murphy 1
Stefan Teitur Thordarson 1
Sean Maguire 1

Head to Head

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

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
4 / 4
0.3 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC17% Draw40% Preston North End FC43%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 1.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 65%
35%
± 1.5 31%
69%
± 2.5 11%
89%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Preston North End FC
83%
Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC6% Draw69% Preston North End FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
35.4%
0 – 1
25.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8%
1 – 2
3.7%
0 – 3
2.7%
2 – 1
1.2%
2 – 0
1.2%
1 – 3
1.1%
2 – 2
0.7%
0 – 4
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 9% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 29% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 11% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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