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

Match Preview

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

Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

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

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
#14	Position	#24
18	Points	8
15	Played	15
4 / 6 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
27	Scored	13
27	Conceded	30
+0	GD	-17
1.20	PPG	0.53
27%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

4/6

16-30

3/5

31-45

9/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

5/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	10 G	3 A
Yousef Salech	5 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	2 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cardiff City FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' 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.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emil Riis Jakobsen, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
15' 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.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
30' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
33' The referee has no hesitation. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is booked for Preston North End FC — card on 33.
37' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Sam Greenwood gets a card.
42' Jack Whatmough has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
47' Joel Bagan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
48' What a moment for Calum Chambers! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
53' Jordan Storey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
57' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Andy Rinomhota is replaced by Joe Ralls on 57 minute.
58' The crowd applauds Joel Bagan as he leaves the pitch. Anwar El Ghazi steps in for Cardiff City FC.
63' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
64' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ben Whiteman comes on to replace Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
68' Michael Reindorf is replacing Callum Robinson for the Cardiff City FC side.
73' Freddie Woodman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
74' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Kaine Kesler is booked for Preston North End FC — card on 76.
78' The supporters are chanting for Robbie Brady. He replaces Kaine Kesler on 78 minute.
81' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
86' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
90' That is a card for Preston North End FC. Milutin Osmajic will be fuming at that decision.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Cardiff City FC and Preston North End FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Joe Ralls	1
Ched Evans	1
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	1
Thomas Cannon	1
Robert Glatzel	1
Sheyi Ojo	1
Ike Ugbo	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

1 / 4

1.64 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC40% Draw27% Preston North End FC33%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Preston North End FC

60%

Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC32% Draw44% Preston North End FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 0

6.9%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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