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Cardiff City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Cardiff City FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 20 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Aden Flint 65' Y
Joe Bennett 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Brett Huxtable
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Graham Kane
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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
2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2020-10-18 Preston North End FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-06-27 Preston North End FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 2019-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Preston North End FC H 4–0 W
16 Feb Luton Town FC A 2–0 W
13 Feb Coventry City FC H 3–1 W
09 Feb Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
06 Feb Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
30 Jan Millwall FC H 1–1 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Cardiff City FC A 0–4 L
16 Feb Watford FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
06 Feb Rotherham United FC H 1–2 L
30 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
24 Jan Reading FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Preston North End FC
#21 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 21st (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' That's the starting whistle at Cardiff City Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Cardiff City FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 2' The deadlock is broken! Kieffer Moore gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
  • 7' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 12' Marlon Pack has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 17' Joe Rafferty has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mick McCarthy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' 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.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Josh Murphy gets on the scoresheet on 46 minutes.
  • 46' Tom Barkhuizen gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Josh Murphy exits the field as Sheyi Ojo enters on 60.
  • 61' The whistle greets Ben Whiteman as he departs to be replaced by Paul Gallagher.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Aden Flint. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Leandro Bacuna on, Harry Wilson off on 69 minutes.
  • 71' What a strike from Marlon Pack! The score is 3-0.
  • 72' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Jayson Molumby exits the field as Brad Potts enters on 72.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Mark Harris on, Kieffer Moore off on 77 minutes.
  • 77' Mark Harris is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 82' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 83' The whistle greets Alan Browne as he departs to be replaced by Joe Rafferty.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' Joe Bennett catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Cardiff City FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 3
Mark McGuinness 1
Joe Ralls 1
Ched Evans 1
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 1
Thomas Cannon 1
Robert Glatzel 1
Sheyi Ojo 1

Head to Head

2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2020-10-18 Preston North End FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-06-27 Preston North End FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 2019-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-02-16 Luton Town FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-02-13 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2021-02-09 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-02-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-01-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-02-06 Preston North End FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC L 2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC63% Draw28% Preston North End FC9%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Preston North End FC
37%
Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC37% Draw59% Preston North End FC4%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.6%
0 – 0
23.5%
2 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
2.4%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 1
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 18% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 31% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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