Cardiff City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Cardiff City FC

0 – 0

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Preston North End FC

Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 51' Andrew Hughes

Jordan Hugill 69' Y

Joe Ralls 71' Y

Overview

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

Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
05 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
01 Mar	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W
26 Feb	Fulham FC	H	0–1	L
23 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
19 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	1–1	D

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Cardiff City FC	A	0–0	D
05 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–1	W
26 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	1–1	D
22 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–0	D
19 Feb	Reading FC	H	2–3	L
12 Feb	Peterborough United FC	A	1–0	W

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.
5' Mark McGuinness has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 358 appearances.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' The 37-year-old Scott Sinclair has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
50' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
51' A moment of madness from Andrew Hughes on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ryan Lowe might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 57 minute. Liam Lindsay leaves to be changed by Alistair McCann.
61' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Thomas Doyle is withdrawn and Rubin Colwill gets his opportunity.
66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
69' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
71' The referee has no hesitation. Joe Ralls is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 71.
76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
81' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Joel Bagan on, Alfie Doughty off on 81 minutes.
85' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Emil Riis Jakobsen exits the field as Scott Sinclair enters on 85.
90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay ↓ Alistair McCann 57'
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
11
Daniel Johnson
8
Alan Browne
4
Ben Whiteman
12
Daniel Iversen
2
Sepp van den Berg
41
Bambo Diaby
21
Cameron Archer
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Scott Sinclair 85'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

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

2022-03-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-03-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2022-03-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2022-02-26 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Fulham FC L 2022-02-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-02-19 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2022-03-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-03-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2022-02-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2022-02-19 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC L 2022-02-12 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.52 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 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC37% Draw46% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes13% 0% No87%

Avg goals/match: 0.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	53%	47%
± 1.5	21%	79%
± 2.5	6%	94%
± 3.5	1%	99%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Preston North End FC

63%

Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC

54%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC15% Draw78% Preston North End FC7%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

20.9%

0 – 1

11%

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 0

5.2%

2 – 1

2.3%

0 – 2

1.6%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 0

0.9%

2 – 2

0.5%

3 – 1

0.4%

0 – 3

0.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	23%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	12%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

60% ✓

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