Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Cardiff City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Cardiff City Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cardiff City FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Sinclair, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Andrew Hughes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Isaak Davies has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Andrew Hughes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Alistair McCann on, Liam Lindsay off on 57 minutes.
  • 61' Cardiff City FC make a change. Thomas Doyle trudges off to be replaced by Rubin Colwill on 61 minutes.
  • 66' 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.
  • 69' Jordan Hugill was booked on 69.
  • 71' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' Jamaica international Daniel Johnson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Alfie Doughty as he leaves the pitch. Joel Bagan steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 85' Scott Sinclair has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen on 85 minute.
  • 90' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Jordan Hugill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cardiff City FC 0-0 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 3
James Collins 1
Will Alves 1
Daniel Johnson 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Joe Ralls 1
Ched Evans 1
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.17 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC47% Draw31% Preston North End FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Preston North End FC
53%
Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC29% Draw55% Preston North End FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
9.7%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
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.