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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 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

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

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' What a night it is going to be! Cardiff City FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at Cardiff City Stadium.
  • 5' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' England international Scott Sinclair has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 387 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 30' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark McGuinness made 368 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 56' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 57' Alistair McCann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Liam Lindsay at the 57 minute mark.
  • 61' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 61 minute. Thomas Doyle leaves to be changed by Rubin Colwill.
  • 66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 69' Jordan Hugill is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Ralls argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 76' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Thomas Doyle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Joel Bagan on, Alfie Doughty off on 81 minutes.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Scott Sinclair on, Emil Riis Jakobsen off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
2 / 4
1.92 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC to win 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC61% Draw23% Preston North End FC16%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Preston North End FC
39%
Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC45% Draw44% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 20% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 25% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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