Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Cardiff City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 27 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 54' Ben Whiteman
Y 81' Brad Potts

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
2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
21 Aug Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
17 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
13 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
06 Aug Reading FC A 1–2 L
30 Jul Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
20 Aug Watford FC H 0–0 D
16 Aug Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
13 Aug Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
06 Aug Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
30 Jul Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D

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' Welcome to Cardiff City Stadium that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
  • 25' Alistair McCann has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Johnson departs to be replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 36' The supporters are chanting for Emil Riis Jakobsen. He replaces Daniel Johnson on 36 minute.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robert Brady, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 46 minute. Callum O'Dowda leaves to be changed by Niels Nkounkou.
  • 51' Alan Browne has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 393 appearances.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Whiteman.
  • 59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Wintle suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' The whistle greets Alan Browne as he departs to be replaced by Ben Woodburn.
  • 68' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 70' Andy Rinomhota is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Ralls at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 78' The whistle greets Troy Parrott as he departs to be replaced by Ched Evans.
  • 81' Brad Potts has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 88' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Rubin Colwill departs to be replaced by Sheyi Ojo.
  • 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
Will Alves 1
Daniel Johnson 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Joe Ralls 1
Ched Evans 1
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 1
Thomas Cannon 1

Head to Head

2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 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

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-08-21 Bristol City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2022-08-06 Reading FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-07-30 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-08-20 Preston North End FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-08-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-08-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-07-30 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.77 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 62% + Cardiff City FC to win 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC60% Draw25% Preston North End FC15%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Preston North End FC
40%
Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC44% Draw47% Preston North End FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.9%
2 – 0
14.3%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
4.7%
4 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
2.8%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 26% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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