Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
#21 Position #23
7 Points 4
8 Played 8
1 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
10 Scored 8
12 Conceded 15
-2 GD -7
0.88 PPG 0.50
13% Win % 13%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' It’s high time Steve Morison made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Morison will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Daniel Johnson exits the field as Emil Riis Jakobsen enters on 35.
  • 36' Daniel Johnson makes way for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 36 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 41' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Niels Nkounkou on, Callum O'Dowda off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 54' Ben Whiteman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' Ben Woodburn is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alan Browne at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Morison might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Joe Ralls is replaced by Andy Rinomhota on 70 minute.
  • 75' Ryan Wintle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 78' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 78 minute. Troy Parrott leaves to be changed by Ched Evans.
  • 81' Brad Potts catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' Sheyi Ojo gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Rubin Colwill and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 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

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 3
Ike Ugbo 1
Marlon Pack 1
Karlan Grant 1
Mark Harris 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 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
1.29 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC52% Draw30% Preston North End FC18%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Preston North End FC
48%
Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC34% Draw55% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
18.7%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.4%
2 – 2
2.3%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 16% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 27% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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