Cardiff City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

0 – 2

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Preston North End FC

Sat 10 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 31' Emil Riis Jakobsen

0–2 40' Ben Whiteman

Jak Alnwick 42' Y

Y 74' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Yakou Meite 90' Y

Overview

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

Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-03-11 Preston North End FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2022-03-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
03 Feb	Watford FC	A	1–0	W
20 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–3	L
13 Jan	Leeds United FC	H	0–3	L
06 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–4	L
01 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
03 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	H	3–2	W
27 Jan	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	1–2	L
13 Jan	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W
06 Jan	Chelsea FC	A	0–4	L

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' The ball is rolling at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
5' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' 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 Alistair McCann suffering a number of foals already.
15' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
20' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Robbie Brady is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
31' The deadlock is broken! Emil Riis Jakobsen gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
36' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' The deadlock is broken! Ben Whiteman gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jak Alnwick.
46' Aaron Ramsey gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Ryan Wintle and will look to change the dynamic.
51' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' Freddie Woodman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
61' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' Kion Etete makes way for Famara Diedhiou at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
67' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
71' Rubin Colwill is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Turnbull at the 71 minute mark.
72' The crowd applauds Brad Potts as he leaves the pitch. Alistair McCann steps in for Preston North End FC.
74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 74.
79' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Alan Browne has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Ledson to step up.
84' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Nathaniel Phillips departs to be replaced by Yakou Meite.
86' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Emil Riis Jakobsen exits the field as Milutin Osmajic enters on 86.
87' Andrew Hughes makes way for Ben Woodburn at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
90' Yakou Meite catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Jak Alnwick
38
Perry Ng
6
Ryan Wintle ↓ Aaron Ramsey 46'
17
Jamilu Collins
15
David Turnbull ↓ Rubin Colwill 71'
4
Dimitrios Goutas
9
Kion Etete ↓ Famara Diedhiou 62'
14
Josh Bowler ↓ Josh Wilson-Esbrand 46'
12
Nathaniel Phillips ↓ Yakou Meite 84'
23
Manolis Siopis
16
Karlan Grant

Bench

20
Famara Diedhiou ↑ 62'
22
Yakou Meite ↑ 84'
–
Ethan Horvath
10
Aaron Ramsey ↑ 46'
2
Mahlon Romeo
8
Joe Ralls
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 71'
30
Josh Wilson-Esbrand ↑ 46'
32
Ollie Tanner

Coach Erol Bulut

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts ↓ Alistair McCann 72'
16
Andrew Hughes ↓ Ben Woodburn 87'
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne ↓ Ryan Ledson 79'
7
Will Keane
4
Ben Whiteman
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar ↓ Robbie Brady 86'
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 86'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Bench

26
Jack Whatmough
11
Robbie Brady ↑ 86'
3
Greg Cunningham
18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 79'
20
Ben Woodburn ↑ 87'
21
David Cornell
13
Alistair McCann ↑ 72'
28
Milutin Osmajic ↑ 86'
17
Layton Stewart

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Milutin Osmajic	3
Mark McGuinness	1
Joe Ralls	1
Ched Evans	1
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	1
Thomas Cannon	1
Robert Glatzel	1
Sheyi Ojo	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2024-02-03 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-01-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-01-13 Cardiff City FC 0–3 Leeds United FC L 2024-01-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2024-02-03 Preston North End FC 3–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-01-27 Millwall FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-01-21 Leeds United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-01-13 Preston North End FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-01-06 Chelsea FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.7 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.28 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC42% Draw27% Preston North End FC31%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Preston North End FC

58%

Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC34% Draw44% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.3%

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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