Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Wed 11 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 15,006 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 48' Calum Chambers og
0–2 90+3' Milutin Osmajic
Y 33' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen
Perry Ng 33' Y
Y 37' Sam Greenwood
Y 74' Alistair McCann
Y 76' Kaine Kesler
Joe Ralls 81' Y
Y 90' Milutin Osmajic

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2

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
2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Preston North End FC H 0–2 L
30 Nov Coventry City FC A 2–2 D
27 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
23 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
09 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–3 L
06 Nov Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
07 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
30 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
26 Nov Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
23 Nov Derby County FC H 1–1 D
09 Nov Portsmouth FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Stefan Teitur Thordarson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Yakou Meite needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum Robinson made 378 appearances and scored 53 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
  • 37' Sam Greenwood is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Sam Greenwood has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 43 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 48' Goal! Calum Chambers scores his 7 goal in 341 matches.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' Joe Ralls is replacing Andy Rinomhota for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Anwar El Ghazi. He replaces Joel Bagan on 58 minute.
  • 63' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' Ben Whiteman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 64 minute.
  • 68' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Robinson departs to be replaced by Michael Reindorf.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Alistair McCann gets a card.
  • 76' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 78' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robbie Brady is hanging Kaine Kesler on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 81.
  • 86' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Milutin Osmajic is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 3
Ben Whiteman 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Josh Murphy 1
Stefan Teitur Thordarson 1
Sean Maguire 1
Yakou Meite 1

Head to Head

2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 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

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2024-11-30 Coventry City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-27 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-11-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-11-06 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-30 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-23 Preston North End FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2024-11-09 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.89 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC25% Draw30% Preston North End FC45%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Preston North End FC
75%
Cardiff City FC or Preston North End FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC17% Draw51% Preston North End FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
13%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 24% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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