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Preston North End FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Preston North End FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 27 Jun 2020 · 11:30 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+15'
Y 54' Dion Sanderson
Ben Davies 67' Y
Y 90' Alex Smithies

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Philip Dermott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
5
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-06-27 Preston North End FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 2019-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Cardiff City FC H 1–3 L
20 Jun Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
07 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–3 L
29 Feb Fulham FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
22 Feb Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Preston North End FC A 3–1 W
21 Jun Leeds United FC H 2–0 W
07 Mar Barnsley FC A 2–0 W
29 Feb Brentford FC H 2–2 D
25 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
22 Feb Stoke City FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Cardiff City FC
#25 Position #20
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 20th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Deepdale Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Junior Hoilett has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' England international Alex Smithies has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Dion Sanderson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 59' Marlon Pack is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is replacing Callum Paterson for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 67' Ben Davies is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 69' Joe Ralls doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Tom Barkhuizen is replaced by Sean Maguire.
  • 73' What an equalizer from Daniel Johnson!
  • 77' Paul Gallagher is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darnell Fisher at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' Nathaniel Mendez-Laing makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Cardiff City FC are in front.
  • 85' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Jayden Stockley by David Nugent on 85 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Alex Smithies. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marlon Pack is hanging Junior Hoilett on the field on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2020-06-27 Preston North End FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 2019-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2020-06-27 Preston North End FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L 2020-06-20 Luton Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-03-07 Preston North End FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2020-02-29 Fulham FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-02-22 Preston North End FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2020-06-27 Preston North End FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W 2020-06-21 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Leeds United FC W 2020-03-07 Barnsley FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2020-02-29 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Brentford FC D 2020-02-25 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-02-22 Stoke City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.43 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC19% Draw35% Cardiff City FC46%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
81%
Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC9% Draw62% Cardiff City FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.5%
0 – 1
22.5%
0 – 2
11.6%
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 1
2.2%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
1.9%
2 – 2
1.3%
0 – 4
1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 11% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 29% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 14% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
65% ✗

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