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

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Championship · 2019-20

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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

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

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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

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

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Preston North End FC welcome Cardiff City FC for this crunch clash at Deepdale Stadium.
5' Declan Rudd has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Morrison is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
30' It’s high time Neil Harris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 382 games and scored 417 goals.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
45' Preston North End 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.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
54' Dion Sanderson was booked on 54.
59' A quiet spell here at Deepdale Stadium. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' The 31-year-old Ben Pearson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
65' Cardiff City FC make a change. Callum Paterson trudges off to be replaced by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on 65 minutes.
67' Ben Davies picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
69' Joe Ralls puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
71' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Tom Barkhuizen is withdrawn and Sean Maguire gets his opportunity.
73' Daniel Johnson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
77' Preston North End FC make a change. Darnell Fisher trudges off to be replaced by Paul Gallagher on 77 minutes.
82' Nathaniel Mendez-Laing adds to his 0 season tally! Cardiff City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
85' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Jayden Stockley is withdrawn and David Nugent gets his opportunity.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alex Smithies.
90' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 90 minute. Junior Hoilett leaves to be changed by Marlon Pack.
Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Preston North End FC

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

35
David Nugent ↑ 85'
44
Brad Potts ↑ 85'
18
Ryan Ledson
24
Sean Maguire ↑ 71'
23
Paul Huntington
12
Paul Gallagher ↑ 77'
10
Joshua Harrop ↑ 85'
39
Billy Bodin
25
Connor Ripley

Coach Alex Neil

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Leandro Bacuna
12
Alex Smithies
4
Sean Morrison C
3
Joe Bennett
13
Callum Paterson ↓ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 65'
8
Joe Ralls ↓ Lee Tomlin 77'
33
Junior Hoilett ↓ Marlon Pack 90'
14
Albert Adomah ↓ Robert Glatzel 65'
6
Will Vaulks
16
Curtis Nelson
2
Dion Sanderson

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Milutin Osmajic	3
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	1
Thomas Cannon	1
Robert Glatzel	1
Sheyi Ojo	1
Ike Ugbo	1
Marlon Pack	1
Karlan Grant	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.03 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC24% Draw27% Cardiff City FC49%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

76%

Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC17% Draw44% Cardiff City FC39%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

0 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

3.1%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	23%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	17%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

Cardiff City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Clean Sheet