Preston North End FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 18 Oct 2020 · 11:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Alan Browne 60' Y

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

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

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Referee Jonathan Hunt
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee Keith Stroud

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-18 Preston North End FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 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
18 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Brentford FC	A	4–2	W
26 Sep	Stoke City FC	H	0–1	L
19 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D
12 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	0–1	L
22 Jul	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
26 Sep	Reading FC	H	1–2	L
19 Sep	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W
12 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–2	L
30 Jul	Fulham FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Cardiff City FC
#24	Position	#14
8	Points	18
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 5
13	Scored	27
30	Conceded	27
-17	GD	+0
0.53	PPG	1.20
13%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Deepdale Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Ralls, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
15' 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.
20' Ben Pearson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
29' The whistle greets Greg Cunningham as he departs to be replaced by Harry Wilson.
34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
39' The 29-year-old Harry Wilson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
49' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
52' Sheyi Ojo does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
57' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
60' Alan Browne picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' The crowd applauds Brad Potts as he leaves the pitch. Tom Barkhuizen steps in for Preston North End FC.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
67' Sean Maguire makes way for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
72' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ryan Ledson is replaced by Jayden Stockley on 76 minute.
77' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Soul Bamba comes on to replace Jordi Osei-Tutu.
79' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Sheyi Ojo exits the field as Will Vaulks enters on 79.
84' 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 Andrew Hughes suffering a number of foals already.
89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
0-1 the final result. Preston North End FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts ↓ Tom Barkhuizen 60'
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Jayden Stockley 76'
24
Sean Maguire ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 67'
8
Alan Browne C
4
Ben Pearson
1
Declan Rudd
6
Ben Davies
5
Patrick Bauer
15
Joe Rafferty
31
Scott Sinclair

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.7 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 58% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC19% Draw26% Cardiff City FC55%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

81%

Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC11% Draw46% Cardiff City FC43%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

12.9%

1 – 1

11.2%

0 – 0

10.4%

1 – 2

0 – 3

7.5%

1 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

2 – 1

3.5%

0 – 4

3.3%

2 – 2

3.2%

1 – 4

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	9%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	25%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	19%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

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 2020-21 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