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

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 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

2020-10-18 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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Cardiff City FC.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Soul Bamba made 378 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' England international Curtis Nelson has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Ryan Ledson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
29' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Greg Cunningham by Harry Wilson on 29 minute.
34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
39' 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.
44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
49' Declan Rudd has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 6 cards already picked up this season.
52' Sheyi Ojo does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
57' Greg Cunningham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
60' The referee has no hesitation. Alan Browne is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 60.
60' Brad Potts makes way for Tom Barkhuizen at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
67' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Sean Maguire is replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 67 minute.
72' Brad Potts, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' Ryan Ledson makes way for Jayden Stockley at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
77' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Soul Bamba is hanging Jordi Osei-Tutu on the field on 77 minute.
79' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Sheyi Ojo exits the field as Will Vaulks enters on 79.
84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
89' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Kieffer Moore	1
Emil Riis Jakobsen	1
Josh Murphy	1
Stefan Teitur Thordarson	1
Sean Maguire	1
Yakou Meite	1
James Collins	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.68 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC21% Draw30% Cardiff City FC49%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

79%

Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC13% Draw53% Cardiff City FC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

15.1%

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 2

11.6%

1 – 2

8.1%

1 – 0

7.5%

0 – 3

5.2%

2 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.8%

2 – 2

2.9%

2 – 0

2.8%

0 – 4

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	12%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	26%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	16%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

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