Preston North End FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Preston North End FC

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Perry Ng

Greg Cunningham 57' Y

Daniel Iversen 66' Y

Y 87' Rubin Colwill

Y 88' Mark Harris

Overview

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

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

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

2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 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
20 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
06 Nov	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–3	L
03 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W
30 Oct	Luton Town FC	H	2–0	W
23 Oct	Blackpool FC	A	0–2	L
20 Oct	Coventry City FC	H	2–1	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	2–1	W
06 Nov	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–1	W
03 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
30 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	3–3	D
23 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
20 Oct	Fulham FC	A	0–2	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Deepdale!
2' Sean Maguire makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Preston North End FC are in front.
7' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sepp van den Berg made 244 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
12' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
22' 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.
27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Morison will be considering his options from the bench.
32' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' The referee calls foul for Perry Ng. He receives a Yellow card.
40' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Cardiff City FC have won 419 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Chanka Zimba is withdrawn and James Collins gets his opportunity.
51' Against the run of play, Mark McGuinness has scored! This game has turned on its head.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 386 games and scored 419 goals.
57' The referee calls foul for Greg Cunningham. He receives a Yellow card.
62' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mark Harris is hanging Isaak Davies on the field on 62 minute.
66' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 66.
66' James Collins has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
68' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Ryan Ledson exits the field as Daniel Johnson enters on 68.
73' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
77' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Sean Maguire is replaced by Daniel Johnson.
82' It’s high time Steve Morison made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
87' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Rubin Colwill gets a Yellow card.
87' Leandro Bacuna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rubin Colwill on 87 minute.
88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mark Harris.
It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

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

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-10-30 Preston North End FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-10-23 Blackpool FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-11-06 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-11-03 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-10-30 Stoke City FC 3–3 Cardiff City FC D 2021-10-23 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-10-20 Fulham FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.22 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.05 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC25% Draw25% Cardiff City FC50%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

75%

Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC19% Draw41% Cardiff City FC40%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.9%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 3

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

5.3%

0 – 0

5.3%

2 – 3

1 – 0

3.9%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	22%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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