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

Championship · 2021-22
Preston North End FC
1 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Deepdale that hosts another battle between Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 2' Against the run of play, Sean Maguire has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 7' 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.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' It’s high time Steve Morison made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Perry Ng is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
  • 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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — James Collins on, Chanka Zimba off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Mark McGuinness is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Greg Cunningham is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Isaak Davies is replaced by Mark Harris.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Daniel Iversen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' GOAL! James Collins fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 68' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Ledson is withdrawn and Daniel Johnson gets his opportunity.
  • 73' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Johnson. He replaces Sean Maguire on 77 minute.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Rubin Colwill as he leaves the pitch. Leandro Bacuna steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mark Harris on 88 minutes.
  • With this win, Cardiff City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 3
Sean Maguire 1
Yakou Meite 1
James Collins 1
Will Alves 1
Daniel Johnson 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Joe Ralls 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
1.26 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC32% Draw29% Cardiff City FC39%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
68%
Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC24% Draw47% Cardiff City FC29%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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