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

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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
2' The deadlock is broken! Sean Maguire gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
7' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
12' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
17' 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.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Perry Ng.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' 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 Patrick Bauer suffering a number of foals already.
46' James Collins is replacing Chanka Zimba for the Cardiff City FC side.
51' Magnificent from Mark McGuinness! That is 12 goals in 360 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
57' The referee calls foul for Greg Cunningham. He receives a Yellow card.
62' Mark Harris is replacing Isaak Davies for the Cardiff City FC side.
66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daniel Iversen.
66' James Collins puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
68' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Daniel Johnson on, Ryan Ledson off on 68 minutes.
73' Rubin Colwill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
77' Daniel Johnson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sean Maguire at the 77 minute mark.
82' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rubin Colwill on 87.
87' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Rubin Colwill by Leandro Bacuna on 87 minute.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mark Harris on 88.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

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
Sean Maguire	1
Yakou Meite	1
James Collins	1
Will Alves	1
Daniel Johnson	1
Mark McGuinness	1
Joe Ralls	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

1.21 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC29% Draw27% Cardiff City FC44%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

71%

Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC21% Draw45% Cardiff City FC34%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 2

7.7%

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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