Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Preston North End FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Preston North End FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 8 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC Deepdale 13,293 HT 45' · FT 45'
Milutin Osmajic 19' 1–0
1–1 52' Will Alves
Stefan Teitur Thordarson 72' 2–1
2–2 90+4' Yakou Meite
Y 78' Alex Robertson
Y 86' Will Fish

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 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

3
4
5
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-03-11 Preston North End FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
02 Apr Derby County FC A 0–2 L
30 Mar Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L
15 Mar Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
05 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
29 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
15 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
11 Mar Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
08 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–2 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: Cardiff City FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' David Cornell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 19' Brilliant from the forward! Milutin Osmajic makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 19.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 39' Rubin Colwill is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
  • 44' 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.
  • 46' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 46 minute. Dimitrios Goutas leaves to be changed by Will Alves.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' A stunning finish from Will Alves — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 57' Preston North End FC currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andy Rinomhota made 385 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Andy Rinomhota is withdrawn and Alex Robertson gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Yakou Meite comes on to replace Yousef Salech.
  • 71' Will Keane makes way for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 72' A stunning finish from Stefan Teitur Thordarson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 77' The whistle greets Milutin Osmajic as he departs to be replaced by Liam Lindsay.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alex Robertson on 78 minutes.
  • 81' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Cian Ashford has done his job and it is now time for Isaak Davies to step up.
  • 86' Will Fish catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 3
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 1
Thomas Cannon 1
Robert Glatzel 1
Sheyi Ojo 1
Ike Ugbo 1
Marlon Pack 1
Karlan Grant 1

Head to Head

2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-03-11 Preston North End FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Preston North End FC Form

2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2025-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2025-03-15 Preston North End FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-03-29 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-03-11 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 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 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC39% Draw27% Cardiff City FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
61%
Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC26% Draw46% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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