Thursday , 2 July 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

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

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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Deepdale. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 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' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' Milutin Osmajic puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
  • 24' Yousef Salech needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kaine Kesler, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen made 378 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Alves is hanging Dimitrios Goutas on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Dimitrios Goutas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' Goal! Will Alves scores his 1 goal in 354 matches.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 65' Alex Robertson is replacing Andy Rinomhota for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 70' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 70 minute. Yousef Salech leaves to be changed by Yakou Meite.
  • 71' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Will Keane by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 71 minute.
  • 72' GOAL! Stefan Teitur Thordarson scores on 72. Assisted by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen
  • 77' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Milutin Osmajic is replaced by Liam Lindsay on 77 minute.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Alex Robertson.
  • 81' The whistle greets Cian Ashford as he departs to be replaced by Isaak Davies.
  • 86' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Sheyi Ojo 1
Ike Ugbo 1
Marlon Pack 1
Karlan Grant 1
Mark Harris 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Kieffer Moore 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
1 / 4
1.41 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC43% Draw28% Cardiff City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
57%
Preston North End FC or Cardiff City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC29% Draw48% Cardiff City FC23%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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