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Championship | Gameweek 31
Feb 10, 2024 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
0 - 2
Preston


Bulut (0'), Alnwick (41'), Meite (90')
FT(HT: 0-2)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Watford 0-1 Cardiff
Saturday, February 3 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End

Cardiff earned a much-needed three points at Watford last Saturday, and with a host of January arrivals set for their home debuts, it could be a good afternoon for the Bluebirds against Preston. The Lilywhites did well to beat top-two hopefuls Ipswich last time out, but we feel that Lowe's side will be hindered by their inconsistency once again in South Wales. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 46.11%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 26.64%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.01%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.77%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
46.11% (0.016999999999996 0.02) 27.25% (-0.004999999999999 -0) 26.64% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Both teams to score 46.68% (0.010999999999996 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.9% (0.016999999999996 0.02)58.1% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.23% (0.012999999999998 0.01)78.77% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.82% (0.016000000000005 0.02)25.18% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.09% (0.021000000000001 0.02)59.91% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.39%37.61% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.61%74.39% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 46.11%
    Preston North End 26.64%
    Draw 27.25%
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.06%
2-0 @ 9.01% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-1 @ 8.81% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-0 @ 4.14% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 4.05% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 1.98% (0.002 0)
4-0 @ 1.43% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 1.4% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 46.11%
1-1 @ 12.77%
0-0 @ 9.47% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
2-2 @ 4.31% (0.0010000000000003 0)
Other @ 0.7%
Total : 27.25%
0-1 @ 9.26% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
1-2 @ 6.25% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 4.53% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 2.04%
0-3 @ 1.48% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 1.4% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 1.69%
Total : 26.64%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Preston

Cardiff City
61.3%
Draw
25.8%
Preston North End
12.9%
31
Head to Head
Nov 25, 2023 3pm
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Preston
1-2
Cardiff
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Evans (30'), Brady (31'), Best (45+2'), Woodman (77')
Brady (52')
Grant (90+6'), Ugbo (90+9')
Collins (30')
Mar 11, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 36
Preston
2-0
Cardiff
Cannon (68'), Evans (90+4')
Aug 27, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 6
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
Whiteman (54'), Potts (81')
Mar 12, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 37
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
Hugill (68'), Ralls (71')
Hughes (51'), Potts (90+3')
Jan 9, 2022 2pm
Third Round
Cardiff
2-1
Preston
Davies (42'), Harris (116')
Ng (63')
Johnson (54' pen.)
Browne (113')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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