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 44.11%. A draw had a probability of 28.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 27.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.8%) and 2-1 (8.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.05%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (10.13%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Cardiff City | Draw | Preston North End | 
| 44.11% | 28.27% | 27.62% | 
| Both teams to score 44.57% | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 38.9% | 61.1% | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 18.93% | 81.06% | 
| Cardiff City Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 72.41% | 27.58% | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 36.89% | 63.11% | 
| Preston North End Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 61.55% | 38.44% | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 24.8% | 75.19% | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Cardiff City | Draw | Preston North End | 
| 1-0 @ 13.65% 2-0 @ 8.8% 2-1 @ 8.41% 3-0 @ 3.78% 3-1 @ 3.61% 3-2 @ 1.73% 4-0 @ 1.22% 4-1 @ 1.16% Other @ 1.76% Total : 44.1% | 1-1 @ 13.05% 0-0 @ 10.6% 2-2 @ 4.02% Other @ 0.59% Total : 28.26% | 0-1 @ 10.13% 1-2 @ 6.24% 0-2 @ 4.85% 1-3 @ 1.99% 0-3 @ 1.54% 2-3 @ 1.28% Other @ 1.58% Total : 27.61% | 
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Burnley | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 71 | 28 | 43 | 80 | 
| 2 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 67 | 
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 41 | 23 | 63 | 
| 4 | Luton TownLuton | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 60 | 
| 5 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 58 | 
| 6 | Millwall | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 57 | 
| 7 | Norwich CityNorwich | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 55 | 
| 8 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 54 | 
| 9 | Coventry CityCoventry | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 53 | 
| 10 | Watford | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 51 | 
| 11 | Preston North EndPreston | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 50 | 
| 12 | Sunderland | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 49 | 
| 13 | Bristol City | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 48 | 
| 14 | Stoke CityStoke | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 46 | 
| 15 | Hull City | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 46 | 
| 16 | Reading | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 55 | -17 | 44 | 
| 17 | Swansea CitySwansea | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 43 | 
| 18 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 42 | 
| 19 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 42 | 
| 20 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 40 | 
| 21 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 38 | 
| 22 | Blackpool | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 32 | 
| 23 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 52 | -22 | 32 | 
| 24 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 32 | 
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