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Championship | Gameweek 17
Nov 25, 2023 at 3pm UK
Deepdale
Cardiff City logo

Preston
1 - 2
Cardiff

Osmajic (48')
Evans (30'), Brady (31'), Best (45+2'), Woodman (77')
Brady (52')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Grant (90+6'), Ugbo (90+9')
Collins (30')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Blackburn 1-2 Preston
Friday, November 10 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Cardiff 2-3 Norwich
Saturday, November 11 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Preston North End 2-1 Cardiff City

The two sides boast similar levels of quality and certainly have the tools to hurt one another in what should be an entertaining encounter. Even given their growing injury list, Preston should be full of confidence having returned to form before the break, and we give them the slight edge at Deepdale this weekend. 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 Preston North End win with a probability of 42.4%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 31.7% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.86%) and 2-0 (7.33%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.

Result
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
42.4% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 25.9%31.7% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Both teams to score 53.52% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.36% (0.0020000000000024 0)50.63% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.46% (0.0029999999999966 0)72.54% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.29% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)23.7%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.17%57.82% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.14% (0.0030000000000001 0)29.85% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.05% (0.0030000000000001 0)65.94% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 42.39%
    Cardiff City 31.7%
    Draw 25.9%
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 10.18%
2-1 @ 8.86%
2-0 @ 7.33% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 4.25%
3-0 @ 3.52% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 2.57%
4-1 @ 1.53%
4-0 @ 1.27%
4-2 @ 0.93%
Other @ 1.95%
Total : 42.39%
1-1 @ 12.31%
0-0 @ 7.08% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-2 @ 5.36% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-3 @ 1.04%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.9%
0-1 @ 8.55%
1-2 @ 7.44%
0-2 @ 5.17%
1-3 @ 3%
2-3 @ 2.16% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 2.08%
1-4 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.38%
Total : 31.7%

How you voted: Preston vs Cardiff

Preston North End
63.2%
Draw
26.3%
Cardiff City
10.5%
19
Head to Head
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')
Nov 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 18
Preston
1-2
Cardiff
Maguire (2')
Cunningham (57'), Iversen (66')
McGuinness (51'), Collins (66')
Ng (35'), Colwill (87'), Harris (88')
rhs 2.0
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1Burnley402315255124384
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd40267756302683
3Leeds UnitedLeeds402313479285182
4Sunderland402112757372075
5Middlesbrough401791461491260
6Bristol City401515105143860
7Coventry CityCoventry40178155753459
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom401318948361257
9Millwall401412143941-254
10Watford40158174853-553
11Norwich CityNorwich401313146256652
12Blackburn RoversBlackburn40157184243-152
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds401410165461-752
14Preston North EndPreston401018124047-748
15Swansea CitySwansea40139184151-1048
16Queens Park RangersQPR401113164553-846
17Portsmouth40129194863-1545
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd401112174157-1645
19Hull City401111184048-844
20Stoke CityStoke401013174153-1243
21Derby CountyDerby40118214252-1041
22Cardiff CityCardiff40914174363-2041
23Luton TownLuton40109213661-2539
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth40813194278-3637


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