Championship

Championship | Gameweek 41

Apr 8, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 2
Cardiff

Osmajic (19'), Teitur Thordarson (72')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Alves (52'), Meite (90+4')
Robertson (78'), Fish (86')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 1-1 Stoke
Saturday, April 5 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: QPR 0-0 Cardiff
Saturday, April 5 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 41.96%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 30.42% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.47%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (9.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Cardiff City
41.96% ( -0.56)	27.62% ( -0.31)	30.42% ( 0.88)

Both teams to score 47.77% (

1.26)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.25% (

1.4)

57.75% (

-1.4)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.5% (

1.09)

78.49% (

-1.09)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.84% (

0.35)

27.15% (

-0.35)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.44% (

0.46)

62.56% (

-0.46)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.58% (

1.41)

34.42% (

-1.41)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.87% (

1.48)

71.13% (

-1.47)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 41.95%

Cardiff City 30.42%

Draw 27.62%

Preston North End	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 12.18% ( -0.54) 2-1 @ 8.47% ( 0.04) 2-0 @ 7.94% ( -0.27) 3-1 @ 3.68% ( 0.06) 3-0 @ 3.45% ( -0.08) 3-2 @ 1.96% ( 0.1) 4-1 @ 1.2% ( 0.03) 4-0 @ 1.13% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.94% Total : 41.95%	1-1 @ 12.99% ( -0.06) 0-0 @ 9.35% ( -0.51) 2-2 @ 4.52% ( 0.19) Other @ 0.76% Total : 27.62%	0-1 @ 9.97% ( -0.14) 1-2 @ 6.93% ( 0.23) 0-2 @ 5.32% ( 0.13) 1-3 @ 2.46% ( 0.17) 0-3 @ 1.89% ( 0.11) 2-3 @ 1.61% ( 0.13) Other @ 2.25% Total : 30.42%