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Championship | Gameweek 31
Feb 20, 2021 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
4 - 0
Preston

Moore (2' pen.), Murphy (46'), Pack (71'), Harris (77')
Flint (65'), Bennett (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Match Report

Kieffer Moore, Josh Murphy, Marlon Pack and Mark Harris scored the goals while Dillon Phillips saved two Preston penalties.

Preview

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

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 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 CityDrawPreston North End
44.11%28.27%27.62%
Both teams to score 44.57%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.9%61.1%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.93%81.06%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.41%27.58%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.89%63.11%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.55%38.44%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.8%75.19%
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 44.1%
    Preston North End 27.61%
    Draw 28.26%
Cardiff CityDrawPreston 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%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Preston

Cardiff City
85.4%
Draw
12.5%
Preston North End
2.1%
48
Head to Head
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Gameweek 5
Preston
0-1
Cardiff

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Ojo (52')
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Dec 21, 2019 12.30pm
Gameweek 23
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0-0
Preston
Tomlin (45')
Gallagher (21'), Clarke (35')
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Cardiff
0-1
Preston

Peltier (22'), Paterson (90')
Clarke (90')
Barkhuizen (27'), Browne (36'), Pearson (48'), Hugill (94')
Sep 12, 2017 7.45pm
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3-0
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2Leeds UnitedLeeds20125336142241
3Burnley2010822471738
4Sunderland20107329151437
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn1910452317634
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
7Middlesbrough209473425931
8Watford199462725231
9Swansea CitySwansea207672119227
10Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
11Bristol City206862525026
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds207582329-626
13Millwall196762017325
14Preston North EndPreston2041062026-622
15Luton TownLuton2064102335-1222
16Coventry CityCoventry205692529-421
17Derby CountyDerby205692226-421
18Stoke CityStoke205692126-521
19Queens Park RangersQPR204972026-621
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd194692030-1018
21Portsmouth183872130-917
22Cardiff CityCardiff1945101730-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth1945101940-2117
24Hull City2037101828-1016


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