Championship

Championship | Gameweek 31

Feb 20, 2021 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
4 - 0
Preston

Moore (2' pen.), Murphy (46'), Pack (71'), Harris (77')
Flint (65'), Bennett (90+2')

FT(HT: 1-0)

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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 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 44.1%

Preston North End 27.61%

Draw 28.26%

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%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Preston

Cardiff City

85.4%

Draw

12.5%

Preston North End

2.1%