Championship

Championship | Gameweek 37

Mar 12, 2022 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 0
Preston

Hugill (68'), Ralls (71')

Hughes (51'), Potts (90+3')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

Last Six:

Last Game: Derby 0-1 Cardiff
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
17	Bristol City	46	-15	55
18	Cardiff City	46	-18	53
19	Hull City	46	-13	51

Preston North End

Last Six:

Last Game: Preston 4-1 Middlesbrough
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Coventry City	46	1	64
13	Preston North End	46	-4	64
14	Stoke City	46	5	62

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 38.73%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 33.02% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.01%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
38.73%	28.25%	33.02%

Both teams to score 46.77%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.61%

59.39%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.23%

79.77%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.24%

29.76%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.17%

65.83%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.59%

33.42%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.96%

70.04%

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 38.73%

Preston North End 33.02%

Draw 28.25%

Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 12.05% 2-1 @ 8.01% 2-0 @ 7.3% 3-1 @ 3.24% 3-0 @ 2.95% 3-2 @ 1.77% 4-1 @ 0.98% Other @ 2.43% Total : 38.73%	1-1 @ 13.21% 0-0 @ 9.94% 2-2 @ 4.39% Other @ 0.71% Total : 28.25%	0-1 @ 10.9% 1-2 @ 7.24% 0-2 @ 5.97% 1-3 @ 2.65% 0-3 @ 2.18% 2-3 @ 1.6% Other @ 2.47% Total : 33.02%