Championship

Championship | Gameweek 6

Aug 27, 2022 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 0
Preston

Whiteman (54'), Potts (81')

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: Bristol City 2-0 Cardiff
Sunday, August 21 at 12pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
11	Blackpool	5	-1	7
12	Cardiff City	5	-1	7
13	Rotherham United	4	4	6

Preston North End

Last Six:

Last Game: Wolves 2-1 Preston
Tuesday, August 23 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Norwich City	5	1	7
9	Preston North End	5	1	7
10	Millwall	5	-1	7

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 41.26%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 30.18% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.15%) and 2-0 (8.06%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
41.26% ( 0.14)	28.56% ( 0.04)	30.18% ( -0.18)

Both teams to score 45.05% (

-0.18)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

38.88% (

-0.19)

61.12% (

0.19)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.92% (

-0.14)

81.08% (

0.14)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.85% (

-0.01)

29.15% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.92% (

-0.02)

65.08% (

0.02)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.59% (

-0.24)

36.41% (

0.24)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.8% (

-0.24)

73.19% (

0.25)

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 41.25%

Preston North End 30.18%

Draw 28.55%

Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.08% ( 0.09) 2-1 @ 8.15% ( -0) 2-0 @ 8.06% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 3.35% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.31% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 1.69% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 1.03% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.02% ( 0) Other @ 1.56% Total : 41.25%	1-1 @ 13.21% 0-0 @ 10.61% ( 0.08) 2-2 @ 4.12% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.62% Total : 28.55%	0-1 @ 10.72% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 6.68% ( -0.04) 0-2 @ 5.42% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 2.25% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 1.82% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 1.39% ( -0.02) Other @ 1.9% Total : 30.18%