Championship

Championship | Gameweek 20

Dec 11, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 2
Preston

Ng (33'), Ralls (81')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Chambers (48' og.), Osmajic (90+3')
Frokjaer-Jensen (33'), Greenwood (37'), McCann (74'), Kesler (76'), Osmajic (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Coventry 2-2 Cardiff
Saturday, November 30 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-1 Preston
Saturday, December 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 46.33%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 28.2% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.24%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
46.33% ( 0.28)	25.47% ( 0.08)	28.2% ( -0.36)

Both teams to score 53.03% (

-0.49)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.6% (

-0.53)

50.4% (

0.52)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.67% (

-0.47)

72.33% (

0.47)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.25% (

-0.1)

21.75% (

0.09)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.07% (

-0.15)

54.93% (

0.14)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.77% (

-0.54)

32.23% (

0.54)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.28% (

-0.62)

68.72% (

0.62)

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 46.33%

Preston North End 28.2%

Draw 25.46%

Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 10.69% ( 0.2) 2-1 @ 9.24% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 8.16% ( 0.13) 3-1 @ 4.7% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 4.15% ( 0.05) 3-2 @ 2.66% ( -0.05) 4-1 @ 1.79% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 1.58% ( 0.02) 4-2 @ 1.01% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.35% Total : 46.33%	1-1 @ 12.1% ( 0.04) 0-0 @ 7.01% ( 0.15) 2-2 @ 5.23% ( -0.07) 3-3 @ 1% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.46%	0-1 @ 7.94% ( 0.05) 1-2 @ 6.86% ( -0.08) 0-2 @ 4.49% ( -0.04) 1-3 @ 2.59% ( -0.07) 2-3 @ 1.97% ( -0.06) 0-3 @ 1.7% ( -0.04) Other @ 2.66% Total : 28.2%