Championship

Championship | Gameweek 39

Jun 27, 2020 at 12.30pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
1 - 3
Cardiff

Johnson (73')
Davies (68')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Ralls (69'), Mendez-Laing (82'), Glatzel (90+1')
Sanderson (54'), Smithies (90')

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The Match

Match Report

The Bluebirds moved above their opponents and into the top six.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship encounter between Preston North End and Cardiff City, including team news and predicted 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 Preston North End win with a probability of 38.95%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 35.7% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.54%) and 2-0 (6.3%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Cardiff City
38.95%	25.35%	35.7%

Both teams to score 56.44%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.68%

47.32%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.46%

69.55%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.02%

23.98%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.78%

58.22%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.24%

25.76%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.3%

60.7%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 38.95%

Cardiff City 35.7%

Draw 25.34%

Preston North End	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 8.82% 2-1 @ 8.54% 2-0 @ 6.3% 3-1 @ 4.07% 3-0 @ 3% 3-2 @ 2.76% 4-1 @ 1.45% 4-0 @ 1.07% 4-2 @ 0.98% Other @ 1.97% Total : 38.95%	1-1 @ 11.96% 0-0 @ 6.18% 2-2 @ 5.79% 3-3 @ 1.25% Other @ 0.16% Total : 25.34%	0-1 @ 8.38% 1-2 @ 8.11% 0-2 @ 5.68% 1-3 @ 3.67% 2-3 @ 2.62% 0-3 @ 2.57% 1-4 @ 1.24% Other @ 3.43% Total : 35.7%