Championship

Championship | Gameweek 36

Mar 11, 2023 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 0
Cardiff

Cannon (68'), Evans (90+4')

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Watford 0-0 Preston
Saturday, March 4 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 2-0 Bristol City
Saturday, March 4 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 40.11%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 31.31% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.05%) and 2-0 (7.76%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (10.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Cardiff City
40.11% ( 0)	28.58%	31.31% ( -0)

Both teams to score 45.4% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.12% (

-0)

60.87% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.1%

80.9% (

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.31% (

29.68%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.26% (

65.73% (

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.57% (

-0)

35.43% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.81% (

-0)

72.19% (

Score Analysis

Preston North End 40.11%

Cardiff City 31.3%

Draw 28.57%

Preston North End	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 12.77% 2-1 @ 8.05% 2-0 @ 7.76% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.26% 3-0 @ 3.14% 3-2 @ 1.69% 4-1 @ 0.99% 4-0 @ 0.95% ( 0) Other @ 1.5% Total : 40.11%	1-1 @ 13.25% 0-0 @ 10.51% 2-2 @ 4.18% ( -0) Other @ 0.63% Total : 28.57%	0-1 @ 10.91% 1-2 @ 6.88% 0-2 @ 5.66% 1-3 @ 2.38% 0-3 @ 1.96% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.45% Other @ 2.07% Total : 31.3%