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Championship | Gameweek 17
Nov 25, 2023 at 3pm UK
Deepdale
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Preston
1 - 2
Cardiff

Osmajic (48')
Evans (30'), Brady (31'), Best (45+2'), Woodman (77')
Brady (52')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Grant (90+6'), Ugbo (90+9')
Collins (30')

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

Last Game: Blackburn 1-2 Preston
Friday, November 10 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Cardiff 2-3 Norwich
Saturday, November 11 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Preston North End 2-1 Cardiff City

The two sides boast similar levels of quality and certainly have the tools to hurt one another in what should be an entertaining encounter. Even given their growing injury list, Preston should be full of confidence having returned to form before the break, and we give them the slight edge at Deepdale this weekend. Read more.

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 42.4%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 31.7% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.86%) and 2-0 (7.33%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.

Result
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
42.4% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 25.9%31.7% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Both teams to score 53.52% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.36% (0.0020000000000024 0)50.63% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.46% (0.0029999999999966 0)72.54% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.29% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)23.7%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.17%57.82% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.14% (0.0030000000000001 0)29.85% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.05% (0.0030000000000001 0)65.94% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 42.39%
    Cardiff City 31.7%
    Draw 25.9%
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 10.18%
2-1 @ 8.86%
2-0 @ 7.33% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 4.25%
3-0 @ 3.52% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 2.57%
4-1 @ 1.53%
4-0 @ 1.27%
4-2 @ 0.93%
Other @ 1.95%
Total : 42.39%
1-1 @ 12.31%
0-0 @ 7.08% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-2 @ 5.36% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-3 @ 1.04%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.9%
0-1 @ 8.55%
1-2 @ 7.44%
0-2 @ 5.17%
1-3 @ 3%
2-3 @ 2.16% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 2.08%
1-4 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.38%
Total : 31.7%

How you voted: Preston vs Cardiff

Preston North End
63.2%
Draw
26.3%
Cardiff City
10.5%
19
Head to Head
Mar 11, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 36
Preston
2-0
Cardiff
Cannon (68'), Evans (90+4')
Aug 27, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 6
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
Whiteman (54'), Potts (81')
Mar 12, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 37
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
Hugill (68'), Ralls (71')
Hughes (51'), Potts (90+3')
Jan 9, 2022 2pm
Third Round
Cardiff
2-1
Preston
Davies (42'), Harris (116')
Ng (63')
Johnson (54' pen.)
Browne (113')
Nov 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 18
Preston
1-2
Cardiff
Maguire (2')
Cunningham (57'), Iversen (66')
McGuinness (51'), Collins (66')
Ng (35'), Colwill (87'), Harris (88')
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