Championship Gameweek 41
Apr 8, 2025 7.45pm
2
2
HT : 1 0
FT Deepdale
  • Milutin Osmajic 19' goal
  • Stefan Teitur Thordarson 72' goal
  • goal Will Alves 52'
  • yellowcard Alex Robertson 78'
  • yellowcard Will Fish 86'
  • goal Yakou Meite 90'+4'

Preston North End vs Cardiff City - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings

The match

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Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions
Last game
Apr 5, 2025 3.00pm
Preston 1 - 1 Stoke
Goals scored
48
Top scorer
Emil Riis Jakobsen

Cardiff City

All competitions
Last game
Apr 5, 2025 3.00pm
QPR 0 - 0 Cardiff
Goals scored
48
Top scorer
Callum Robinson

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 41.96%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 30.42% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.47%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (9.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result

Preston North End 41.96% (+0.22)
Draw 27.62% (+0.10)
Cardiff City 30.42% (-0.32)

Both Teams to Score: 

47.77% (-0.41)

Goals

Over 2.5 42.25% (-0.46)
Under 2.5 57.75% (+0.46)
Over 3.5 21.5% (-0.36)
Under 3.5 78.49% (+0.37)
Over 4.5 9.21% (-0.22)
Under 4.5 90.78% (+0.22)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5 72.84% (-0.10)
Under 0.5 27.15% (+0.10)
Over 1.5 37.44% (-0.13)
Under 1.5 62.56% (+0.13)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5 65.58% (-0.47)
Under 0.5 34.42% (+0.48)
Over 1.5 28.87% (-0.51)
Under 1.5 71.13% (+0.52)

Score analysis

Preston North End 41.95%
Draw 27.62%
Cardiff City 30.42%
Preston North End
1-0 @ 12.18% (+0.18)
2-1 @ 8.47% (-0.01)
2-0 @ 7.94% (+0.10)
3-1 @ 3.68% (-0.02)
3-0 @ 3.45% (+0.04)
3-2 @ 1.96% (-0.04)
4-1 @ 1.2% (-0.01)
4-0 @ 1.13% (+0.01)
Other @ 1.94%
Total : 41.95%
Draw
1-1 @ 12.99% (+0.02)
0-0 @ 9.35% (+0.17)
2-2 @ 4.52% (-0.07)
Other @ 0.76%
Total : 27.62%
Cardiff City
0-1 @ 9.97% (+0.05)
1-2 @ 6.93% (-0.08)
0-2 @ 5.32% (-0.05)
1-3 @ 2.46% (-0.07)
0-3 @ 1.89% (-0.05)
2-3 @ 1.61% (-0.05)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 30.42%

Head to Head

Championship Gameweek 20
Dec 11, 2024 7.45pm
0
2
HT : 0 0
FT Cardiff City Stadium
  • Perry Ng 33' yellowcard
  • Joe Ralls 81' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 33'
  • yellowcard Sam Greenwood 37'
  • goal Calum Chambers 48' (OG)
  • yellowcard Ali McCann 74'
  • yellowcard Kaine Kesler 76'
  • goal Milutin Osmajic 90'+3'
  • yellowcard Milutin Osmajic 90'+4'
Championship Gameweek 31
Feb 10, 2024 3.00pm
0
2
HT : 0 2
FT Cardiff City Stadium
  • Erol Bulut 0' yellowcard
  • Jak Alnwick 41' yellowcard
  • Yakou Meite 90' yellowcard
  • goal Emil Riis Jakobsen 31'
  • goal Ben Whiteman 40'
  • yellowcard Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 74'
Championship Gameweek 17
Nov 25, 2023 3.00pm
1
2
HT : 0 0
FT Deepdale
  • Ched Evans 30' yellowcard
  • Robbie Brady 31' yellowcard
  • Kian Best 45'+2' yellowcard
  • Milutin Osmajic 48' goal
  • Robbie Brady 52' redcard
  • Freddie Woodman 77' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Jamilu Collins 30'
  • goal Karlan Grant 90'+6'
  • goal Ike Ugbo 90'+9'
Championship Gameweek 36
Mar 11, 2023 3.00pm
2
0
HT : 0 0
FT Deepdale
  • Thomas Cannon 68' goal
  • Ched Evans 90'+4' goal
Championship Gameweek 6
Aug 27, 2022 3.00pm
0
0
HT : 0 0
FT Cardiff City Stadium
  • yellowcard Ben Whiteman 54'
  • yellowcard Brad Potts 81'
Championship Gameweek 37
Mar 12, 2022 3.00pm
0
0
HT : 0 0
FT
  • Jordan Hugill 68' yellowcard
  • Joe Ralls 71' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Andrew Hughes 51'
  • yellowcard Brad Potts 90'+3'