Cardiff vs Preston

0 - 2
🕒 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 24 · Preston 20
Referee Stats
18 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 33%
Draws 33%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-14).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-6-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 27
Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

8
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-8-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 37
Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.17
PPG
0.74
1.04
GF
0.96
1.17
GA
1.61
30%
O2.5
57%
43%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank24th
Preston rank20th
Cardiff points44
Preston points50
Cardiff: #24 · 44 pts · GD -25
56 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.
Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11
50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D D L D L
Points3/15
Weighted index24
Goals3-5
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 4%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home65%
Cardiff clean sheet at home26%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home1.04 vs 1.43
Cardiff concede at home1.17 vs 1.02
Preston score away0.96 vs 1.02
Preston concede away1.61 vs 1.43
Cardiff score 27% below league average, while Preston score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 16% above league average at home, and Preston are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
13
14
Shots off Goal
6
8
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
8
7
Shots Outside Box
5
7
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
11
16
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
5
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
517
370
Passes Accurate
428
279
Passes %
83%
75%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals8 (44.4%)
BTTS5 (27.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (22.2%)
BTTS1 (11.1%)

Cardiff vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season