Cardiff vs Preston

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🕒 Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Brendan Malone 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 8 · Preston 11
Referee Stats
7 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 29%
Draws 43%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (16-7).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-9-2

Goals For / Against

33 / 20
Avg: 1.43 / 0.87

Points

45
Avg: 1.96

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

5
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 24
Avg: 1.04 / 1.04

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.96
PPG
1.35
1.43
GF
1.04
0.87
GA
1.04
39%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank8th
Preston rank11th
Cardiff points68
Preston points62
Cardiff: #8 · 68 pts · GD +5
21 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #11 · 62 pts · GD +0
27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D W D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index64
Goals6-3
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

W D L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home78%
Cardiff clean sheet at home39%
Preston score away65%
Preston clean sheet away30%

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 home1.43 vs 1.35
Cardiff concede at home0.87 vs 1.07
Preston score away1.04 vs 1.07
Preston concede away1.04 vs 1.35
Cardiff score 6% above league average, while Preston score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 19% below league average at home, and Preston are 23% below 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
7
2
Total Shots
16
7
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
9
3
Shots Outside Box
7
4
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
2
2
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
384
430
Passes Accurate
258
309
Passes %
67%
72%

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