Preston vs Cardiff

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🕒 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ David Webb 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 41
Regular Season Table
Preston 20 · Cardiff 24
Referee Stats
27 matches · 0.07 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.07
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 48%
Draws 26%
Away wins 26%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (14-14).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-12-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 22
Avg: 1.13 / 0.96

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 2-11-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 46
Avg: 1.04 / 2.00

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
0.74
1.13
GF
1.04
0.96
GA
2.00
39%
O2.5
57%
61%
BTTS
70%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank20th
Cardiff rank24th
Preston points50
Cardiff points44
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.
Cardiff: #24 · 44 pts · GD -25
56 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals7-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cardiff last 5 away

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals6-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 9%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 43%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home78%
Preston clean sheet at home35%
Cardiff score away70%
Cardiff clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.13 vs 1.43
Preston concede at home0.96 vs 1.02
Cardiff score away1.04 vs 1.02
Cardiff concede away2.00 vs 1.43
Preston score 21% below league average, while Cardiff score 3% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 6% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 39% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

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

Cardiff goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
6
Total Shots
14
14
Shots off Goal
10
6
Blocked Shots
0
2
Shots Inside Box
14
8
Shots Outside Box
0
6
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
4
6
Fouls
13
12
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
362
375
Passes Accurate
281
299
Passes %
78%
80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals8 (44.4%)
BTTS5 (27.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (44.4%)

Preston vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season