Preston vs Cardiff

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🕒 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Preston 7 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
28 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 46%
Draws 21%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (17-10).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-8-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 22
Avg: 1.17 / 0.96

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-5-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.26 / 1.00

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.52
PPG
1.65
1.17
GF
1.26
0.96
GA
1.00
39%
O2.5
39%
52%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank7th
Cardiff rank2nd
Preston points73
Cardiff points90
Preston: #7 · 73 pts · GD +11
17 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #2 · 90 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals6-5
Record2-1-2
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

W L W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals6-5
Record2-1-2
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%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.530%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%
Preston clean sheet at home35%
Cardiff score away78%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

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 home1.17 vs 1.41
Preston concede at home0.96 vs 1.14
Cardiff score away1.26 vs 1.14
Cardiff concede away1.00 vs 1.41
Preston score 17% below league average, while Cardiff score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 16% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 29% below 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
7
1
Total Shots
17
10
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
4
4
Shots Inside Box
13
3
Shots Outside Box
4
7
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
14
15
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
329
272
Passes Accurate
208
151
Passes %
63%
56%

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