Preston vs Cardiff

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🕒 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 12:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Keith Stroud 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Preston 13 · Cardiff 8
Referee Stats
32 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 50%
Draws 25%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (7-10).
  • Preston controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

21 / 24
Avg: 0.91 / 1.04

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

11
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.26 / 1.00

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

9

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

1.13
PPG
1.65
0.91
GF
1.26
1.04
GA
1.00
35%
O2.5
35%
22%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank13th
Cardiff rank8th
Preston points61
Cardiff points68
Preston: #13 · 61 pts · GD -7
30 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #8 · 68 pts · GD +17
23 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W W L D L
Points7/15
Weighted index64
Goals6-7
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 D D L W
Points8/15
Weighted index56
Goals7-7
Record2-2-1
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 2.535%
BTTS22%
BTTS + O2.513%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 4%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home52%
Preston clean sheet at home39%
Cardiff score away78%
Cardiff clean sheet away39%

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 home0.91 vs 1.25
Preston concede at home1.04 vs 1.06
Cardiff score away1.26 vs 1.06
Cardiff concede away1.00 vs 1.25
Preston score 27% below league average, while Cardiff score 19% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 1% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 20% 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
4
3
Total Shots
7
10
Shots off Goal
1
3
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
3
5
Shots Outside Box
4
5
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
9
3
Fouls
9
10
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
426
339
Passes Accurate
315
223
Passes %
74%
66%

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