Preston vs Cardiff

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🕒 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Leigh Doughty 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Preston 13 · Cardiff 19
Referee Stats
24 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 38%
Draws 42%
Away wins 21%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-14).
  • Preston controlled possession (56%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-10-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 28
Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-4-11

Goals For / Against

28 / 39
Avg: 1.22 / 1.70

Points

28
Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

3

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

1.61
PPG
1.22
1.43
GF
1.22
1.22
GA
1.70
52%
O2.5
65%
74%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank13th
Cardiff rank19th
Preston points64
Cardiff points53
Preston: #13 · 64 pts · GD -4
24 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #19 · 53 pts · GD -18
35 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W L D W W
Points10/15
Weighted index60
Goals9-7
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 last 5 away

W L L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals4-6
Record2-0-3
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.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home87%
Preston clean sheet at home26%
Cardiff score away74%
Cardiff clean sheet away13%

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 home1.43 vs 1.41
Preston concede at home1.22 vs 1.09
Cardiff score away1.22 vs 1.09
Cardiff concede away1.70 vs 1.41
Preston score 1% above league average, while Cardiff score 11% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 11% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 20% 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
5
3
Total Shots
12
14
Shots off Goal
3
7
Blocked Shots
4
4
Shots Inside Box
6
8
Shots Outside Box
6
6
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
8
6
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
395
304
Passes Accurate
278
199
Passes %
70%
65%

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