Preston vs Cardiff

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🕒 Sat, 27 Jun 2020 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 39
Regular Season Table
Preston 5 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
22 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 41%
Draws 32%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-13).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

39 / 29
Avg: 1.70 / 1.26

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

5
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 9-5-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 23
Avg: 1.67 / 1.28

Points

32
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.74
PPG
1.78
1.70
GF
1.67
1.26
GA
1.28
57%
O2.5
53%
65%
BTTS
53%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank5th
Cardiff rank2nd
Preston points63
Cardiff points71
Preston: #5 · 63 pts · GD +13
8 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #2 · 71 pts · GD +20
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W D L L L
Points4/15
Weighted index42
Goals5-8
Record1-1-3
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.

Cardiff last 5 away

W L W W W
Points12/15
Weighted index73
Goals9-4
Record4-0-1
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.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home78%
Preston clean sheet at home13%
Cardiff score away82%
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 home1.70 vs 1.40
Preston concede at home1.26 vs 1.16
Cardiff score away1.67 vs 1.16
Cardiff concede away1.28 vs 1.40
Preston score 21% above league average, while Cardiff score 43% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 8% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 8% 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
3
6
Total Shots
14
13
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
12
7
Shots Outside Box
2
6
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
3
5
Fouls
11
10
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
356
338
Passes Accurate
236
222
Passes %
66%
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