Championship

Championship | Gameweek 37

Mar 12, 2022 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 0
Preston

Hugill (68'), Ralls (71')

Hughes (51'), Potts (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

Last Six:

Last Game: Derby 0-1 Cardiff
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
17	Bristol City	46	-15	55
18	Cardiff City	46	-18	53
19	Hull City	46	-13	51

Preston North End

Last Six:

Last Game: Preston 4-1 Middlesbrough
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Coventry City	46	1	64
13	Preston North End	46	-4	64
14	Stoke City	46	5	62

We said: Cardiff City 1-1 Preston North End

After beating promotion contenders last weekend, both Cardiff and Preston will fancy their chances of securing all three points on Saturday. Cardiff have fared the better of the two sides in recent meetings but with little to separate them at present, a score draw could be on the cards in South Wales. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 38.73%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 33.02% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.01%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
38.73%	28.25%	33.02%

Both teams to score 46.77%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.61%

59.39%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.23%

79.77%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.24%

29.76%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.17%

65.83%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.59%

33.42%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.96%

70.04%

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 38.73%

Preston North End 33.02%

Draw 28.25%

Cardiff City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 12.05% 2-1 @ 8.01% 2-0 @ 7.3% 3-1 @ 3.24% 3-0 @ 2.95% 3-2 @ 1.77% 4-1 @ 0.98% Other @ 2.43% Total : 38.73%	1-1 @ 13.21% 0-0 @ 9.94% 2-2 @ 4.39% Other @ 0.71% Total : 28.25%	0-1 @ 10.9% 1-2 @ 7.24% 0-2 @ 5.97% 1-3 @ 2.65% 0-3 @ 2.18% 2-3 @ 1.6% Other @ 2.47% Total : 33.02%