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Championship | Gameweek 31
Feb 20, 2021 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
4 - 0
Preston

Moore (2' pen.), Murphy (46'), Pack (71'), Harris (77')
Flint (65'), Bennett (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Match Report

Kieffer Moore, Josh Murphy, Marlon Pack and Mark Harris scored the goals while Dillon Phillips saved two Preston penalties.

Preview

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

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 44.11%. A draw had a probability of 28.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 27.62%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.8%) and 2-1 (8.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.05%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (10.13%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
44.11%28.27%27.62%
Both teams to score 44.57%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.9%61.1%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.93%81.06%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.41%27.58%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.89%63.11%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.55%38.44%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.8%75.19%
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 44.1%
    Preston North End 27.61%
    Draw 28.26%
Cardiff CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.65%
2-0 @ 8.8%
2-1 @ 8.41%
3-0 @ 3.78%
3-1 @ 3.61%
3-2 @ 1.73%
4-0 @ 1.22%
4-1 @ 1.16%
Other @ 1.76%
Total : 44.1%
1-1 @ 13.05%
0-0 @ 10.6%
2-2 @ 4.02%
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 28.26%
0-1 @ 10.13%
1-2 @ 6.24%
0-2 @ 4.85%
1-3 @ 1.99%
0-3 @ 1.54%
2-3 @ 1.28%
Other @ 1.58%
Total : 27.61%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Preston

Cardiff City
Draw
Preston North End
Cardiff City
85.4%
Draw
12.5%
Preston North End
2.1%
48
Head to Head
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Gameweek 5
Preston
0-1
Cardiff

Browne (60')
Ojo (52')
Jun 27, 2020 12.30pm
Dec 21, 2019 12.30pm
Gameweek 23
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
Tomlin (45')
Gallagher (21'), Clarke (35')
Dec 29, 2017 7.45pm
Cardiff
0-1
Preston

Peltier (22'), Paterson (90')
Clarke (90')
Barkhuizen (27'), Browne (36'), Pearson (48'), Hugill (94')
Sep 12, 2017 7.45pm
Preston
3-0
Cardiff
Harrop (38'), Maguire (70'), Browne (78')
Fisher (7'), Welsh (64'), Harrop (75')

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds422513482295388
2Burnley422416257134488
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd42267957332483
4Sunderland422113857381976
5Bristol City421616105445964
6Coventry CityCoventry42189155954563
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4214181051391260
8Middlesbrough421791661511060
9Millwall421612144141060
10Blackburn RoversBlackburn42168184545056
11Watford42168185055-556
12Swansea CitySwansea42159184551-654
13Norwich CityNorwich421314156358553
14Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds421411175664-853
15Queens Park RangersQPR421214164955-650
16Preston North EndPreston421019134351-849
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd421212184360-1748
18Stoke CityStoke421114174354-1147
19Portsmouth421210205066-1646
20Hull City421112194150-945
21Derby CountyDerby421110214454-1043
22Cardiff CityCardiff42915184566-2142
23Luton TownLuton421010223763-2640
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth42913204482-3840


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