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Championship | Gameweek 39
Jun 27, 2020 at 12.30pm UK
Deepdale
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Preston
1 - 3
Cardiff

Johnson (73')
Davies (68')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Ralls (69'), Mendez-Laing (82'), Glatzel (90+1')
Sanderson (54'), Smithies (90')

The Match

Match Report

The Bluebirds moved above their opponents and into the top six.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship encounter between Preston North End and Cardiff City, including team news and predicted 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 Preston North End win with a probability of 38.95%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 35.7% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.54%) and 2-0 (6.3%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood.

Result
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
38.95%25.35%35.7%
Both teams to score 56.44%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.68%47.32%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.46%69.55%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.02%23.98%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.78%58.22%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.24%25.76%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.3%60.7%
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 38.95%
    Cardiff City 35.7%
    Draw 25.34%
Preston North EndDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 8.82%
2-1 @ 8.54%
2-0 @ 6.3%
3-1 @ 4.07%
3-0 @ 3%
3-2 @ 2.76%
4-1 @ 1.45%
4-0 @ 1.07%
4-2 @ 0.98%
Other @ 1.97%
Total : 38.95%
1-1 @ 11.96%
0-0 @ 6.18%
2-2 @ 5.79%
3-3 @ 1.25%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.34%
0-1 @ 8.38%
1-2 @ 8.11%
0-2 @ 5.68%
1-3 @ 3.67%
2-3 @ 2.62%
0-3 @ 2.57%
1-4 @ 1.24%
Other @ 3.43%
Total : 35.7%

Head to Head
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')

Gunnarsson (24'), Bamba (39'), Peltier (82')
Jan 31, 2017 7.45pm
Cardiff
2-0
Preston
Whittingham (18' pen.), Zohore (28')

Harris (64'), McGeady (72')
Sep 13, 2016 7.45pm
Preston
3-0
Cardiff
Clarke (36'), Robinson (41'), Hugill (88')
Robinson (79')

Wilson (26'), Lambert (55'), Noone (62'), Pilkington (67')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds30189360194163
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd30196541212061
3Burnley30151323692758
4Sunderland291510442241855
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn30136113429545
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom301014639271244
7Middlesbrough29128947361144
8Norwich CityNorwich30119104942742
9Bristol City30101283835342
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds30119104346-342
11Coventry CityCoventry30118114138341
12Watford30125134042-241
13Millwall301010103027340
14Queens Park RangersQPR30911103339-638
15Preston North EndPreston3081393338-537
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd30910113444-1037
17Swansea CitySwansea3097143242-1034
18Stoke CityStoke30711122837-932
19Cardiff CityCardiff30710133351-1831
20Portsmouth3079143652-1630
21Hull City3078153140-929
22Derby CountyDerby3076173241-927
23Luton TownLuton3076173049-1927
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth30510152963-3425


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