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Cardiff City v Preston North End : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 11th Dec, 19:45 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Cardiff City and Preston North End clash at the Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday evening, with both Erol Bulut and Paul Heckingbottom seeking a win in the Championship. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a sound selection is published below. Flip between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for every one.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
46%
--
Draw
26%
--
Preston
29%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Cardiff 1-0
11%
--
Cardiff 2-1
9%
--
Preston 1-0
8%
--
Cardiff 2-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Preston 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Preston 2-0
5%
--
Cardiff 3-1
5%
--
Cardiff 3-0
4%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Cardiff 3-2
3%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Preston 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
71%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Cardiff win to nil
25%
--
Preston win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Cardiff have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Cardiff have conceded 22 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cardiff have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Preston lay in 18th place on 18 points in the Championship league table having played 18 matches. Preston are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Preston have conceded 6 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Preston have played 8 away games, winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd1812421638 
Dec 21
Apr 18
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
2
Burnley1810621736 
Mar 1
l
 
5-0A
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
3
Leeds1810531835 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
Dec 14
Apr 12
4
Sunderland189631333 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
5
M'Boro189361130 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
6
Watford18936230 
Dec 7
Dec 29
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
7
West Brom186102728 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
8
Blackburn17845428 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 15
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 31
9
Norwich18675825 
w
 
2-1A
May 3
d
 
2-2F
Feb 11
10
Millwall17674525 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
11
Bristol C18675325 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3A
May 3
12
Sheff Wed18747-525 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
Dec 29
Dec 7
13
Swansea18657123 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
14
Stoke18567-321 
Apr 12
Dec 14
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
15
Derby18558-220 
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
16
Coventry18468-318 
Jan 1
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
17
Oxford Utd18468-818 
Apr 21
Dec 26
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
18
Preston 18396-818 
Dec 11
Apr 8
-
-
19
Luton185310-1318 
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
20
Cardiff 18459-1117 
-
-
Apr 8
Dec 11
21
Plymouth18459-2017 
w
 
5-0F
Feb 22
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
22
Hull18369-915 
Feb 8
l
 
4-1F
Dec 26
Apr 21
23
QPR18297-1115 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
Apr 18
Dec 21
24
Portsmouth16277-1213 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 11
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cardiff 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
D
1
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Preston 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Preston have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive away league meetings with Cardiff
League games at Cardiff since 2003
Cardiff
Preston
Goals: Scored
22
13
Games: Scored
10 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
6 / 16
CAR
6
D
7
PNE
3
League games at Preston since 2004
Preston
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
30
15
Games: Scored
13 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
3 / 16
CAR
6
D
2
PNE
8
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Preston North End of late. It has been 6 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Wednesday evening against Cardiff City.

Cardiff 20th Preston 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Cardiff have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
-26
Preston have scored 26% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
CAR
PNE
9%
better
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Games scored10
12
Failed to score8
6
Scored first7
7
Goals scored17
17
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.9
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal10
8
Conversion rate for10
13
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
CAR
PNE
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
11
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first10
7
Goals conceded28
25
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+17%

Cardiff v Preston Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17544
P NgC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Colwill MID1814
2
-
O Tanner FWD1821
1
-
P Ng DEF171
4
-
C O'Dowda MID1711
3
-
C Chambers DEF16
3
-
D Goutas DEF151
1
-
J Alnwick GLK14
1
-
C Willock MID1411
-
C Robinson FWD145
1
-
M Siopis MID13
3
-
A Robertson MID1321
3
-
A Ghazi FWD1311
-
W Kanga FWD13
-
D Turnbull MID121
2
-
Y Méïté FWD121
-
J Bagan DEF9
1
1
J Ralls MID91
2
-
A Rinomhota MID7
2
-
J Daland DEF6
1
-
E Horvath GLK4
-
C. Ashford MID4
-
A Ramsey MID4
1
-
J Collins DEF3
1
-
W Fish DEF3
2
-
M Fagan-Walcott DEF1
-
M. Reindorf FWD1
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Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18427
A HughesE RiisE RiisB Whiteman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Hughes DEF181
4
-
E Riis FWD1842
2
-
F Woodman GLK17
4
1
J Storey DEF1711
3
-
B Whiteman MID171
7
-
D Holmes MID171
2
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF162
2
-
B Potts DEF1611
3
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID152
3
-
S Greenwood MID1542
4
1
S Thórdarson MID14
-
A McCann MID141
4
-
L Lindsay DEF13
3
1
R Brady MID101
3
-
M Osmajic FWD102
1
-
J Whatmough DEF8
2
-
R Ledson MID81
3
-
W Keane FWD71
-
J Bowler FWD6
-
J Okkels FWD6
-
D Cornell GLK2
-
K. Best DEF1
-