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Cardiff vs Preston: result 0-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 37Kick-off on March 12, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd

Cardiff
0-0
Preston

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What was the result of Cardiff vs Preston?

Cardiff and Preston drew 0-0 on March 12, 2022.

Official lineup for Cardiff vs Preston

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cardiff

5-3-2
  1. 39I. Davies
  2. 9J. Hugill
  1. 18A. Doughty
  2. 22T. Doyle
  3. 15R. Wintle
  1. 8J. Ralls
  2. 17C. Drameh
  3. 2M. McGuinness
  4. 38P. Ng
  5. 5A. Flint
  1. 25A. Smithies

Preston

3-5-2
  1. 21C. Archer
  2. 19E. Riis
  1. 4B. Whiteman
  2. 8A. Browne
  3. 44B. Potts
  4. 11D. Johnson
  5. 2S. van den Berg
  1. 41Bambo Diaby
  2. 6L. Lindsay
  3. 16A. Hughes
  1. 12D. Iversen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Preston have 5, 7 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2022QPR(away)2-1Championship
Mar 1, 2022Derby(home)1-0Championship
Feb 26, 2022Fulham(home)0-1Championship
Feb 23, 2022Huddersfield(away)1-2Championship
Feb 19, 2022Blackpool(home)1-1Championship
Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2022Bournemouth(home)2-1Championship
Feb 26, 2022Coventry(away)1-1Championship
Feb 22, 2022Nottingham Forest(home)0-0Championship
Feb 19, 2022Reading(home)2-3Championship
Feb 12, 2022Peterborough(away)1-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Cardiff wins, 1 draw, 0 Preston wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 9, 2022Cardiff 2-1 PrestonFA Cup
Nov 20, 2021Preston 1-2 CardiffChampionship
Feb 20, 2021Cardiff 4-0 PrestonChampionship
Oct 18, 2020Preston 0-1 CardiffChampionship
Jun 27, 2020Preston 1-3 CardiffChampionship
Dec 21, 2019Cardiff 0-0 PrestonChampionship

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Preston on Jan 9, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Cardiff score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cardiff1.41.149/158/15
Preston1.10.968/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Cardiff sit 18th in Championship (10 points from 10 matches) and Preston sit 24th (4 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18Cardiff10244161510
24Preston101188204

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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