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Preston vs Cardiff: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 18Kick-off on November 20, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Deepdale, Preston

Preston
1-2
Cardiff

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What was the result of Preston vs Cardiff?

Cardiff won 1-2 on November 20, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 2′S. MaguirePreston
  • 51′M. McGuinnessCardiff
  • 66′J. CollinsCardiff

Official lineup for Preston vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Preston

3-4-1-2
  1. 19E. Riis
  2. 24S. Maguire
  1. 13A. McCann
  1. 18R. Ledson
  2. 8A. Browne
  3. 29T. Barkhuizen
  4. 2S. van den Berg
  1. 5P. Bauer
  2. 16A. Hughes
  3. 3G. Cunningham
  1. 12D. Iversen

Cardiff

3-4-3
  1. 39I. Davies
  2. 27R. Colwill
  3. 35Chanka Solomon Zimba
  1. 26R. Giles
  2. 6W. Vaulks
  3. 21M. Pack
  4. 2M. McGuinness
  1. 38P. Ng
  2. 16C. Nelson
  3. 5A. Flint
  1. 25A. Smithies
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Preston have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Cardiff have 3, 1 and 11.

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

Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 6, 2021Nottingham Forest(away)0-3Championship
Nov 3, 2021Bournemouth(away)2-1Championship
Oct 30, 2021Luton(home)2-0Championship
Oct 27, 2021Liverpool(home)0-2League Cup
Oct 23, 2021Blackpool(away)0-2Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 6, 2021Huddersfield(home)2-1Championship
Nov 3, 2021QPR(home)0-1Championship
Oct 30, 2021Stoke City(away)3-3Championship
Oct 23, 2021Middlesbrough(home)0-2Championship
Oct 20, 2021Fulham(away)0-2Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Preston wins, 1 draw, 3 Cardiff wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 20, 2021Cardiff 4-0 PrestonChampionship
Oct 18, 2020Preston 0-1 CardiffChampionship
Jun 27, 2020Preston 1-3 CardiffChampionship
Dec 21, 2019Cardiff 0-0 PrestonChampionship
Dec 29, 2017Cardiff 0-1 PrestonChampionship
Sep 12, 2017Preston 3-0 CardiffChampionship

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Preston on Feb 20, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Preston score 1.3 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 0.8 and concede 2.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Preston1.31.248/157/15
Cardiff0.82.006/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18Cardiff10244161510
24Preston101188204

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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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