Cardiff vs Preston stats and head-to-head

2017-18. Fri, 29 Dec 2017

CardiffHome

01Full time, half-time 0–0

PrestonAway

Preston won by 1 goal.

WWLWDLeague form, oldest to newestWWDWW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Cardiff City Stadium. Photo: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Cardiff have 12 scored home results and Preston 12 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Cardiff at home: 2.25 points per match (12 measured matches); Preston away: 1.42 points per match (12 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Cardiff scored 1.83 per home match (12 measured matches); Preston scored 1.17 away (12). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.29 per club appearance across 576 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 13 of 24 pooled club appearances (54.2%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. Cardiff: 0 wins; Preston: 1 wins; draws: 0.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half00

Second half01

The match in numbers

CardiffPreston

11Shots16
3Shots on target4
4Corners7
12Fouls15
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Cardiff

Shots11
On target3
Goals0

27% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Preston

Shots16
On target4
Goals1

25% of shots on target, 25% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

1 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Too few to read much into. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Cardiff wins

Draws

Preston wins

Goals / meeting

3.00

3 goals in 1 meeting · small sample

Both scored

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 1.5

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 2.5

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 3.5

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Cardiff clean sheets

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Preston clean sheets

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Corners / meeting

9.00

1 with corner data · small sample

Cards / meeting

6.00

1 with card data · small sample

Preston v CardiffTue, 12 Sept 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-183–0HT 1–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Cardiff at homeWDLDDW

Sat, 19 Septv Charlton3–1C 6–1 · Y 5–3
Tue, 8 Septv Stoke1–1C 7–5 · Y 1–2
Sat, 29 Augv Sheffield United2–2C 13–2 · Y 2–2
Tue, 25 Augv Norwich1–2C ––– · Y –––
Mon, 17 Augv Wrexham1–1C 9–9 · Y 0–2
Sat, 8 Augv Swindon3–2C ––– · Y –––

Preston awayLWLLLD

Sat, 19 Sept@ QPR2–2C 3–9 · Y 2–3
Tue, 8 Sept@ Watford1–2C 4–2 · Y 2–0
Sat, 29 Aug@ Charlton0–1C 4–7 · Y 1–1
Sat, 15 Aug@ Bolton1–2C 2–5 · Y 3–2
Sat, 25 Apr@ Sheffield United3–2C 5–10 · Y 3–0
Wed, 22 Apr@ Birmingham1–2C 3–3 · Y 2–0

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Cardiff at home, Preston away

50%
Both teams scored
League 50%
23 + 23 matches
87%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
23 + 23 matches
67%
Over 1.5 goals
League 73%
23 + 23 matches
48%
Over 2.5 goals
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
26%
Over 3.5 goals
League 25%
23 + 23 matches
9%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
23 + 23 matches
2.4
Avg total goals
League 2.55
23 + 23 matches
61%
1st half over 0.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
17%
1st half over 1.5
League 32%
23 + 23 matches
9.3
Corners per match
League 10.29
23 + 23 matches
61%
Corners over 8.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
46%
Corners over 9.5
League 57%
23 + 23 matches
33%
Corners over 10.5
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
3.8
Cards per match
League 3.63
23 + 23 matches
52%
Cards over 3.5
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
35%
Cards over 4.5
League 33%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2017-18

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2017-18

Home and away Overall

Cardiff at home, Preston away

Cardiff (home)		Preston (away)
2	Position	7
WWLWD	Last 5, oldest to newest	WLLWW
23	Played	23
2.26	Points per match	1.65
70%	Win %	43%
1.74	Scored / match	1.30
0.70	Conceded / match	1.04
2.43	Avg total goals	2.35
44%	Both scored	57%
48%	Clean sheets	30%
22%	Failed to score	26%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

CardiffPreston

0.831st half scored / match0.30
0.221st half conceded / match0.35
0.912nd half scored / match1.00
0.482nd half conceded / match0.70
52%Leading at half-time22%
65%1st half over 0.557%
26%1st half over 1.59%
70%2nd half over 0.583%
39%2nd half over 1.552%
30%Scored in both halves17%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Cardiff at home, Preston away, this season.

Goals

CardiffPreston

1.74Scored / match1.30
0.70Conceded / match1.04
2.43Match total / match2.35
78%Scored 1+74%
61%Scored 2+44%
52%Conceded 1+70%
9%Conceded 2+17%
65%Match over 1.570%
48%Match over 2.548%
30%Match over 3.522%

Shots and xG

CardiffPreston

15.43Shots for13.04
10.09Shots against10.52
5.96On target for4.17
2.96On target against3.65
11%Shot conversion10%

Corners

CardiffPreston

5.13Corners for4.57
4.30Corners against4.61
9.43Match total9.17
78%Over 7.570%
65%Over 8.557%
52%Over 9.539%
35%Over 10.530%
17%Over 11.522%

Cards

CardiffPreston

1.17Cards for2.61
1.78Cards against2.09
2.96Match total4.70
65%Over 2.596%
26%Over 3.578%
22%Over 4.548%
4%Over 5.535%
12.91Fouls committed13.61

Referee this season

J Linington

Matches

Cards / match

3.67

30 matches

Over 3.5 cards

57%

30 matches

Over 4.5 cards

37%

30 matches

Fouls / match

26.60

30 matches

The table, 2017-18

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Wolves	46	43	99
2	Cardiff	46	30	90
3	Fulham	46	33	88
4	Aston Villa	46	30	83
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	76
6	Derby	46	22	75
7	Preston	46	11	73
8	Millwall	46	11	72
9	Brentford	46	10	69

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