Match summary
Preston North End and Cardiff City drew 2-2 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.
Preston North End vs Cardiff CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Deepdale, Preston
Preston North End vs Cardiff City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Preston North End1W 2D 2L
Preston North EndCardiff City
5Pointsof 155
4Goals scored5
8Goals conceded6
0Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row0
1Unbeaten in a row3
3Without a win2
6Conceded in a row0
Head to head22 meetings · Dec 2009 – Dec 2024
- Preston North End wins
- 7
- Draws
- 5
- Cardiff City wins
- 10
1.95goals per meeting
27%both teams scored
41%3+ goals
41%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsPreston North End 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-2Preston North End
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-2Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipPreston North End2-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-0Preston North End
Show all 22 meetings
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-0Preston North End
- FA CupCardiff City2-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City4-0Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End0-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-3Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-0Preston North End
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End3-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-0Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End3-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End0-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipPreston North End0-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End3-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-0Preston North End
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 480 earlier results
Preston North EndCardiff City
#15Position#22
48Points40 v 40 games41
-7Goal difference-20
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.221.08
1.18Conceded per game1.58
#18Form table position#18
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Preston North EndCardiff City
- 90+4'Goal · Cardiff City · Yakou Méïté2-2
- 86'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · William Fish
- 81'Substitution · Cardiff City · Isaak Davies · InOut: Cian Ashford
- 78'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Alex Robertson
- Substitution · Preston North End · L. Lindsay · InOut: M. Osmajić77'
- Goal · Preston North End · S. Þórðarson2-172'
- 70'Substitution · Cardiff City · Callum Robinson · InOut: Rubin Colwill
- 70'Substitution · Cardiff City · Yakou Méïté · InOut: Yousef Salech
- 70'
- 65'Substitution · Cardiff City · Alex Robertson · InOut: Andy Rinomhota
- Substitution · Preston North End · S. Greenwood · InOut: A. Hughes65'
- 52'Goal · Cardiff City · Will Alves1-1
- 46'Substitution · Cardiff City · Will Alves · InOut: Dimitris Goutas
- Goal · Preston North End · M. Osmajić1-019'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Preston North EndCardiff City
49%Ball Possession51%
15Shots Total14
5Shots On Target5
4Corners6
13Fouls12
0Yellow Cards2
3Offsides2
4Saves2
362Passes375
76Attacks103
42Dangerous Attacks50
12Goal Attempts10
10Shots Off Target9
15Shots Inside Box8
0Shots Outside Box6
2Goals2
1Shots Blocked2
3Substitutions5
13Tackles6
281Accurate Passes299
0Red Cards0
88Ball Safe93
0Injuries1
77.62%Pass Accuracy79.73%
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-5-2 · 3-4-3
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 46(67%) | 4 | 8/17 | |
| 7.4 | 77' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 9(50%) | - | 5/9 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 25(85%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 44(79%) | 1 | 1/8 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(75%) | - | - | |
| 7.1 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(68%) | 1 | 5/7 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 42(84%) | 2 | 3/3 | |
| 6.9 | 25' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 3(100%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 39(85%) | 5 | 8/15 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(81%) | - | 4/8 | |
| 6.7 | 20' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 7(100%) | 1 | 4/4 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(75%) | - | 1/6 | |
| 6.5 | 65' | 0 | 0 | - | 36(78%) | 1 | 4/10 | |
| 6.5 | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 1/1 |
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