Preston North End Cardiff City betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 20^th position of the league, with 15 points won, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Queens Park Rangers, by (0‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Huddersfield Town, by (2‑1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 25 conceded. In the last 8 away league matches Cardiff has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 24 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 5 away matches. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half‑time: 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches) and 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, and their offense hasn’t been one of their best features, as they haven’t scored any goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 3 of the last 17 matches for the Championship, and have never reached half‑time in front. In 17 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 14 times and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 18 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Cardiff City come into this game on the back of a 2x1 win away to Huddersfield, ending their ten-game unbeaten run in this competition - the team's goals were scored by Kieffer Moore. For this match against Preston North End, manager Steve Morison is expected to stick to a 3-4-3 formation, favouring defensive organisation and counter-attacks down the flanks. As can be seen, the away side are having a number of difficulties in keeping possession and finishing successfully. Striker Kieffer Moore is the highlight of this team, with 4 goals and 3 assists. All players are available for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Alex Smithies, Mark McGuinness, Aden Flint, Ryan Giles, Curtis Nelson, Perry Ng, Marlon Pack, Rubin Colwill, Will Vaulks, Chanka Zimba, Isaak Davies.
Coach: M. Hudson.