Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Cardiff City
Form comparisonPreston North End
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Cardiff City mixed, Preston North End mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 08 Apr 2025Preston2-2Cardiff
- 11 Dec 2024Cardiff0-2Preston
- 10 Feb 2024Cardiff0-2Preston
- 25 Nov 2023Preston1-2Cardiff
- 11 Mar 2023Preston2-0Cardiff
- 19 Sept 2026vsCharlton3-1W
- 12 Sept 2026vsBolton1-0L
- 08 Sept 2026vsStoke City1-1D
- 05 Sept 2026vsPortsmouth2-0L
- 02 Sept 2026vsQPR2-1L
- 19 Sept 2026vsQPR2-2D
- 12 Sept 2026vsLincoln0-1L
- 08 Sept 2026vsWatford2-1L
- 05 Sept 2026vsBlackburn2-1W
- 01 Sept 2026vsBristol City1-3L
Cardiff City vs Preston North End: form and season numbers
Cardiff City take a form score of 4.2 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 2.5 for Preston North End. Cardiff City have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Preston North End have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in theirs. Across the season Cardiff City average 1.4 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Preston North End 0.9 and 2.0. Cardiff City have kept a clean sheet in 0% of their matches this season, Preston North End in 0%. In their last 10 meetings Cardiff City have won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3. Cardiff City sit 21st on 7 points, Preston North End 23rd on 4.
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