Match summary
Preston took a 2-0 win at Cardiff. Preston led 2-0 at half-time.
Emil Riis Jacobsen put Preston ahead in the 31st minute and Ben Whiteman made it 0-2 in the 40th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Cardiff created 0.69 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Preston 0.62 from 3.
Before kick-off
Cardiff win
38%
Avg odds 2.48
Draw
31%
Avg odds 3.08
Preston win
31%
Avg odds 3.09
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.