Cardiff vs Preston

10 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee D Whitestone

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Emil Riis Jacobsen 31’
  • Ben Whiteman 40’

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.

Match stats

Cardiff Preston
14 Shots 3
5 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 0
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.69 xG 0.62
0.69 Non-penalty xG 0.62

Key events

Cardiff Preston
Kick-off
31’
Emil Riis Jacobsen0-1 (Preston)
40’
Ben Whiteman0-2 (Preston)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cardiff
  • Jak Alnwick
  • Yakou Méïté
Preston
  • Mads Frøkjær

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 0.62 31’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 0-1 31’ 40’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), 0-2 40’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 0.62 31’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 0-1 Jacobsen 31’ 40’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), 0-2 Ben Whiteman 40’
Cardiff 0.69 xGPreston 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Cardiff attacking 
31’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 40’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 65’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 64’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 50’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 40’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 65’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 64’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 50’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Jak Alnwick
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Nathaniel Phillips Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Jamilu Collins
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Wintle Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Manolis Siopis
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Josh Bowler Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
David Turnbull Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.23 – – –
Kion Etete Taken off
62′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Josh Wilson-Esbrand Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Aaron Ramsey Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Famara Diédhiou Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Rubin Colwill Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Yakou Méïté Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

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.

Form going into the game

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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.