Cardiff vs Preston

11 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Linington

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Calum Chambers 48’ (og)
  • Milutin Osmajić 90+3’

Match summary

Preston took a 2-0 win at Cardiff. It was goalless at half-time.

Chambers's own goal put Preston ahead in the 48th minute and Milutin Osmajić made it 0-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Preston created 1.10 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Cardiff's 0.68 from 13.

Match stats

Cardiff Preston
13 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.68 xG 1.10
0.68 Non-penalty xG 1.10

Key events

Cardiff Preston
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
48’
Calum Chambers
Own goal
0-1 (Preston)
90+3’
Milutin Osmajić0-2 (Preston)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Perry Ng
  • Joe Ralls
Preston
  • Ali McCann
  • Kaine Kesler-Hayden
  • Mads Frøkjær
  • Sam Greenwood
  • Milutin Osmajić

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 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 1.10 48’ Calum Chambers (Preston) own goal, 0-1 48’ 90+3’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-2 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 1.10 48’ Calum Chambers (Preston) own goal, 0-1 Chambers 48’ 90+3’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-2 Osmajić 90+3’
Cardiff 0.68 xGPreston 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Cardiff attacking 
90+3’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 36’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 12’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+1’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 54’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 43’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 6’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 42’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), own goal 90+3’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 36’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 12’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+1’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), own goal
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Player stats

Players15 players
Jak Alnwick
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.13 – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Joel Bagan Taken off
57′ – – – – – – –
Andy Rinomhota Taken off
57′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Yakou Méïté Taken off
57′ – – 3 0.28 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Callum Robinson Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Joe Ralls Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – –
Chris Willock Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Anwar El Ghazi Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Michael Reindorf Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
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 40% Avg odds 2.37
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.06
Preston win 29% Avg odds 3.24

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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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.