Preston vs Cardiff

25 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Milutin Osmajić 48’
  • Karlan Grant 90+6’
  • Ike Ugbo 90+9’

Match summary

Cardiff came from behind to win 2-1 away at Preston, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Milutin Osmajić put Preston ahead in the 48th minute, Karlan Grant equalised from a corner in stoppage time, and Ike Ugbo won it with a header in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Preston created 0.50 expected goals (xG) from 4 shots, Cardiff 0.78 from 19. Preston had a player sent off.

Match stats

Preston Cardiff
4 Shots 19
2 Shots on Target 8
6 Corners 13
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0.50 xG 0.78
0.50 Non-penalty xG 0.78

Key events

Preston Cardiff
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Milutin Osmajić1-0 (Preston)
48’
90+6’
Karlan Grant1-1 (Cardiff)
90+9’
Ike Ugbo1-2 (Cardiff)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Robbie Brady
  • Freddie Woodman
  • Kian Best
  • Ched Evans
Cardiff
  • Jamilu Collins

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 0.50 0.78 48’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-0 48’ 90+6’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), 1-1 90+6’ 90+9’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), 1-2 90+9’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 0.78 48’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-0 Osmajić 48’ 90+6’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), 1-1 Grant 90+6’ 90+9’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), 1-2 Ugbo 90+9’
Preston 0.50 xGCardiff 0.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Preston attacking 
48’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 20’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 90+9’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 38’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 90+5’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+6’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 90+9’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Ched Evans (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 90+2’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 20’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 90+9’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 38’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+6’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 90+9’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Ched Evans (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 90+2’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Freddie Woodman
90′ – – – – – –
Jordan Storey
90′ – – – – – – –
Liam Lindsay
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Kian Best Taken off
58′ – – – – – –
Brad Potts
90′ – – – – – – –
Alan Browne
90′ – – – – – – –
Ben Whiteman
90′ – – – – – – –
Duane Holmes
90′ – – – – – – –
Robbie Brady Sent off
52′ – – – – – –
Ched Evans Taken off
58′ – – 2 0.20 – –
Milutin Osmajić Taken off
84′ 1 – 1 0.22 – – –
Andrew Hughes Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Ledson Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Liam Millar 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

Preston win 40% Avg odds 2.35
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.16
Cardiff win 30% Avg odds 3.22

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

Form going into the game

Preston DDLWW
Cardiff LWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Preston 2-0 Cardiff, 11 Mar 23 Next meeting: Cardiff 0-2 Preston, 10 Feb 24  All Preston vs Cardiff meetings

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.