Preston vs Cardiff

8 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee David Webb

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Milutin Osmajić 20’
  • Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 72’
  • William Alves 52’
  • Yakou Méïté 90+4’

Match summary

Preston and Cardiff shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Milutin Osmajić put Preston ahead in the 20th minute. In the second half, William Alves equalised in the 52nd minute, Stefán Teitur Þórðarson put Preston back in front with a header in the 72nd minute, and Yakou Méïté equalised in stoppage time.

Preston had the better of the chances, with 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Cardiff's 1.02 from 14.

Match stats

Preston Cardiff
14 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.76 xG 1.02
1.76 Non-penalty xG 1.02

Key events

Preston Cardiff
Kick-off
Milutin Osmajić1-0 (Preston)
20’
Half-time1-0
52’
William Alves1-1 (Cardiff)
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson2-1 (Preston)
72’
90+4’
Yakou Méïté2-2 (Cardiff)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • William Fish
  • Alex Robertson

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 1.02 20’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-0 20’ 52’ William Alves (Cardiff), 1-1 52’ 72’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), 2-1 72’ 90+4’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), 2-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 1.02 20’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-0 Osmajić 20’ 52’ William Alves (Cardiff), 1-1 Alves 52’ 72’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), 2-1 Þórðarson 72’ 90+4’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), 2-2 Méïté 90+4’
Preston 1.76 xGCardiff 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Preston attacking 
90+4’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 33’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 72’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 69’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 81’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 90’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 20’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 59’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+1’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Robbie Brady (Preston), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 33’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 72’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 69’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 81’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 90’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 20’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 59’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 75’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 87’ Robbie Brady (Preston), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

Players14 players
David Cornell
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Andrew Hughes Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.48 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Robbie Brady
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Will Keane Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
Milutin Osmajić Taken off
77′ 1 – 3 0.54 – – –
Sam Greenwood Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 2 0.30 – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Liam Lindsay Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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 38% Avg odds 2.50
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.11
Cardiff win 32% Avg odds 3.01

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.