Preston North End vs Cardiff City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 1 May 2027, 11:30 UTC

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Preston North End vs Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 1 May 2027, 11:30 UTC · Deepdale, Preston

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Preston North End vs Cardiff City preview

Preston North End host Cardiff City in the Championship on Saturday 1 May 2027, kick-off 11:30 UTC at Deepdale in Preston. Preston North End go into the round 24th, on 5 points from 14 games, while Cardiff City sit 18th on 14 points after 13 matches.

Recent form: Preston North End L-L-D-L-L, Cardiff City L-W-D-W-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Preston North End have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Cardiff City average 2.0 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Preston North End won 3, 3 games were drawn and Cardiff City won 4. Those games averaged 2.1 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 8 Apr 2025, ended Preston North End 2-2 Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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18Cardiff City133551920-114LWDWL
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 3, draws 3, Cardiff City 4.

Team news

Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nathan Trott, Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Gabriel Osho, Will Fish, Alex Robertson, Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner, Joel Colwill, Chris Willock

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