Preston v Cardiff result

Full-time · Preston 1–2 Cardiff

Championship · Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:00 GMT · Deepdale

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Preston · Cardiff · Head-to-head

Preston 1–2 Cardiff — Cardiff won this Championship match.

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 1–2 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: L. Doughty
Head-to-head (last 6): Preston 2 · draws 1 · Cardiff 3 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 2W 0D 3L · Cardiff 1W 1D 3L

Preston 1–2 Cardiff (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.5 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 5.17

Corners

against 4.75 / 5.83 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.5 / 2.83

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.5 / 2.33

Cards

against 1.5 / 1 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

6.29 yellows

Referee · L. Doughty

3.86 home / 2.43 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 November 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 November 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.17 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	12.67 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2.83 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.75 for · 8.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	15 for · 7 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.33 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: L. Doughty — 6.29 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21 fouls over 7 matches (3.86 to the home side, 2.43 to the away side).

Home 3.86Away 2.43

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Potts n 8	26.1	3 6/1	0 0/0	—
Daniel Johnson n 8	65.5	1.9 6/4	0.3 2/0	—
G. Cunningham n 8	69.9	1.8 7/2	2.3 6/5	—
R. Ledson n 8	72.5	1.7 5/3	0.3 2/0	W. Vaulks
J. Earl n 8	72.1	1.7 7/3	1.9 7/2	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Potts n 8	26.1	2.6 4/2	0.9 2/0
B. Whiteman n 8	67.6	1.5 7/2	0.7 4/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	64.8	1.4 4/3	0.7 3/1
E. Riis n 8	81.5	1.2 6/1	0.8 5/1
S. Maguire n 8	67.9	1.2 5/1	0.7 3/1

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Riis n 8	81.5	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
B. Whiteman n 8	67.6	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
S. Maguire n 8	67.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Rafferty n 8	57.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	64.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Earl n 8	72.1	3 6/5
A. McCann n 8	62.8	2.9 6/4
S. van den Berg n 8	90	2.5 7/6
T. Barkhuizen n 8	64.8	2.3 6/4
B. Whiteman n 8	67.6	2.2 5/4

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	90	3.2 6/5
D. Rudd n 8	80.4	2.2 5/3

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Collins n 8	37.1	3.3 4/4	0.6 1/1	—
K. Moore n 8	84.4	2.7 8/7	2.1 8/5	—
W. Vaulks n 8	55.5	2.2 7/3	0.6 1/1	R. Ledson
M. Pack n 8	90	2.1 8/6	0.8 4/2	—
J. Ralls n 8	76.3	2.1 7/3	0.3 2/0	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Moore n 8	84.4	2.3 7/5	1.3 6/2
J. Collins n 8	37.1	1.5 5/0	0.3 1/0
A. Flint n 8	80.1	1.4 7/3	0.4 3/0
R. Colwill n 8	52	1.3 5/1	0.4 2/0
R. Giles n 8	87.8	1.2 5/2	0.4 3/0

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Moore n 8	84.4	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
R. Giles n 8	87.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
Mark Harris n 8	44	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
R. Colwill n 8	52	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
S. Morrison n 8	89.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Joel Bagan n 8	80.9	2.6 7/6
C. Nelson n 8	90	2.1 8/4
J. Ralls n 8	76.3	2.1 7/4
W. Vaulks n 8	55.5	2 5/4
P. Ng n 8	78.8	1.9 3/3

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Phillips n 8	90	3.1 7/7
A. Smithies n 8	90	2.4 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Cardiff
56%	Possession	44%
12	Shots	14
5	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	7
4	Blocked shots	4
6	Shots inside the box	8
8	Corners	6
2	Offsides	0
9	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
395	Passes	304
70%	Pass accuracy	65%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Iversen	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
S. van den Berg	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
P. Bauer	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
A. Hughes	90	0	1	1	0	3	0	7
T. Barkhuizen	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
A. McCann	90	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.9
A. Browne	90	0	1	0	2	3	0	7.3
E. Riis	90	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.9
S. Maguire	77	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.2
R. Ledson	68	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
G. Cunningham	68	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.2
J. Earl sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. Sinclair sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Daniel Johnson sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Smithies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. McGuinness	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.5
A. Flint	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. Nelson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. Ng	90	0	0	2	0	2	1	Y	6.9
W. Vaulks	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	7.6
M. Pack	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
R. Giles	90	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	7.3
R. Colwill	87	0	0	2	1	2	1	Y	6.6
I. Davies	62	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Chanka Solomon Zimba	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
J. Collins sub	45	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.5
Mark Harris sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
L. Bacuna sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Preston v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

CardiffLLDLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Preston 2 · 1 draw · Cardiff 3 · 2.17 goals/game

2021-02-20 Cardiff 4–0 Preston
2020-10-18 Preston 0–1 Cardiff
2020-06-27 Preston 1–3 Cardiff
2019-12-21 Cardiff 0–0 Preston
2017-12-29 Cardiff 0–1 Preston
2017-09-12 Preston 3–0 Cardiff

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#13 pos64 pts46 pl-4 GD

Cardiff#18 pos53 pts46 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.13

Cardiff scored1.09

Preston conceded1.22

Cardiff conceded1.48

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Cardiff?: In their last 6 meetings, Preston won 2, Cardiff won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Preston and Cardiff?: Recent form — Preston 2W 0D 3L; Cardiff 1W 1D 3L.

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