Cardiff vs Preston Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th August 2022

Cardiff welcome Preston for a clash in the Championship at Cardiff City Stadium this coming Saturday. The most recent outing between Cardiff and Preston was played out and ended up a 0-0 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.00.

Cardiff are 12 in the rankings with seven points after five matches, whereas Preston rank ninth in the Championship on seven points.

Both Cardiff and Preston came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at Cardiff City Stadium? We'll find out on Saturday.

Cardiff scored five times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.5 goals a game. They conceded nine and managed four clean sheets.

Preston are currently not the most scoring team in the Championship, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded ten times, an average of one per game. They managed five clean sheets in of these.

Cardiff vs Preston Prediction

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Cardiff at the moment. Against Birmingham, they came out on top in a 1-0 win, before drawing 0-0 against West Bromwich. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-0 defeat against Bristol City. Cardiff claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored five and conceded seven goals.

An optimal season could perhaps see Cardiff qualifying for Europe, but so far they look well underway to a nice mid-table finish.

Preston are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 0-0 draw with Rotherham and a 0-0 draw with Watford. In their most recent match, they were defeated 2-1 at the hands of Wolverhampton. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Preston won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and four scored.

Few people saw Preston at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.

Cardiff, as well as Preston, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards on Saturday.

Cardiff vs Preston Stats

Cardiff vs Preston Team News

Cardiff have an almost full squad available against Preston at Cardiff City Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Sean Morrison sit this one out for Cardiff due to an injury.

Preston have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Cardiff on Saturday. Ched Evans and Ched Evans racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Preston travelling party for their next match.

Names like Bambo Diaby and Sean Maguire most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Cardiff.

Cardiff vs Preston H2H

It finished all square on when Cardiff last faced Preston. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.00. Cardiff go into their upcoming match against Preston with a 50% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 5-2-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Cardiff vs Preston Results

Of the last ten encounters between Cardiff Preston over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 2.50 with bookies.

Cardiff vs Preston Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Romaine Sawyers will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Preston hope Emil Riis Jakobsen can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Cardiff claimed five wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing three. Preston won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost four of these matches. Cardiff won only three of their previous 10 league outings, while Preston three wins in their previous 10.

In the past ten encounters between Cardiff and Preston over 2.5 goals came out five times, with Cardiff scoring an average of 1.2 goals per game. Preston averaged 0.9 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Cardiff’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored one times in those matches.