Cardiff – Preston 1–0

	1H	2H	T
C	0	1	1
PRE	0	0	0

Match report

Cardiff beat Preston 1–0 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Kovač opened the scoring in the 66th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Preston have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

⚽Kovačassist Janssen

66'

⇄Novak↓ Kovač

66'

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

⇄Hansen↓ Vidić

75'

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

Johnson

76'

Momentum

C

⚽

PRE

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 4, 2022 · 17:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance35,386 / 44,793 (79%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#13·

#2

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1Expected goals (xG)0.5

11Total shots11

5Shots on target4

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks5

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Bianchi

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.41Formation7.114-3-3 PRE

17.2Haas 27.7Martin 36.9Almeida 47.9Bianchi 56.9Keller 67.9Janssen 77.8Johnson 87.8Weber 97.3Dubois 106.8Vidić 117.3Kovač

Cardiff

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Haas7.2 2Martin7.7 3Almeida6.9 4Bianchi7.9 5Keller6.9 6Janssen7.9 7Johnson7.8 8Weber7.8 9Dubois7.3 10Vidić6.8 11Kovač7.3

Preston

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL