Cardiff – Preston 0–2

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

Match report

Preston beat Cardiff 2–0 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. N. Mawene opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Preston have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Romano

23'

24'

⚽N. Maweneassist N. Mawene

40'

L. Gibson

2H

47'

⚽J. Lewis

⇄Petrov↓ Nielsen

69'

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

⇄Walsh↓ Pereira

78'

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

Momentum

C

⚽⚽

PRE

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offApr 25, 2024 · 20:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance38,074 / 44,793 (85%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

40Ball possession %60

0.4Expected goals (xG)2

12Total shots12

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

6Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

480Passes564

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

N. Mawene

7.8

Lineups

C 4-3-36.95Formation6.944-3-3 PRE

17.6Lindqvist 26.8Rossi 36.7Novak 47.6Hansen 57.1Ferrari 66.4Silva 77.0García 87.3Moreau 96.3Romano 107.2Pereira 116.4Nielsen

Cardiff

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

1Lindqvist7.6 2Rossi6.8 3Novak6.7 4Hansen7.6 5Ferrari7.1 6Silva6.4 7García7.0 8Moreau7.3 9Romano6.3 10Pereira7.2 11Nielsen6.4

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