Preston – Cardiff 2–1

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

Match report

Preston beat Cardiff 2–1 at Preston Stadium in Championship. N. Mawene opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Preston have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽N. Maweneassist L. Gibson

7'

18'

⚽Schmidtassist Ferrari

Ed Nolan

29'

⚽J. Lewis

30'

2H

46'

Schmidt

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

63'

⇄Haas↓ Schmidt

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

72'

⇄Martin↓ Costa

Momentum

PRE

⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 19, 2026 · 18:00

VenuePreston Stadium

Attendance34,092 / 44,275 (77%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking PRE

#2·

#9

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Costa

7.8

Lineups

PRE 4-3-36.95Formation7.154-3-3 C

7.2Mawene 17.2Novak 26.5Hansen 37.6Ferrari 47.4Silva 56.5García 67.4Moreau 77.6Romano 86.7Pereira 96.7Nielsen 107.8Costa 117.3Schmidt

Preston

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

1Novak7.2 2Hansen6.5 3Ferrari7.6 4Silva7.4 5García6.5 6Moreau7.4 7Romano7.6 8Pereira6.7 9Nielsen6.7 10Costa7.8 11Schmidt7.3

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