Cardiff – Preston 2–1

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

Match report

Cardiff beat Preston 2–1 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. N. Mawene opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Preston have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

8'

⚽N. Maweneassist L. Lindsay

⚽Martin

20'

2H

Pereira

49'

⇄Weber↓ Haas

62'

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

⚽Petrovassist Romano

81'

⇄Johnson↓ Martin

81'

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽

PRE

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offApr 19, 2025 · 20:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance32,251 / 44,793 (72%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#16·

#5

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Marsh

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.04Formation7.244-3-3 PRE

16.4Romano 26.9Pereira 37.1Nielsen 47.2Costa 57.3Schmidt 67.9Marsh 76.6Müller 87.2Petrov 96.5Walsh 106.8Haas 117.5Martin

Cardiff

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

1Romano6.4 2Pereira6.9 3Nielsen7.1 4Costa7.2 5Schmidt7.3 6Marsh7.9 7Müller6.6 8Petrov7.2 9Walsh6.5 10Haas6.8 11Martin7.5

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