Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 41.26%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 30.18% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.15%) and 2-0 (8.06%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood.