Cardiff City and Preston North End meet at Cardiff City Stadium, in a match for the 23rd round of the Championship. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 29-12-2017, in a match for the Championship that ended the victory of the Preston North End by (0-1). The only goal of the match was scored by T. Clarke (90 ‘). Despite being a match between 12th and 3rd of the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 3rd classified in home games and the 18th as a visitor.
Cardiff City :
The home team is currently in 12th position, with 32 points won, after 8 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out against Brentford by (2‑1). In the last game, they tied out against Leeds United by (3‑3). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he won 23 points, against only 9 in his away matches. In his last 10 home games for the championship Cardiff City won 7, drew 2 and lost 1, so he won 23 points in 30 possible. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 22 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Cardiff comes to this game with a 3×3 draw with Leeds, adding the second consecutive game without a victory in this second English division: Glatzel, Morrison and Tomlin scored the team’s goals. In this home game, coach Neil Harris must play in the usual tactical system, that is, in 4-4-2, with Tomlin and Ward as the team’s most offensive references. On the other hand, Joe Ralls is the great gunner of Cardiff, with 5 goals. Despite being playing at home, the local club must choose a more cautious strategy, to add at least one draw. Out of this game will be Sean Morrison, due to a suspension.
Preston North End :
After 11 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, the away team is currently in 3rd position, with 37 points won. In their last game, they won Luton Town at home by (2‑1), after in the previous game they won at home, in a match against Fulham, by (2‑1). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he won 29 points, against only 8 in his away matches. For the championship, the Preston North End conquered 8 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 games he played as a visitor. In their matches for the league as a visitor the most frequent final result at the break was 1-0 (4 in 12 games). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In his away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 8 of the last 10 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 22 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Preston North End comes for this match after a 2-1 victory against Luton, thus totaling the second consecutive victory in this competition: the goals were scored by Gallagher and Stockley. In this match against Cardiff, coach Alex Neil must play with a more offensive strategy, taking full advantage of his opponent’s defensive weaknesses. Midfielder Daniel Johnson is the best gunner of this team, with 8 goals scored. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Joe Rafferty, due to a suspension.
