On Sat Aug 27th, Cardiff City will play host to Preston North End in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. 12th placed Cardiff City is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Bristol City. Conway struck first for Bristol City in the 41st minute, then Robert Atkinson added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Kal Naismith In the end, Cardiff City couldn’t muster any offence and Bristol City ran away with the shutout win. Cardiff City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Preston North End, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Watford. Preston North End had 10 on net, and Watford had 14, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Preston North End is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 9th of January, Cardiff City hosted Preston North End at the Cardiff City Stadium in their last match together. Cardiff City was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Isaak Davies scored the first goal for Cardiff City in the 42nd minute, but Daniel Johnson got the equalizer for Preston North End in the 54th minute. Cardiff City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Romaine Sawyers and Callum O’Dowda each only have 1 goal in their last five.