Preston have been formidable defensively thus far and, taking on a Cardiff side left disappointed by a defeat last week, we would not be surprised to see Lowe's men grind out another clean sheet and see them having enough to scrape over the line, even given their struggles going forward.
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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.
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