Match Centre: Preston North End vs Cardiff City
Osmajic 19′Thórdarson 72′
Alves 52′Méïté 90+4′
Player of the match Rubin Colwill 7.8
GolVolt rating 9.3GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Equaliser at 90+4′, relegation battle.
- Dramaweight 50% Equaliser at 90+4′.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 9.1 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Méïté rescued a point.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 7.4 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Relegation battle, end of the season. Stakes: 8.9 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.1 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.3more watchable than 93% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals2 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 19' Goal: Milutin OsmajicPreston North End1:0
- Half-time · 1:0
- 46' SubstitutionAlves for Goutas
- 52' Goal: Will Alvesassist: Salech1:1
- 65' SubstitutionGreenwood for Hughes
- 65' SubstitutionRobertson for Rinomhota
- 70' Substitution
- 70' 2 substitutionsRobinson for Colwill
- 72' Goal: Stefán Teitur Thórdarsonassist: Frøkjaer-Jensen2:1
- 77' SubstitutionLindsay for Osmajic
- 78' Alex Robertsonyellow card
- 81' SubstitutionDavies for Ashford
- 86' Will Fishyellow card
- 90+4' Goal: Yakou Méïtéassist: Robertson2:2
- Full-time · 2:2
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Preston North End
Cardiff City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Preston North End
- 41 Li-Bau Stowell GK —
- 3 Jayden Meghoma DEF —
- 6 Liam Lindsay DEF on
- 14 Jordan Storey DEF —
- 18 Ryan Ledson MID —
- 20 Sam Greenwood MID on
- 31 Theo Mawene MID —
- 9 Emil Riis ATT —
- 12 Ched Evans ATT —
Cardiff City
- 41 Matthew Turner GK —
- 23 Joel Bagan DEF —
- 14 David Turnbull MID —
- 18 Alex Robertson MID on
- 29 Will Alves MID on
- 19 Yakou Méïté ATT —
- 32 Ollie Tanner ATT —
- 39 Isaak Davies ATT on
- 47 Callum Robinson ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Deepdale, Preston
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Cardiff City Rubin Colwill
- 2. place · Preston North End Robbie Brady
- 3. place · Cardiff City Will Alves
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