Under the management of Steve Morisonand with a refreshed squad following a busy summer transfer window, Cardiff City headed into the new Championship season with confidence, and they made a positive start with a 1-0 home victory over newly-relegated Norwich City.
A defeat to Reading and an exit from the EFL Cup followed, but the Bluebirds were able to return to winning ways against Birmingham City on home turf as Jaden Philogene-Bidace hit the only goal of the game in the 17th minute.
They then made it seven points from four outings with a creditable goalless draw away at West Bromwich Albion, before heading into a Severnside Derby away at Bristol City last weekend.
The Welsh outfit were unable to secure bragging rights over their rivals in that contest, though, as goals from Tommy Conway and Rob Atkinson either side of half time condemned them to a 2-0 defeat at Ashton Gate.
Hoping to bounce back to winning ways on Saturday, Morison’s men should take some confidence from their perfect record on home turf thus far and will look to make it three wins from three league games at the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday.
They will have to do what no other side has managed to do in the Championship so far, though, with Preston North End yet to concede in five league matches.
Such a record will certainly be pleasing to Ryan Lowe, although they have managed to win just one of those five, as the campaign began with stalemates against Wigan Athletic and Hull City.
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After a 4-1 beating of Huddersfield Town in the EFL Cup first round, the Lilywhites were able to put a first win on the board against Luton Town, as Brad Potts hit the only goal of the game and their only league goal thus far, before playing out another draw against newly-promoted Rotherham United.
In their most recent league outing, Lowe’s men travelled to take on promotion-hopefuls Watford and kept a fifth straight clean sheet to leave Vicarage Road with a creditable point, before travelling to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EFL Cup on Tuesday.
That trip eventually resulted in a 2-1 defeat, despite Ben Woodburn pulling a second-half goal back, and the Lilywhites will now focus on building on their fine defensive record with more goals to pick up a second league win of the campaign.
