Bristol City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Bristol City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 16 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Kasey Palmer 61' Y

Y 83' Darnell Fisher

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Referee Martin Woods
Referee Mark Pottage
Referee Adam Crysell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC 2020-07-22 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-09-28 Preston North End FC 3–3 Bristol City FC 2019-03-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	2–0	W
10 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
29 Dec	Luton Town FC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W
18 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	0–1	L
15 Dec	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	0–2	L
09 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–4	L
02 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	L
29 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W
26 Dec	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
18 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		Preston North End FC
#12	Position	#14
62	Points	60
46	Played	46
17 / 11 / 18	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
59	Scored	55
59	Conceded	62
+0	GD	-7
1.35	PPG	1.30
37%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Bristol City FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
8' Brilliant from the ! Famara Diedhiou makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 8.
13' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Ben Whiteman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
18' Alfie Mawson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hakeeb Adelakun made 387 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
33' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
38' The 35-year-old Jack Hunt has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
43' Chris Martin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
53' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kasey Palmer.
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
67' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Daniel Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Ched Evans to step up.
70' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Kasey Palmer is replaced by Han-Noah Massengo on 70 minute.
75' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
77' Against the run of play, Zak Vyner has scored! This game has turned on its head.
78' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Ben Whiteman exits the field as Emil Riis Jakobsen enters on 78.
79' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 79 minute. Sean Maguire leaves to be changed by Jayson Molumby.
83' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Darnell Fisher gets a Yellow card.
86' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Darnell Fisher is withdrawn and Ryan Ledson gets his opportunity.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Bristol City FC and Preston North End FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Tomas Kalas C
9
Famara Diedhiou ↓ Nahki Wells 79'
31
Hakeeb Adelakun ↓ Tyreeq Bakinson 86'
2
Jack Hunt
7
Chris Martin
5
Alfie Mawson
1
Daniel Bentley
25
Tommy Rowe
45
Kasey Palmer ↓ Han-Noah Massengo 70'
26
Zak Vyner
4
Adam Nagy

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Andrew Hughes
11
Daniel Johnson ↓ Ched Evans 67'
24
Sean Maguire ↓ Jayson Molumby 79'
2
Darnell Fisher ↓ Ryan Ledson 86'
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↓ Brad Potts 67'
23
Paul Huntington
8
Alan Browne C
6
Ben Davies
17
Ben Whiteman ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 78'
22
Daniel Iversen
31
Scott Sinclair

Bench

44
Brad Potts ↑ 67'
18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 86'
12
Paul Gallagher
3
Joshua Earl
26
Ched Evans ↑ 67'
15
Joe Rafferty
25
Connor Ripley
21
Jayson Molumby ↑ 79'
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 78'

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Keane	3
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Daniel Johnson	3
Famara Diedhiou	3
Ross McCrorie	2
Robert Atkinson	2
Patrick Bauer	1
Ched Evans	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2021-01-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-01-10 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2020-12-29 Luton Town FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2020-12-26 Bristol City FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2020-12-15 Bristol City FC 0–2 Millwall FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2021-01-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-09 Wycombe Wanderers FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.68 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.03 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC51% Draw26% Preston North End FC23%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Preston North End FC

49%

Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC36% Draw46% Preston North End FC18%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.6%

0 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	23%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.