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

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Martin Woods
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Adam Crysell
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

5
8
4
Bristol City FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#17 Position #24
18 Points 8
15 Played 15
5 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 11
16 Scored 13
24 Conceded 30
-8 GD -17
1.20 PPG 0.53
33% Win % 13%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
1/2
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 5 G
Dominic Ballard 4 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bristol City FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Adam Nagy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 8' Famara Diedhiou has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
  • 13' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 13 minutes.
  • 18' Tomas Kalas, a Czech Republic defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' Ben Whiteman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 28' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Bristol City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Bentley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
  • 53' Sean Maguire needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Kasey Palmer is booked for Bristol City FC — Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Ched Evans. He replaces Daniel Johnson on 67 minute.
  • 70' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Kasey Palmer departs to be replaced by Han-Noah Massengo.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' Zak Vyner has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Ben Whiteman by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 78 minute.
  • 79' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Sean Maguire exits the field as Jayson Molumby enters on 79.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Darnell Fisher argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' Ryan Ledson is replacing Darnell Fisher for the Preston North End FC side.
  • Another three points for Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Will Keane 3
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3
Daniel Johnson 3
Famara Diedhiou 3
Robert Atkinson 2
Ross McCrorie 2
Samuel Bell 1
Dominic Ballard 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.74 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC54% Draw26% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Preston North End FC
46%
Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC39% Draw46% Preston North End FC15%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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