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Bristol City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Bristol City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 11 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Ben Whiteman

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
8
4
Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-11 Bristol City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
28 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
20 Aug Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
17 Aug Reading FC A 3–2 W
14 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
07 Aug Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Bristol City FC A 0–0 D
28 Aug Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W
21 Aug Peterborough United FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
14 Aug Reading FC A 1–2 L
07 Aug Hull City AFC H 1–4 L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Preston North End FC
#29 Position #25
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ashton Gate. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Bristol City FC have won 433 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Andy King has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 354 appearances.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Ben Whiteman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Whiteman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Andy King is replaced by Antoine Semenyo on 69 minute.
  • 73' Alistair McCann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Bristol City FC make a change. Zak Vyner trudges off to be replaced by Nahki Wells on 78 minutes.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Josh Murphy on, Daniel Johnson off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 89' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Johnson 3
Famara Diedhiou 3
Will Keane 3
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3
Robert Atkinson 2
Ross McCrorie 2
Chris Martin 1
Yu Hirakawa 1

Head to Head

2021-09-11 Bristol City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 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

Bristol City FC Form

2021-09-11 Bristol City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-08-28 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2021-08-20 Bristol City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-08-17 Reading FC 2–3 Bristol City FC W 2021-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2021-08-07 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2021-09-11 Bristol City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-08-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-08-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-08-14 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-08-07 Preston North End FC 1–4 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.4 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.33 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC30% Draw50% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes12% 0% No88%
Avg goals/match: 0.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 49%
51%
± 1.5 18%
82%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Preston North End FC
70%
Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC
50%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC11% Draw81% Preston North End FC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.1%
0 – 1
13.5%
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
3.2%
0 – 2
2.1%
2 – 1
1.7%
1 – 2
1.3%
2 – 2
0.4%
3 – 0
0.4%
3 – 1
0.2%
0 – 3
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 19% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 15% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
72% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
67% ✓

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