Bristol City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Bristol City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Wed 12 Oct 2022 · 18:45 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Liam Lindsay

Jay Dasilva 33' Y

Jay Dasilva 34' Y

Zak Vyner 67' Y

Y 78' Ben Woodburn

Andreas Weimann 81' Y

Y 84' Greg Cunningham

Y 90' Robert Brady

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

2022-10-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2022-01-29 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Oct	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
08 Oct	Birmingham City FC	A	0–3	L
04 Oct	Coventry City FC	H	0–0	D
01 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	Burnley FC	A	1–2	L
14 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	2–3	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Oct	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
08 Oct	Norwich City FC	A	3–2	W
05 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
01 Oct	Sunderland AFC	A	0–0	D
17 Sep	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
13 Sep	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D

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 ball is rolling at Ashton Gate. Bristol City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' 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.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
20' Tommy Conway, a Scotland centre-forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Ryan Ledson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
29' Liam Lindsay was booked on 29.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jay Dasilva on 33.
34' Jay Dasilva picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Johnson made 378 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
44' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
49' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
54' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Robert Atkinson makes no mistake. 1-0!
56' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Daniel Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Ben Woodburn to step up.
61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emil Riis Jakobsen suffering a number of foals already.
66' 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.
67' Zak Vyner has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
72' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
77' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ched Evans comes on to replace Alistair McCann.
78' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' Bristol City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
82' Andrew Hughes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
84' Greg Cunningham has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
85' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Tommy Conway has done his job and it is now time for Nahki Wells to step up.
86' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Tommy Conway departs to be replaced by Nahki Wells.
90' Poor challenge from Robert Brady. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Mark Sykes exits the field as Chris Martin enters on 90.
90' Robert Atkinson doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
Full Time. Bristol City FC beats Preston North End FC

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

44
Brad Potts
18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 56'
8
Alan Browne ↑ 77'
20
Ben Woodburn ↑ 56'
9
Ched Evans ↑ 77'
25
David Cornell
23
Bambo Diaby ↑ 90'

Coach Ryan Lowe

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

2022-10-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2022-10-04 Bristol City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2022-10-01 Bristol City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-09-17 Burnley FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2022-09-14 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bristol City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2022-10-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2022-10-08 Norwich City FC 2–3 Preston North End FC W 2022-10-05 Preston North End FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-10-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-09-17 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2022-09-13 Preston North End FC 1–1 Burnley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC45% Draw28% Preston North End FC27%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Preston North End FC

55%

Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC30% Draw48% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

10.3%

0 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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