Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bristol City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Bristol City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 5 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate 23,313 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sam Bell 47' 1–0
1–1 86' Will Keane
Y 90' Alistair McCann

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Graham Kane
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
8
4
Bristol City FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2023-02-04 Preston North End FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
08 May Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
29 Apr Burnley FC H 1–2 L
22 Apr Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
18 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
15 Apr Watford FC A 0–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
08 May Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
29 Apr Sheffield United FC A 1–4 L
22 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
19 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–4 L
15 Apr Millwall FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Preston North End FC
#8 Position #23
13 Points 4
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
11 Scored 8
12 Conceded 15
-1 GD -7
1.63 PPG 0.50
50% 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
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Bristol City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Max O'Leary has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' Joe Williams gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Andreas Weimann and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 383 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Cornick made 387 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Sam Bell gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
  • 52' 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 Andy King suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 62' Brad Potts, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 67' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Tommy Conway. He replaces Nahki Wells on 69 minute.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Harry Cornick is replaced by Mark Sykes.
  • 72' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Ledson is withdrawn and Duane Holmes gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Ryan Ledson by Duane Holmes on 73 minute.
  • 78' Nahki Wells has been relatively quiet despite scoring 77 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 82' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Kian Best is withdrawn and Ben Woodburn gets his opportunity.
  • 86' What a strike from Will Keane! The score is 1-1.
  • 87' Anis Mehmeti gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Sam Bell and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Jason Knight is replaced by Andy King on 88 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ali McCann on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2023-02-04 Preston North End FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 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

Bristol City FC Form

2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2023-05-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2023-04-29 Bristol City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2023-04-22 Bristol City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2023-04-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2023-04-15 Watford FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L 2023-04-29 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-04-15 Millwall FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.91 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC55% Draw24% Preston North End FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Preston North End FC
45%
Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC40% Draw43% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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