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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

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

4
8
4
Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 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
#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' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Pearson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Andreas Weimann has done his job and it is now time for Joe Williams to step up.
  • 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' USA international Duane Holmes has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 47' Sam Bell doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 52' Rob Dickie, a England , has 61 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 69' Bristol City FC make a change. Nahki Wells trudges off to be replaced by Tommy Conway on 69 minutes.
  • 70' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Harry Cornick is withdrawn and Mark Sykes gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Ryan Ledson is replaced by Duane Holmes.
  • 73' Preston North End FC make a change. Ryan Ledson trudges off to be replaced by Duane Holmes on 73 minutes.
  • 78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ben Woodburn comes on to replace Kian Best.
  • 86' What composure from Will Keane! The Ireland international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 87' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Sam Bell exits the field as Anis Mehmeti enters on 87.
  • 88' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andy King is hanging Jason Knight on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Ali McCann will be fuming at that decision.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Will Keane 3
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3
Daniel Johnson 3
Famara Diedhiou 3
Robert Atkinson 2
Ross McCrorie 2
Andrew Hughes 1
Milutin Osmajic 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
1.66 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC50% Draw26% Preston North End FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Preston North End FC
50%
Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC35% Draw45% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
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.