Bristol City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Bristol City FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 3 May 2025 · 11:30 UTC Ashton Gate 24,987 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 28' Emil Riis Jakobsen

0–2 60' Milutin Osmajic

Ross McCrorie 69' 1–2

Ross McCrorie 74' 2–2

Y 22' Ryan Ledson

Y 32' Robbie Brady

Y 50' Kaine Kesler

Y 88' Theo Mawene

Ross McCrorie 90' Y

Haydon Roberts 90' Y

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 James Wilson
Assistant 2 Alex James (England)

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

2025-05-03 Bristol City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2024-11-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC 2024-01-13 Preston North End FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2023-02-04 Preston North End FC 1–2 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Preston North End FC	H	2–2	D
28 Apr	Leeds United FC	A	0–4	L
21 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	1–3	L
18 Apr	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W
12 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
08 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Bristol City FC	A	2–2	D
26 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–2	L
21 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
12 Apr	Leeds United FC	A	1–2	L
08 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	2–2	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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bristol City FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
5' Scott Twine has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
20' Bristol City FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-1-4-2 shape.
22' Ryan Ledson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
27' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' Emil Riis Jakobsen adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
32' It’s gonna be a card for Robbie Brady.
37' The 23-year-old Kaine Kesler has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
47' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kaine Kesler on 50.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
57' George Earthy gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Scott Twine and will look to change the dynamic.
58' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. George Tanner is replaced by Haydon Roberts on 58 minute.
60' A stunning finish from Milutin Osmajic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' Ross McCrorie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
69' GOAL! Ross McCrorie scores on 69. Assisted by Nahki Wells
73' Preston North End FC make a change. Ryan Ledson trudges off to be replaced by Stefan Teitur Thordarson on 73 minutes.
74' Ross McCrorie has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
78' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Milutin Osmajic departs to be replaced by Sam Greenwood.
81' The supporters are chanting for Marcus McGuane. He replaces Joe Williams on 81 minute.
84' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ched Evans is hanging Robbie Brady on the field on 84 minute.
88' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' Poor challenge from Ross McCrorie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

29
Marcus McGuane ↑ 81'
24
Haydon Roberts ↑ 58'
23
Stefan Bajic
11
Anis Mehmeti ↑ 58'
20
Sam Bell
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↑ 84'
31
Elijah Morrison
40
George Earthy ↑ 57'

Coach Liam Manning

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady ↓ Ched Evans 84'
6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Stefan Teitur Thordarson 73'
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman
13
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Sam Greenwood 78'
19
Lewis Gibson
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen
29
Kaine Kesler

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Keane	3
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Daniel Johnson	3
Famara Diedhiou	3
Robert Atkinson	2
Ross McCrorie	2
Andreas Weimann	1
Mark Sykes	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2025-05-03 Bristol City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2025-04-28 Leeds United FC 4–0 Bristol City FC L 2025-04-21 Luton Town FC 3–1 Bristol City FC L 2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2025-04-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-04-08 Bristol City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2025-05-03 Bristol City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-12 Leeds United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.72 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC49% Draw25% Preston North End FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Preston North End FC

51%

Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC34% Draw44% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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