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

Match Preview

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

Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

Bristol City FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bristol City FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Scotland international Ross McCrorie has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
22' Ryan Ledson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
28' GOAL! Emil Riis Jakobsen scores on 28. Assisted by Robbie Brady
32' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Robbie Brady gets a card.
37' Bristol City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
50' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
55' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Scott Twine has done his job and it is now time for George Earthy to step up.
58' Haydon Roberts is replacing George Tanner for the Bristol City FC side.
60' Brilliant from the forward! Milutin Osmajic makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 60.
65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
69' Ross McCrorie adds to his 0 season tally! Bristol City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
73' The crowd applauds Ryan Ledson as he leaves the pitch. Stefan Teitur Thordarson steps in for Preston North End FC.
74' What composure from Ross McCrorie! The Scotland international strokes it home. 2-2.
78' Preston North End FC make a change. Milutin Osmajic trudges off to be replaced by Sam Greenwood on 78 minutes.
81' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Joe Williams has done his job and it is now time for Marcus McGuane to step up.
84' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Robbie Brady has done his job and it is now time for Ched Evans to step up.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Theo Mawene argues furiously but the card stands.
90' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Ross McCrorie gets a card.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Samuel Bell	1
Dominic Ballard	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

1.98 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC54% Draw24% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Preston North End FC

46%

Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC39% Draw42% Preston North End FC19%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	21%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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