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 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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
#17	Position	#24
18	Points	8
15	Played	15
5 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
16	Scored	13
24	Conceded	30
-8	GD	-17
1.20	PPG	0.53
33%	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

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

1/2

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Bristol City FC host Preston North End FC — let the battle begin!
5' Ben Whiteman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' 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.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
22' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ryan Ledson.
27' Bristol City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Scott Twine scoring 1 goals.
28' Brilliant from the forward! Emil Riis Jakobsen makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 28.
32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Robbie Brady.
37' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 3-1-4-2.
42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
50' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 50.
55' 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.
57' Scott Twine makes way for George Earthy at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
58' Haydon Roberts is replacing George Tanner for the Bristol City FC side.
60' The Montenegro forward Milutin Osmajic breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 0-2!
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' GOAL! Ross McCrorie scores on 69. Assisted by Nahki Wells
73' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ryan Ledson is replaced by Stefan Teitur Thordarson on 73 minute.
74' Assisted by Jason Knight with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ross McCrorie makes no mistake. 2-2!
78' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Milutin Osmajic is replaced by Sam Greenwood.
81' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Joe Williams is withdrawn and Marcus McGuane gets his opportunity.
84' Ched Evans is replacing Robbie Brady for the Preston North End FC side.
88' Theo Mawene picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Ross McCrorie picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final score is 2-2.

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

1.79 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC51% Draw25% Preston North End FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Preston North End FC

49%

Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC36% Draw44% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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