Sunday , 16 August 2026

Bristol City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Bristol City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Tierney

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
2026-01-04 Bristol City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2025-09-27 Preston North End FC 0–0 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Preston North End FC H 0–2 L
01 Jan Portsmouth FC H 5–0 W
29 Dec Millwall FC A 1–2 L
26 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W
20 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W
13 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
01 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–0 W
29 Dec Wrexham AFC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
20 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
13 Dec Oxford United FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Preston North End FC
#29 Position #25
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

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

2026-01-04 Bristol City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2025-09-27 Preston North End FC 0–0 Bristol City FC 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

Bristol City FC Form

2026-01-04 Bristol City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2026-01-01 Bristol City FC 5–0 Portsmouth FC W 2025-12-29 Millwall FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2025-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2025-12-20 Bristol City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2026-01-04 Bristol City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-01-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-12-29 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-12-20 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-12-13 Oxford United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.67 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC31% Draw40% Preston North End FC29%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Preston North End FC
69%
Bristol City FC or Preston North End FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC18% Draw67% Preston North End FC15%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30.4%
1 – 0
16.7%
0 – 1
15.3%
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
5.6%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
4%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
1.4%
3 – 0
1.2%
0 – 3
1%
3 – 1
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 21% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓

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