Preston North End FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Preston North End FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Bristol City FC

Tue 1 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 4' Scott Twine

Caleb Wiley 51' 1–1

1–2 79' Lisav Eissat

1–3 86' Dominic Ballard

Jordan Thompson 9' Y

Liam Lindsay 83' Y

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 11 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 11 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-01 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	1–3	L
29 Aug	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
22 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–3	L
15 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
02 May	Southampton FC	H	1–3	L
25 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	3–2	W

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	3–1	W
29 Aug	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
22 Aug	Birmingham City FC	A	2–2	D
15 Aug	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L
02 May	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W
25 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Bristol City FC
#24	Position	#16
4	Points	14
11	Played	11
1 / 1 / 9	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 5
9	Scored	12
24	Conceded	15
-15	GD	-3
0.36	PPG	1.27
9%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (4 pts). Bristol City FC are 16th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/4

76+

2/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bristol City FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	3 G
Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Bristol City FC kicks off things out of here…
4' Scott Twine puts Bristol City FC on the lead.
9' The referee calls foul for Jordan Thompson. He receives a card.
14' The 25-year-old Yu Hirakawa has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
34' Rob Dickie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' Alfie Devine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
49' Bristol City FC have won 445 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
51' Caleb Wiley does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
56' Sam Tickle has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
58' Jed Wallace has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yu Hirakawa on 58 minute.
59' Bristol City FC make a change. Noah Eile trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Pring on 59 minutes.
64' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
66' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Callum Lang comes on to replace Jusef Erabi.
69' The supporters are chanting for Dominic Ballard. He replaces Sam Greenwood on 69 minute.
74' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lisav Eissat makes it 1-2.
81' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Alfie Devine is replaced by Andrew Moran on 81 minute.
83' It’s gonna be a card for Liam Lindsay.
84' Joe Williams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lorent Tolaj on 84 minute.
85' Dominic Ballard does the damage! The net is bulging and Bristol City FC surge ahead!
86' The England forward Dominic Ballard breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 1-4!
90' Stanley Mills makes way for Thierry Small at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
Full Time. Bristol City FC beats Preston North End FC

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

3
Cameron Pring ↑ 59'
17
Jed Wallace ↑ 58'
40
Bradley Collins
8
Joe Williams ↑ 84'
45
Elijah Adebayo
14
Tomi Horvat
11
Sam Bell
23
Dominic Ballard ↑ 69'
27
Gibbo Yah ↑ 59'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Preston North End FC Form

2026-09-01 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2026-08-29 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-08-22 Preston North End FC 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2026-08-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2026-05-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Southampton FC L 2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2026-09-01 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC W 2026-08-29 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-08-15 Bristol City FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-05-02 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.09 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 Bristol City FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC24% Draw25% Bristol City FC51%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

49%

Draw or Bristol City FC

76%

Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC17% Draw43% Bristol City FC40%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 0

6.4%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

5.7%

2 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.5%

1 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	22%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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