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Preston North End FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Boyeson
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Adam Matthews
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson

Head-to-Head

4
8
5
Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Bristol City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
23 Feb Millwall FC A 3–1 W
16 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 0–0 D
13 Feb Norwich City FC H 3–1 W
09 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
01 Feb Derby County FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G
Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 5 G
Dominic Ballard 4 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Bristol City FC.
  • 5' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Darnell Fisher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Bristol City 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.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Lloyd Kelly has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 42' Daniel Johnson does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
  • 47' The 31-year-old Adam Webster has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Callum O'Dowda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' The whistle greets Callum O'Dowda as he departs to be replaced by Antoine Semenyo.
  • 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Max O'Leary suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Jay Dasilva comes on to replace Lloyd Kelly.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Niki Maenpaa as he leaves the pitch. Max O'Leary steps in for Bristol City FC.
  • 69' Brilliant from the forward! Famara Diedhiou makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 74' The whistle greets Paul Gallagher as he departs to be replaced by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 79' Jordan Storey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Brad Potts is withdrawn and Lukas Nmecha gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Marlon Pack argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Daniel Johnson is replaced by Jayden Stockley.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.14 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC41% Draw29% Bristol City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Bristol City FC
59%
Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC25% Draw52% Bristol City FC23%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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