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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
#23 Position #8
4 Points 13
8 Played 8
1 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
8 Scored 11
15 Conceded 12
-7 GD -1
0.50 PPG 1.63
13% Win % 50%

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
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G
Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Preston North End FC to score. At the same time, Bristol City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Johnson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 392 games and scored 443 goals.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Callum O'Dowda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Lloyd Kelly is booked for Bristol City FC — Yellow card on 41.
  • 42' Daniel Johnson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Preston North End FC are in front.
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Callum O'Dowda on 50.
  • 53' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Antoine Semenyo is hanging Callum O'Dowda on the field on 53 minute.
  • 58' Bristol City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Jay Dasilva on, Lloyd Kelly off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max O'Leary is hanging Niki Maenpaa on the field on 65 minute.
  • 69' Goal! Famara Diedhiou scores his 46 goal in 392 matches.
  • 74' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Paul Gallagher exits the field as Tom Barkhuizen enters on 74.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' The whistle greets Brad Potts as he departs to be replaced by Lukas Nmecha.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marlon Pack on 84.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Daniel Johnson as he leaves the pitch. Jayden Stockley steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC40% Draw28% Bristol City FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Bristol City FC
60%
Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC24% Draw49% Bristol City FC27%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
9.8%
1 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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