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Preston North End FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Fri 18 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Darnell Fisher 51' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Steve Meredith

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
8
5
Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC 2020-07-22 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-09-28 Preston North End FC 3–3 Bristol City FC 2019-03-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2018-11-10 Bristol City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Barnsley FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Luton Town FC A 0–3 L
09 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
05 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
01 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 3–2 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
15 Dec Millwall FC H 0–2 L
12 Dec Rotherham United FC A 0–2 L
09 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
05 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W

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' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Bristol City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact .
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum O'Dowda, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 21' Daniel Johnson doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 26' Bristol City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyreeq Bakinson is hanging Han-Noah Massengo on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Darnell Fisher gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 66' 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 Scott Sinclair suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Darnell Fisher makes way for Joe Rafferty at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 74' Tyreeq Bakinson, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 76' Preston North End FC make a change. Paul Gallagher trudges off to be replaced by Tom Bayliss on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jayden Stockley is hanging Daniel Johnson on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Bristol City FC have won 443 goals from 392 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Preston North End FC 1-0 Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3
Daniel Johnson 3
Famara Diedhiou 3
Will Keane 3
Robert Atkinson 2
Ross McCrorie 2
Sam Bell 1
Zak Vyner 1

Head to Head

2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC 2020-07-22 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-09-28 Preston North End FC 3–3 Bristol City FC 2019-03-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2018-11-10 Bristol City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2020-12-15 Barnsley FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-09 Preston North End FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-05 Preston North End FC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2020-12-15 Bristol City FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2020-12-12 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2020-12-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.38 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC46% Draw27% Bristol City FC27%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Bristol City FC
54%
Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC29% Draw48% Bristol City FC23%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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