Preston North End FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Preston North End FC

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Bristol City FC

Sat 4 Feb 2023 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Jordan Storey 33' Y

Y 50' Matty James

Y 63' Nahki Wells

Y 70' Harry Cornick

Y 72' Alex Scott

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-04 Preston North End FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2022-10-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2022-01-29 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bristol City FC 2021-09-11 Bristol City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2021-01-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
28 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–3	L
21 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	2–1	W
14 Jan	Norwich City FC	H	0–4	L
07 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–1	W
02 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	2–1	W
28 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–0	W
21 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
17 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	2–1	W
14 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	4–2	W
08 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	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' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
6' The deadlock is broken! Mark Sykes gets on the scoresheet on 6 minutes.
11' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 402 games and scored 450 goals.
21' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' Joe Williams is replacing Kal Naismith for the Bristol City FC side.
33' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 33.
38' Joe Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Delap, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' The whistle greets Liam Lindsay as he departs to be replaced by Greg Cunningham.
48' A stunning finish from Samuel Bell — that came from absolutely nowhere!
50' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matty James on 50 minutes.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Against the run of play, Ched Evans has scored! This game has turned on its head.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Nahki Wells argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
68' George Tanner makes way for Tomas Kalas at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
70' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alex Scott.
77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Pearson will be considering his options from the bench.
81' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Ryan Ledson exits the field as Josh Onomah enters on 81.
82' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Alan Browne is replaced by Brad Potts on 82 minute.
87' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
88' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Samuel Bell exits the field as Andreas Weimann enters on 88.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bristol City FC players.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

–
Josh Onomah ↑ 81'
44
Brad Potts ↑ 82'
3
Greg Cunningham ↑ 46'
10
Daniel Johnson
20
Ben Woodburn
25
David Cornell
2
Alvaro Carreras ↑ 82'

Coach Ryan Lowe

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Tomas Kalas ↑ 68'
14
Andreas Weimann ↑ 88'
3
Jay Dasilva
8
Joe Williams ↑ 31'
–
Harry Cornick ↑ 68'
11
Anis Mehmeti
23
Nikita Haikin

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Keane	3
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Daniel Johnson	3
Famara Diedhiou	3
Robert Atkinson	2
Ross McCrorie	2
Andreas Weimann	1
Mark Sykes	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2023-02-04 Preston North End FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2023-01-28 Preston North End FC 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2023-01-21 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-01-14 Preston North End FC 0–4 Norwich City FC L 2023-01-07 Preston North End FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2023-02-04 Preston North End FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2023-01-28 Bristol City FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-01-21 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-01-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-01-08 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.74 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC23% Draw27% Bristol City FC50%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Bristol City FC

77%

Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC17% Draw45% Bristol City FC38%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

0 – 1

10.4%

0 – 2

9.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

8.4%

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

5.5%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 3

2.8%

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%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	23%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	17%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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