Preston North End FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Preston North End FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Bristol City FC

Sat 13 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Will Keane 65' 1–0

Will Keane 77' 2–0

Y 50' Cameron Pring

Will Keane 57' Y

Y 90' Harry Cornick

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Barrott (England)
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-13 Preston North End FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W
06 Jan	Chelsea FC	A	0–4	L
01 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	0–2	L
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	2–1	W
22 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	0–2	L
07 Jan	West Ham United FC	A	1–1	D
01 Jan	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
29 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	0–0	D
26 Dec	Watford FC	A	4–1	W
22 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	3–2	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' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
5' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
15' Liam Lindsay has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 389 appearances.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' named a 4-1-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' Bristol City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Scott Twine scoring 1 goals.
35' Freddie Woodman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Duane Holmes has done his job and it is now time for Emil Riis Jakobsen to step up.
50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
54' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Duane Holmes has done his job and it is now time for Emil Riis Jakobsen to step up.
57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Will Keane on 57 minutes.
62' Taylor Gardner-Hickman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
65' Magnificent from Will Keane! That is 71 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
70' Andrew Hughes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
75' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Sam Bell by Nahki Wells on 75 minute.
76' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Anis Mehmeti departs to be replaced by Ross McCrorie.
77' Will Keane doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
79' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robbie Brady is hanging Brad Potts on the field on 79 minute.
84' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
89' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Harry Cornick comes on to replace Tommy Conway.
90' The crowd applauds Jason Knight as he leaves the pitch. Andy King steps in for Bristol City FC.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harry Cornick on 90.
With this win, Preston North End FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

25
Duane Holmes ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 46'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts ↓ Robbie Brady 79'
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 46'
4
Ben Whiteman
13
Alistair McCann
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Will Keane 46'
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

3
Cameron Pring
8
Joe Williams
26
Zak Vyner
16
Rob Dickie
12
Jason Knight ↓ Andy King 90'
19
George Tanner
11
Anis Mehmeti ↓ Ross McCrorie 76'
20
Sam Bell ↓ Nahki Wells 75'
15
Tommy Conway ↓ Harry Cornick 89'
1
Max O'Leary
22
Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↓ Matty James 76'

Bench

10
Andy King ↑ 90'
6
Matty James ↑ 76'
21
Nahki Wells ↑ 75'
9
Harry Cornick ↑ 89'
2
Ross McCrorie ↑ 76'
24
Haydon Roberts
23
Stefan Bajic
27
Jamie Knight-Lebel

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Johnson	3
Famara Diedhiou	3
Will Keane	3
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Robert Atkinson	2
Ross McCrorie	2
Antoine Semenyo	1
Nahki Wells	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2024-01-13 Preston North End FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-01-06 Chelsea FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2024-01-13 Preston North End FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-01-07 West Ham United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-01-01 Bristol City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-26 Watford FC 1–4 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.28 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC37% Draw28% Bristol City FC35%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Bristol City FC

63%

Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC25% Draw47% Bristol City FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

2.9%

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%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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