Preston North End FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Bristol City FC

Sat 2 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale 14,261 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 6' Yu Hirakawa

Sam Greenwood 48' 1–1

1–2 51' Nahki Wells

1–3 81' Max Bird

Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 6' Y

Alistair McCann 40' Y

Brad Potts 62' Y

Y 65' Nahki Wells

Y 70' Haydon Roberts

Duane Holmes 76' Y

Y 80' Zak Vyner

Overview

Match Preview

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 Geoff Eltringham
Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

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

2024-11-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	Bristol City FC	H	1–3	L
26 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–3	D
22 Oct	Norwich City FC	H	2–2	D
19 Oct	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
05 Oct	Burnley FC	A	0–0	D
02 Oct	Watford FC	H	3–0	W

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	3–1	W
26 Oct	Leeds United FC	H	0–0	D
22 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	2–2	D
19 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–0	W
06 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
02 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday 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' Welcome to Deepdale that hosts another battle between Preston North End FC and Bristol City FC.
5' Preston North End FC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
6' Yu Hirakawa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
6' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
11' Zak Vyner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 357 appearances.
16' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
22' The crowd applauds George Tanner as he leaves the pitch. Haydon Roberts steps in for Bristol City FC.
27' 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.
32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mark Sykes, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
34' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Marcus McGuane on, Joe Williams off on 34 minutes.
39' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' Alistair McCann catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 40.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
48' What a strike from Sam Greenwood! The score is 1-1.
51' Nahki Wells is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
56' Bristol City FC have won 441 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Bristol City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' A moment of madness from Brad Potts on 62 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nahki Wells on 65 minutes.
67' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen makes way for Duane Holmes at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
70' A moment of madness from Haydon Roberts on 70 minutes earns him a card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
76' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
80' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a card on 80.
81' Max Bird adds to his 0 season tally! Bristol City FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
84' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Ben Whiteman by Jeppe Okkels on 84 minute.
87' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 87 minute. Yu Hirakawa leaves to be changed by Anis Mehmeti.
It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Bristol City FC share the spoils 1-3.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts ↓ Josh Bowler 67'
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman ↓ Jeppe Okkels 84'
8
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen
20
Sam Greenwood
29
Kaine Kesler
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Duane Holmes 67'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

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
Scott Twine	1
Nathan Baker	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2024-11-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2024-10-26 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Preston North End FC D 2024-10-22 Preston North End FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2024-10-19 Preston North End FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-10-05 Burnley FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2024-11-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC W 2024-10-26 Bristol City FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2024-10-22 Stoke City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2024-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2024-10-06 Bristol City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-02 Bristol City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.25 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC28% Draw27% Bristol City FC45%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Bristol City FC

72%

Preston North End FC or Bristol City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC21% Draw43% Bristol City FC36%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

6.4%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	21%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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