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Greenwood (48')
Bird (81') Wells (51') Hirakawa (6')

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  • Match Ended
  • 87'
    Substitution
    • Wells, Nahki
    • Armstrong, Sinclair

    Sinclair Armstrong is replacing Nahki Wells for the away team.

  • 87'
    Substitution
    • Hirakawa, Yu
    • Mehmeti, Anis

    Anis Mehmeti is replacing Yu Hirakawa for Bristol City at Deepdale.

  • 84'
    Substitution
    • Whiteman, Ben
    • Okkels, Jeppe

    Paul Heckingbottom is making the team's third substitution at Deepdale with Jeppe Okkels replacing Ben Whiteman.

  • 81'
    Goal !
    • Bird, Max (Scorer)
    • Hirakawa, Yu (Assist)

    Bristol City take a comfortable 1-3 lead thanks to Max Bird.

    Great play from Yu Hirakawa to set up the goal.

  • 80'
    Yellow Card
    • Vyner, Zak

    Zak Vyner for Bristol City has been booked by Geoff Eltringham and receives a first yellow card.

  • 76'
    Yellow Card
    • Holmes, Duane

    Preston's Duane Holmes has been booked in Preston.

  • 70'
    Yellow Card
    • Roberts, Haydon

    Haydon Roberts for Bristol City has been booked by Geoff Eltringham and receives a first yellow card.

  • 67'
    Substitution
    • Potts, Brad
    • Bowler, Josh

    Paul Heckingbottom (Preston) is making a second substitution, with Josh Bowler replacing Brad Potts.

  • 67'
    Substitution
    • Frokjaer-Jensen, Mads
    • Holmes, Duane

    The home team have replaced Mads Frokjaer-Jensen with Duane Holmes. This is the first substitution made today by Paul Heckingbottom.

  • 65'
    Yellow Card
    • Wells, Nahki

    At Deepdale, Nahki Wells has been yellow-carded for the away team.

  • 62'
    Yellow Card
    • Potts, Brad

    Brad Potts (Preston) gets a yellow card.

  • 51'
    Goal !
    • Wells, Nahki (Scorer)
    • Sykes, Mark (Assist)

    Nahki Wells is on target to give Bristol City a 1-2 advantage.

    Mark Sykes with an assist there.

  • 48'
    Goal !
    • Greenwood, Sam (Scorer)

    Sam Greenwood gets an equalizer for Preston. The score is now 1-1.

  • 40'
    Yellow Card
    • McCann, Ali

    Ali McCann is booked for the home team.

  • 34'
    Substitution
    • Williams, Joe
    • McGuane, Marcus

    Joe Williams (Bristol City) does not seem to be able to continue. He is replaced by Marcus McGuane.

  • 22'
    Substitution
    • Tanner, George
    • Roberts, Haydon

    Chris Hogg (Bristol City) has taken off George Tanner who seemed to be grimacing with pain earlier. A possible injury. Haydon Roberts is the replacement.

  • 6'
    Yellow Card
    • Frokjaer-Jensen, Mads

    Mads Frokjaer-Jensen (Preston) has received a yellow card from Geoff Eltringham.

  • 6'
    Goal !
    • Hirakawa, Yu (Scorer)

    Yu Hirakawa scores to make it 0-1 at Deepdale.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Preston
(3-5-2)
(3-4-2-1)
Bristol City
1Woodman14Storey6Lindsay16Hughes29Hayden10Frokjaer-Jensen4Whiteman8McCann44Potts20Greenwood9Riis1O'Leary19Tanner14Vyner15McNally16Dickie17Sykes12Knight8Williams7Hirakawa6Bird21Wells
Bristol City
(3-4-2-1)

Statistics

Ball possession
Preston60%
40% Bristol City
Shots
4Off goal11On goal3

8
Shots blocked
1
4
Corner kicks
1
0
Offsides
0
0
Saves
0
8
Fouls
14
4
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
0

Preston vs Bristol City Betting tips

The most common result of matches between Preston North End and Bristol City when Preston North End is playing at home is 1-1. 3 matches have ended with this result.
The most common result of matches between Preston North End and Bristol City is 1-1. 8 matches have ended with this result.
During the last 15 meetings with Preston North End playing at home, Preston North End have won 6 times, there have been 7 draws while Bristol City have won 2 times. The goal difference is 24-17 in favour of Preston North End.
During the last 30 meetings, Preston North End have won 11 times, there have been 13 draws while Bristol City have won 6 times. The goal difference is 40-36 in favour of Preston North End.
Last season's matches: 2-0 (Preston North End at home) and 1-1 (Bristol City at home).
Did you know that Preston North End scores 30% of their goals between the minutes 0-15?
Did you know that Bristol City scores 36% of their goals between the minutes 76-90?
Preston North End haven't lost in their last 4 games.
Preston North End haven't lost in any of their last 7 home matches.
Bristol City haven't lost in their last 7 games.
Preston North End haven't scored in 2 of their 6 home matches in Championship this season.
Bristol City haven't scored in 2 of their 6 away matches in Championship this season.
Preston North End wins 1st half in 32% of their matches, Bristol City in 24% of their matches.
Preston North End wins 32% of halftimes, Bristol City wins 24%.
The winner of their last meeting was Preston North End.
On their last meeting Preston North End won by 2 goals.
When Preston North End leads 1-0 at home, they win in 78% of their matches.
When Bristol City leads 0-1 away, they win in 66% of their matches.
When Preston North End is down 0-1 home, they win 18% of their matches.
When Bristol City is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their matches.
In Championship, Preston North End has better performance than Bristol City.
Preston North End's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Bristol City's.
Bristol City have lost just 1 of their last 5 games against Preston North End (in all competitions).
In the last 5 meetings Preston North End won 1, Bristol City won 2, 2 draws.
Bristol City have lost just 1 of their last 5 Championship games against Preston North End.
Preston North End have won just 1 of their last 5 Championship games against Bristol City.
Preston North End scores 1.4 goals in a match against Bristol City and Bristol City scores 1.4 goals against Preston North End (on average).
Average number of goals in meetings between Preston North End and Bristol City is 2.8.
Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Preston North End and Bristol City is 0.6.
Both teams haven't won their last match in Championship.
Preston North End scores 1.33 goals when playing at home and Bristol City scores 1.08 goals when playing away (on average).
Did you know that Preston North End scores 23% of their goals between the minutes 0-15?
Preston North End haven't lost in their last 5 games.
Preston North End wins 1st half in 33% of their matches, Bristol City in 24% of their matches.
Preston North End wins 33% of halftimes, Bristol City wins 24%.
A year ago, Preston North End were number 4 in the table with 21 points. Now they are number 16 with 14 points.
When Preston North End is down 0-1 home, they win 16% of their matches.
Preston North End scores 1.29 goals when playing at home and Bristol City scores 1.08 goals when playing away (on average).
Bristol City's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Preston North End's.
Both teams didn't score on their last match.
If Andrew Hughes receives a yellow card in today's match, he will be suspended after collecting 5 yellow cards so far this season.
Bristol City is undefeated this season when playing at home and taking the lead 1-0.
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Head to head

In their last 10 meetings, Preston North End has won 2 matches against Bristol City's 3 victories, with 5 draws. Preston North End has won 2 matches at home, while Bristol City has won 2 matches at home and 1 as the guest team.

Preston
Matches:11
Bristol City
18%
Wins: 2
45%
Draws: 5
36%
Wins: 4
Recent meetings
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    2 Nov 2024
    PrestonPreston
    1 : 3
    Bristol CityBristol City
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    13 Jan 2024
    PrestonPreston
    2 : 0
    Bristol CityBristol City
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    5 Aug 2023
    Bristol CityBristol City
    1 : 1
    PrestonPreston
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    4 Feb 2023
    PrestonPreston
    1 : 2
    Bristol CityBristol City
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    12 Oct 2022
    Bristol CityBristol City
    2 : 1
    PrestonPreston

Form

Preston North End recently drew 3-3 against Plymouth Argyle, tied 2-2 with Norwich City, and won 1-0 against Coventry City in the Championship. Meanwhile, Bristol City drew 0-0 with Leeds United, tied 2-2 with Stoke City, and won 2-0 against Middlesbrough FC in their recent league matches.

PrestonPreston
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    21 Dec 2024
    QPR
    2 : 1
    Preston
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    14 Dec 2024
    Preston
    1 : 1
    Leeds
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    11 Dec 2024
    Cardiff
    0 : 2
    Preston
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    7 Dec 2024
    Sheff Wed
    1 : 1
    Preston
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    30 Nov 2024
    Preston
    1 : 1
    West Brom
Bristol CityBristol City
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    22 Dec 2024
    West Brom
    2 : 0
    Bristol City
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    14 Dec 2024
    Bristol City
    1 : 1
    QPR
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    10 Dec 2024
    Sunderland
    1 : 1
    Bristol City
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    7 Dec 2024
    Portsmouth
    3 : 0
    Bristol City
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    30 Nov 2024
    Bristol City
    4 : 0
    Plymouth Argyle

Preston vs Bristol City Standings

Preston North End are currently positioned 16th in the standings, while Bristol City are in 11th place.

PosTeamWDLMPts
11Swansea7692227
12Bristol City6972227
13Norwich6882226
...
17Coventry66102224
18Preston41172223
19Stoke57102222

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