Championship (England) WON 1–3
Tue, Sep 1 · 20:45 · Deepdale
Preston Home
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Bristol City Away
Preston vs Bristol City — Championship
Tipster's pick Preston or Bristol City
Confidence Medium
Odds 1.30 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Both Teams Set for Open Contest in Championship

Preston arrive on the back of three straight defeats and have leaked goals at a high rate this season. Bristol City have shown more attacking threat on their travels, averaging two goals per away game. Their head to head record features five decisive results in the last ten meetings, suggesting a draw is far from automatic. Both sides have posted low percentages for games exceeding two and a half goals, pointing to a tight but open affair where one side could nick a winner. Preston’s home scoring average sits at one goal per match while Bristol’s away output offers a clear threat. Injuries to key midfielders for Preston may limit their control in the middle of the park. Bristol’s recent LDW sequence shows they can grind out results away from home.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.2% win rate
Result
1–3 WON

Our pick “Preston or Bristol City” at odds 1.30 won — final score 1–3.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. S. Twine assist L. Tolaj 4'
  3. J. Thompson 9'
  4. Second half
  5. C. Wiley 51'
  6. J. Wallace ↓ Y. Hirakawa 59'
  7. G. Yah ↓ A. Randell 59'
  8. C. Pring ↓ N. Eile 59'
  9. A. Vukcevic ↓ C. Wiley 66'
  10. C. Lang ↓ J. Erabi 67'
  11. D. Ballard ↓ S. Greenwood 69'
  12. L. Eissat assist R. Cardines 79'
  13. A. Moran ↓ A. Devine 82'
  14. L. Lindsay 83'
  15. J. Williams ↓ L. Tolaj 84'
  16. D. Ballard 86'
  17. T. Small ↓ S. Mills 90'
This season
Preston Bristol City
Over 2.5 goals — —
Clean sheet 0% 0%
Failed to score 33% 33%
Scored per game 0.7 1.3
Conceded per game 2.0 1.7
Scored home / away 1.0 / 0.5 1.0 / 2.0

Across 3 and 3 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
11 BOL Bolton 3 1 1 1 4
12 BRI Bristol City ▲ 3 1 1 1 4
13 CAR Cardiff 3 0 3 0 3
14 SHE Sheffield Utd 3 0 3 0 3
15 POR Portsmouth 3 1 0 2 3
16 NOR Norwich 3 1 0 2 3
17 LIN Lincoln 3 1 0 2 3
18 SOU Southampton 3 2 0 1 2
19 WES West Ham 3 0 2 1 2
20 WRE Wrexham 3 0 2 1 2
21 DER Derby 3 0 1 2 1
22 BUR Burnley 3 0 1 2 1
23 PRE Preston ▲ 3 0 0 3 0
24 STO Stoke City 3 0 0 3 0
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Preston DLLLL
D vs Huddersfield 1–1 Aug 8
L @ Bolton 1–2 Aug 15
L vs Wolves 1–3 Aug 22
L vs Everton 0–4 Aug 26
L @ Charlton 0–1 Aug 29
Bristol City DLLDW
D @ Exeter City 1–1 Aug 1
L vs Walsall 0–1 Aug 6
L vs Millwall 0–2 Aug 15
D @ Birmingham 2–2 Aug 22
W vs Portsmouth 2–1 Aug 29
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Preston
Scored 0.6 avg
1 1 1 0 0
Conceded 2.2 avg
1 2 3 4 1
Bristol City
Scored 1.0 avg
1 0 0 2 2
Conceded 1.4 avg
1 1 2 2 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Preston
5 Draws
3 Bristol City
Jan 2026 Bristol City 0–2 Preston Preston
Sep 2025 Preston 0–0 Bristol City Draw
May 2025 Bristol City 2–2 Preston Draw
Nov 2024 Preston 1–3 Bristol City Bristol City
Jan 2024 Preston 2–0 Bristol City Preston

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Preston
  • OUT B. Potts Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT T. Carroll Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT A. McCann Injury
  • OUT B. Potts Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT T. Carroll Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT A. McCann Injury
Bristol City
  • OUT L. McNally Knee Injury
  • DOUBT E. Adebayo Inactive
  • OUT L. McNally Knee Injury
  • DOUBT E. Adebayo Inactive