A brief peek at the Championship standings indicate an advantage to Preston North End when they arrive at Bristol City. But; let's wait for the game before we award the win!
- Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (7) in Championship
It's no vacation for neither Bristol City nor Preston North End as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bristol City form and stats
The Championship results at home this season for Bristol City are 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Wells was the last player to score a league goal for Bristol City and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Bristol City haven't scored in 209 minutes.
Bristol lost their last game at Birmingham City (placed 14th) after a 0-3 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Coventry City that ended 0-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bristol City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Millwall are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from Bristol City in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Bristol City have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Preston North End form and stats
Preston North End have an excellent away record in the Championship so far with 3-3-0 from 6 games.
It's the second away game in a row for Preston, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Norwich City (placed 2nd) last time out. Goalkeeper Woodman was absolutely vital in the Preston North End victory against Norwich City, making six saves. The attacker Jacobsen got a match rating of 8.1 in that game. Jacobsen scored two goals.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus West Bromwich Albion.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Preston North End playing away and similar expectations, we found 20 relevant matches. Results were 8 Preston North End wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 12 of this club's last 13 league matches have seen two goals or less.
A new game in only three days for Preston North End, the Championship home match versus Stoke City. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Preston defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({2 goals} in 6 games).
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these teams: Bristol City won one, Preston North End were winners in four and we saw five draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Wells 6 goals |  T. Conway 5 goals |   E. Riis Jakobsen 4 goals |
Bristol City missing players
Preston North End missing players
| Bristol City | Preston North End | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 21 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 62% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 62% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 31% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 10.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.2 | 10.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 43% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 23% | 14% |
| 11.2 | 9.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 17.3 | 14 |
| 3.7 | 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
- Bristol City have scored more than double the goals of Preston North End.
- Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Championship
- Bristol City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Preston North End have not yet lost a game away.
- Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Preston North End have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Preston North End have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (7) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Championship
- Preston North End have the most clean sheets (5) away in Championship
- Preston North End have the most clean sheets (9) in Championship
- Preston North End have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Burnley | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Reading | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 12 | Watford | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Millwall | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 15 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 14 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
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