Bristol City and Preston North End have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Championship.
- Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Bristol City form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Bristol City at their home stadium (Ashton Gate Stadium) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Bristol's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Portsmouth. The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at Luton Town in the Championship.
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 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn two and lost five.
There will be little rest for Bristol after this match as they are travelling to Norwich City for a Championship game in only four days.
Bristol aren't scoring a lot here at Ashton Gate Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 11 games. Bristol have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Preston North End form and stats
The visitors are W6-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
There might be some fixture complaints from Preston as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the FA Cup match against Wycombe Wanderers (1-4). A loss against Nottingham Forest was the result prior to that, in a Championship home game.
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 15 relevant matches. Results were five Preston wins, four draws and six defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Preston now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Birmingham City is waiting in only four days.
Preston North End has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Preston have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Preston North End - Bristol 1-0 earlier this season. Bristol City-Preston North End H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bristol City zero wins, Preston North End seven wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Sinclair 7 goals |   N. Wells 5 goals |  T. Barkhuizen 4 goals |
Bristol City missing players
Preston North End missing players
| Bristol City | Preston North End | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 30 |
| 24 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 70% |
| 41% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 57% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 13% |
| 45% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 39% |
| 27% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 32% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 9% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.2 | 10.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 37% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 44% | 36% |
- Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Preston North End haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 47 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 42 |
| 4 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Watford | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 30 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Millwall | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 26 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -12 | 23 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 22 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 22 | Derby County | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 19 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
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