Enjoying a 7 point advantage in the league table, Preston North End regulars expect to see their team win max points from this fixture vs Bristol City.
- Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Championship
- Bristol City have scored at least twice as many goals away as Preston North End have scored home.
This should be an absorbing fixture with lots of action and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Preston North End form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Championship this season. Preston North End have only managed 3 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Deepdale. The home stadium (Deepdale) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Preston it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Preston North End's previous fixture was also a home event, the loss 0-3 vs Tottenham Hotspur (in FA Cup).
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Birmingham City.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 Preston North End have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 3 and lost 3.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Preston North End here at Deepdale in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 14 games). Preston's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bristol City form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. Two points from the last two away games for Bristol City, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The supporters enjoyed Bristol's previous fixture versus West Bromwich Albion, a FA Cup win (3-0) played at home. Goalkeeper O'Leary got the top player rating of the team with 8.7/10. O'Leary topped it up with a clean sheet.
A draw for Bristol City before that, at their own venue hosting Blackburn Rovers (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bristol City playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 4 Bristol City wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Low on goals? 10 of this club's latest 13 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.
Bristol have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Bristol City have conceded 21 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bristol City have not lost in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) against Preston North End.The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Bristol City - Preston 2-1 registered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Wells 9 goals |   C. Evans 6 goals | T. Conway 6 goals |
Preston North End missing players
Bristol City missing players
| Preston North End | Bristol City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 26 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 31 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 38 |
| 79% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 89% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 86% |
| 36% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 54% | 46% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 21% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 18% |
| 36% | 29% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 69% | 61% |
| 43% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 25% |
| 43% | 57% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 23% | 25% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.8 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 11.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 26% | 17% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 47% | 41% |
| 13.3 | 12.3 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 13.8 | 11.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
- Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bristol City have scored at least twice as many goals away as Preston North End have scored home.
- Preston North End have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (8) at home 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 | Burnley | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Watford | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 44 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 43 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Millwall | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 38 |
| 15 | Hull City | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Reading | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -11 | 37 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -22 | 25 |
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