Preston North End look to Deepdale supporters for inspiration before Bristol City match

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 29.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Preston North End and Bristol City have delivered a "par" performance up to now, to use a golf term. The teams both reside in mid-table spots in the Championship.

Insights:
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Championship

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Preston North End and Bristol City.

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Preston North End form and stats

Preston North End have collected 21 points from their Championship home games so far after 5-6-2. Preston North End have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

A strong away win for Preston North End against West Bromwich Albion the last match, as Archer and Riis were on target. Midfield player Cunningham got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Cunningham dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Swansea City.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Preston North End have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost two.

Preston are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Millwall awaits in three days.

Preston North End has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Preston North End's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bristol City form and stats

Bristol City have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Championship, after 4-1-8 (13 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Bristol City have lost on their last two travels.

There might be some fixture complaints from Bristol City as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Luton Town. Vyner, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.54. Vyner won 12 of 17 duels.

Before that, Bristol City secured a home win against Cardiff City with the score 3-2.

Bristol City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, two draws and ten defeats. From a total of 17 matches.

Bristol City have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Bristol have conceded 30 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent past meeting between these contenders is the Bristol City - Preston North End null played previously this season. Last ten meetings between these teams: Preston North End won five, Bristol City were winners in one and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
14 goals
Preston North EndE. Riis Jakobsen
E. Riis Jakobsen
10 goals
Bristol CityC. Martin
C. Martin
7 goals

Preston North End missing players

Bristol City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Bristol City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 28
9 5 2 Won W 0 4 9
9 6 2 Drew D 0 1 6
9 2 0 Lost L 4 8 13
31 18 7 Scored S 3 18 36
33 15 4 Conceded C 8 30 49
89% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
74% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 92% 82%
48% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 85% 61%
19% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 29%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 31% 25%
59% 77% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 69% 68%
22% 23% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
30% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 25%
 
4.9 4.8 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.6 4.3
5.1 5.4 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.8 5.9
2 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 1.9 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.2 11.8 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.2 10.2
3.3 4.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.3 3.3
34% 32% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 42% 39%
 
12 13 14.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 15.2 14.3
3.4 3.6 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.5 4.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Bristol City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Championship
  • Bristol City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 27 17 6 4 73 25 14 9 3 2 36 12 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 57
2 Blackburn Rovers 28 15 7 6 45 30 15 10 3 2 31 17 13 5 4 4 14 13 15 52
3 AFC Bournemouth 27 14 7 6 43 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 14 7 4 3 17 10 19 49
4 Queens Park Rangers 27 14 6 7 40 31 14 7 4 3 17 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 9 48
5 West Bromwich Albion 28 12 9 7 34 22 14 8 5 1 21 8 14 4 4 6 13 14 12 45
6 Huddersfield Town 28 12 8 8 37 33 13 7 3 3 19 15 15 5 5 5 18 18 4 44
7 Nottingham Forest 28 12 7 9 38 29 15 6 3 6 19 18 13 6 4 3 19 11 9 43
8 Middlesbrough 27 12 6 9 31 26 14 8 2 4 20 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 5 42
9 Coventry City 26 11 7 8 35 30 14 8 2 4 22 13 12 3 5 4 13 17 5 40
10 Luton Town 26 10 8 8 38 32 13 6 4 3 22 16 13 4 4 5 16 16 6 38
11 Stoke City 27 11 5 11 32 29 14 6 3 5 19 16 13 5 2 6 13 13 3 38
12 Sheffield United 25 10 6 9 33 32 11 5 2 4 17 11 14 5 4 5 16 21 1 36
13 Preston North End 27 9 9 9 31 33 13 5 6 2 18 15 14 4 3 7 13 18 -2 36
14 Blackpool 27 10 6 11 28 32 15 7 2 6 13 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -4 36
15 Millwall 26 8 9 9 27 29 12 5 4 3 14 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 -2 33
16 Bristol City 28 9 6 13 36 49 15 5 5 5 18 19 13 4 1 8 18 30 -13 33
17 Swansea City 25 8 8 9 28 32 12 5 4 3 15 12 13 3 4 6 13 20 -4 32
18 Birmingham City 28 8 8 12 30 42 14 5 4 5 17 19 14 3 4 7 13 23 -12 32
19 Hull City 27 8 5 14 23 31 13 4 3 6 13 16 14 4 2 8 10 15 -8 29
20 Cardiff City 26 6 5 15 28 47 12 2 1 9 9 19 14 4 4 6 19 28 -19 23
21 Reading 27 8 4 15 33 51 15 4 4 7 21 31 12 4 0 8 12 20 -18 22
22 Peterborough United 26 5 5 16 23 53 12 4 4 4 15 15 14 1 1 12 8 38 -30 20
23 Derby County 27 8 11 8 26 26 13 6 5 2 16 11 14 2 6 6 10 15 0 14
24 Barnsley 26 2 8 16 17 41 12 2 4 6 8 15 14 0 4 10 9 26 -24 14

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 27 17 6 4 73 25 14 9 3 2 36 12 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 57
2 Blackburn Rovers 28 15 7 6 45 30 15 10 3 2 31 17 13 5 4 4 14 13 15 52
3 AFC Bournemouth 27 14 7 6 43 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 14 7 4 3 17 10 19 49
4 Queens Park Rangers 27 14 6 7 40 31 14 7 4 3 17 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 9 48
5 West Bromwich Albion 28 12 9 7 34 22 14 8 5 1 21 8 14 4 4 6 13 14 12 45
6 Huddersfield Town 28 12 8 8 37 33 13 7 3 3 19 15 15 5 5 5 18 18 4 44
7 Nottingham Forest 28 12 7 9 38 29 15 6 3 6 19 18 13 6 4 3 19 11 9 43
8 Middlesbrough 27 12 6 9 31 26 14 8 2 4 20 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 5 42
9 Coventry City 26 11 7 8 35 30 14 8 2 4 22 13 12 3 5 4 13 17 5 40
10 Luton Town 26 10 8 8 38 32 13 6 4 3 22 16 13 4 4 5 16 16 6 38
11 Stoke City 27 11 5 11 32 29 14 6 3 5 19 16 13 5 2 6 13 13 3 38
12 Sheffield United 25 10 6 9 33 32 11 5 2 4 17 11 14 5 4 5 16 21 1 36
13 Preston North End 27 9 9 9 31 33 13 5 6 2 18 15 14 4 3 7 13 18 -2 36
14 Blackpool 27 10 6 11 28 32 15 7 2 6 13 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -4 36
15 Millwall 26 8 9 9 27 29 12 5 4 3 14 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 -2 33
16 Bristol City 28 9 6 13 36 49 15 5 5 5 18 19 13 4 1 8 18 30 -13 33
17 Swansea City 25 8 8 9 28 32 12 5 4 3 15 12 13 3 4 6 13 20 -4 32
18 Birmingham City 28 8 8 12 30 42 14 5 4 5 17 19 14 3 4 7 13 23 -12 32
19 Hull City 27 8 5 14 23 31 13 4 3 6 13 16 14 4 2 8 10 15 -8 29
20 Cardiff City 26 6 5 15 28 47 12 2 1 9 9 19 14 4 4 6 19 28 -19 23
21 Reading 27 8 4 15 33 51 15 4 4 7 21 31 12 4 0 8 12 20 -18 22
22 Peterborough United 26 5 5 16 23 53 12 4 4 4 15 15 14 1 1 12 8 38 -30 20
23 Derby County 27 8 11 8 26 26 13 6 5 2 16 11 14 2 6 6 10 15 0 14
24 Barnsley 26 2 8 16 17 41 12 2 4 6 8 15 14 0 4 10 9 26 -24 14

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.