Bristol City vs Preston

2 - 2

🕒 Sat, 03 May 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Ashton Gate Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 46

Regular Season Table

Bristol City 6 · Preston 20

Referee Stats

James Linington

18 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (18-18).
Bristol City controlled possession (70%).

Team Overview

Bristol City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-7-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 23

Avg: 1.50 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-8-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 37

Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.92

PPG

0.74

1.50

0.96

1.61

52%

O2.5

57%

61%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Bristol City rank6th

Preston rank20th

Bristol City points68

Preston points50

Bristol City: #6 · 68 pts · GD +4

32 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11

50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bristol City last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals10-6

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-9

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bristol City trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 4%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Bristol City score at home83%

Bristol City clean sheet at home30%

Preston score away74%

Preston clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Bristol City score first0%

Bristol City win after scoring first0%

Preston score first0%

Preston win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol City 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Bristol City score at home1.50 vs 1.43

Bristol City concede at home0.96 vs 1.02

Preston score away0.96 vs 1.02

Preston concede away1.61 vs 1.43

Bristol City score 5% above league average, while Preston score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Bristol City are 6% below league average at home, and Preston are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Bristol City goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

557

241

Passes Accurate

477

154

Passes %

86%

64%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	22
Home Wins	4
Draws	9
Away Wins	9
Over 2.5 Goals	11 (50.0%)
BTTS	14 (63.6%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	11
Home Wins	2
Draws	4
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (45.5%)
BTTS	7 (63.6%)

Bristol City vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Jan 2026 Bristol City vs Preston 0 - 2 27 Sep 2025 Preston vs Bristol City 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

03 May 2025 Bristol City vs Preston 2 - 2 02 Nov 2024 Preston vs Bristol City 1 - 3

2023-2024 Season

13 Jan 2024 Preston vs Bristol City 2 - 0 05 Aug 2023 Bristol City vs Preston 1 - 1

2022-2023 Season

04 Feb 2023 Preston vs Bristol City 1 - 2 12 Oct 2022 Bristol City vs Preston 2 - 1

2021-2022 Season

29 Jan 2022 Preston vs Bristol City 2 - 2 11 Sep 2021 Bristol City vs Preston 0 - 0

2020-2021 Season

16 Jan 2021 Bristol City vs Preston 2 - 0 18 Dec 2020 Preston vs Bristol City 1 - 0

2019-2020 Season

22 Jul 2020 Bristol City vs Preston 1 - 1 28 Sep 2019 Preston vs Bristol City 3 - 3

2018-2019 Season

02 Mar 2019 Preston vs Bristol City 1 - 1 10 Nov 2018 Bristol City vs Preston 0 - 1

2017-2018 Season

06 Mar 2018 Preston vs Bristol City 2 - 1 21 Nov 2017 Bristol City vs Preston 1 - 2

2016-2017 Season

04 Apr 2017 Preston vs Bristol City 5 - 0 17 Dec 2016 Bristol City vs Preston 1 - 2

2015-2016 Season

12 Jan 2016 Bristol City vs Preston 1 - 2 15 Sep 2015 Preston vs Bristol City 1 - 1