Bristol City vs Preston

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🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Ashton Gate Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Tierney 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Bristol City 12 · Preston 14
Referee Stats
6 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 17%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-12).
  • Bristol City controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Bristol City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

33 / 31
Avg: 1.43 / 1.35

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 32
Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.26
1.43
GF
1.17
1.35
GA
1.39
48%
O2.5
48%
39%
BTTS
61%
17%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

Bristol City rank12th
Preston rank14th
Bristol City points62
Preston points60
Bristol City: #12 · 62 pts · GD +0
22 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bristol City last 5 home

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals5-7
Record2-0-3
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.

Preston last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bristol City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 13%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Bristol City score at home70%
Bristol City clean sheet at home35%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Bristol City score first17%
Bristol City win after scoring first75%
Preston score first13%
Preston win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol City 25% · Preston 33%
Avg first goal minute: Bristol City 22.5' · Preston 34.3'

Vs league average

Bristol City score at home1.43 vs 1.40
Bristol City concede at home1.35 vs 1.20
Preston score away1.17 vs 1.20
Preston concede away1.39 vs 1.40
Bristol City score 2% above league average, while Preston score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Bristol City are 12% above league average at home, and Preston are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Bristol City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1

Preston goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
3
Total Shots
11
12
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
11
14
Offsides
5
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
609
352
Passes Accurate
519
253
Passes %
85%
72%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games23
Home Wins5
Draws9
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals12 (52.2%)
BTTS15 (65.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals5 (45.5%)
BTTS7 (63.6%)

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