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Bristol City v Preston North End : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 4th Jan, 15:00 BST, Robins High Performance Centre, Somerset

Paul Heckingbottom will be hoping for a precious away win in the Championship on Sunday afternoon, as he takes his Preston North End side to the Robins High Performance Centre to visit Bristol City and Gerhard Struber. All stats, including 20-game form for both teams and head-to-head history, will change as you browse each of the 17 major markets using the tabs below. Odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


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Bristol C
38%
--
Draw
27%
--
Preston
35%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Bristol C 1-0
10%
--
Preston 1-0
10%
--
Bristol C 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Preston 2-1
8%
--
Bristol C 2-0
7%
--
Preston 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Bristol C 3-1
4%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Bristol C 3-0
3%
--
Preston 3-0
2%
--
Bristol C 3-2
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
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Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
57%
--
Away DNB
54%
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Bristol C win to nil
21%
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Preston win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 22 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Bristol C have conceded 12 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Bristol C have played 12 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Preston lay in 5th place on 36 points in the Championship league table having played 22 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Preston have conceded 18 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Preston have played 10 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2214623048 
Mar 7
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
2
M'Boro221264942 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 14
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
3
Ipswich2210751537 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 20
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
4
Hull221147237 
w
 
4-2A
Feb 7
Jan 20
d
 
2-2F
5
Preston22994736 
Jan 4
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
6
Millwall221057-635 
l
 
0-1A
Dec 29
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
7
QPR221048-234 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 11
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
8
Stoke221039733 
May 2
l
 
5-1A
Mar 21
Dec 26
9
Bristol C22967633 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 4
10
Watford22886332 
Feb 27
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
11
Southampton22877531 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 21
May 2
w
 
0-2F
12
Derby22877131 
Jan 30
d
 
1-1F
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
13
Leicester22877031 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 10
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
14
Birmingham22859129 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
15
Wrexham226106028 
Feb 13
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
Dec 29
16
West Brom228410-428 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
17
Charlton21768-527 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
18
Sheff Utd228212-326 
Apr 6
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
19
Swansea227510-626 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 21
w
 
2-1F
Feb 24
20
Blackburn217410-425 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 24
l
 
1-2A
Feb 20
21
Portsmouth215610-1021 
Jan 1
w
 
0-1F
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
22
Oxford Utd224711-919 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 17
Mar 7
w
 
1-2F
23
Norwich224612-1018 
Apr 18
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
24
Sheff Wed211614-27-9 
Jan 24
w
 
0-3F
Jan 1
w
 
2-3A
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bristol C 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Bristol C0 - 1Millwall
Bristol C3 - 0Swansea
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Birmingham
Bristol C3 - 1Southampton
Bristol C1 - 2QPR
Bristol C1 - 1Ipswich
Bristol C1 - 3Oxford Utd
Bristol C4 - 2Hull
Bristol C0 - 0Charlton
Bristol C0 - 3Sheff Utd
Bristol C2 - 2Preston
Bristol C2 - 1Sunderland
Bristol C2 - 1West Brom
Bristol C2 - 1Watford
Bristol C2 - 1Norwich
Bristol C1 - 1Hull
Bristol C2 - 1M'Boro
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C2 - 0M'Boro
ABristol C0 - 1Coventry
HBristol C2 - 2Leicester
HBristol C0 - 1Millwall
ABristol C1 - 0Portsmouth
ABristol C0 - 2Wrexham
HBristol C3 - 0Swansea
ABristol C1 - 1Watford
HBristol C0 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C1 - 5Stoke
HBristol C1 - 0Birmingham
HBristol C3 - 1Southampton
ABristol C1 - 0Norwich
HBristol C1 - 2QPR
HBristol C1 - 1Ipswich
ABristol C0 - 0Preston
HBristol C1 - 3Oxford Utd
ABristol C3 - 0Sheff Wed
HBristol C4 - 2Hull
ABristol C1 - 1Derby
Preston 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Oxford Utd1 - 2Preston
Sheff Wed2 - 3Preston
Watford1 - 1Preston
Millwall1 - 1Preston
Southampton0 - 2Preston
West Brom2 - 1Preston
Hull2 - 2Preston
Derby0 - 1Preston
Portsmouth1 - 0Preston
QPR1 - 1Preston
Bristol C2 - 2Preston
Hull2 - 1Preston
Leeds2 - 1Preston
Derby2 - 0Preston
Sunderland1 - 1Preston
Sheff Utd1 - 0Preston
Coventry2 - 1Preston
Norwich0 - 1Preston
Blackburn2 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 2Preston
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 1Norwich
APreston2 - 1Oxford Utd
HPreston1 - 1Coventry
HPreston1 - 1Wrexham
APreston3 - 2Sheff Wed
APreston1 - 1Watford
HPreston1 - 2Blackburn
APreston1 - 1Millwall
HPreston2 - 1Swansea
APreston2 - 0Southampton
HPreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
HPreston0 - 1Birmingham
APreston1 - 2West Brom
HPreston2 - 0Charlton
APreston2 - 2Hull
HPreston0 - 0Bristol C
APreston1 - 0Derby
HPreston2 - 2M'Boro
APreston0 - 1Portsmouth
HPreston1 - 0Ipswich
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Bristol C have not lost to Preston in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Bristol C since 2008
Bristol C
Preston
Goals: Scored
21
18
Games: Scored
13 / 16
13 / 16
Clean sheets
3 / 16
3 / 16
BCY
4
D
7
PNE
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol C2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol C2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Preston
1 - 2Preston
1 - 2Preston
1 - 2Preston
0 - 1Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol C4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol C3 - 0
League games at Preston since 2007
Preston
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
25
20
Games: Scored
14 / 17
10 / 17
Clean sheets
7 / 17
3 / 17
BCY
3
D
8
PNE
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3Bristol C
Preston2 - 0
1 - 2Bristol C
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston1 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston2 - 1
Preston5 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston1 - 0
0 - 4Bristol C
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Bristol C 9th Preston 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Bristol C will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Bristol C’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+15
Preston have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
BCY
PNE
14%
better
view stats
Games scored16
19
Failed to score6
3
Scored first10
12
Goals scored30
30
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
6%
better
BCY
PNE
view stats
Games conceded14
17
Clean sheets8
5
Conceded first10
9
Goals conceded24
23
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
9
Conversion rate against12%
12%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+6%

Bristol C v Preston Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22765
A MehmetiE RiisA MehmetiA Mehmeti
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R McCrorie DEF2214
3
-
A Mehmeti MID2266
5
-
A Randell MID221
2
-
R Vítek GLK21
2
-
Z Vyner DEF21
4
-
R Dickie DEF211
1
-
S Twine MID2163
2
-
E Riis FWD2172
1
-
S Armstrong FWD211
3
-
M Sykes MID2031
1
-
G Tanner DEF19
-
Y Hirakawa FWD1911
2
-
N Borges DEF152
1
-
R Atkinson DEF1421
1
-
J Knight MID13
2
-
H Roberts DEF10
1
-
F Mayulu FWD10
-
C Pring DEF5
2
-
M Bird MID41
-
M O'Leary GLK1
-
H Cornick FWD1
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22558
D IversenD JebbisonL DobbinA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK221
1
-
T Small DEF2232
4
-
J Storey DEF2222
4
-
M Smith FWD223
2
-
A Hughes DEF21
8
-
B Whiteman MID2112
7
-
A Devine MID2132
3
-
O Offiah DEF20
3
-
L Dobbin FWD1845
-
S Thórdarson MID151
3
-
H. Armstrong MID1511
3
-
D Jebbison FWD1552
2
-
A Vukcevic DEF141
-
L Lindsay DEF14
4
1
P Valentín DEF132
1
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID132
-
L Gibson DEF12
-
A McCann MID12
1
-
M Osmajic FWD114
2
-
J Thompson MID41
-
B Potts DEF1
-
N Mawene MID1
-
W Keane FWD11
-
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Fri 26th Dec, 12:30
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Fri 26th Dec, 13:00
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Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
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Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Stoke v Preston
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Coventry v Swansea
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Oxford Utd v Southampton
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Norwich v Charlton
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
M'Boro v Blackburn
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Leicester v Watford
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Portsmouth v QPR
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Wrexham v Sheff Utd
Fri 26th Dec, 17:30
Coventry v Ipswich
Mon 29th Dec, 18:00
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Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
West Brom v QPR
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Sheff Wed v Blackburn
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Portsmouth v Charlton
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Oxford Utd v Swansea
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Norwich v Watford
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Leicester v Derby
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Stoke v Sheff Utd
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Birmingham v Southampton
Mon 29th Dec, 20:15
Blackburn v Wrexham
Thu 1st Jan, 12:30
Southampton v Millwall
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Swansea v West Brom
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Derby v M'Boro
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Watford v Birmingham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
QPR v Norwich
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Preston v Sheff Wed
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Ipswich v Oxford Utd
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Hull v Stoke
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Charlton v Coventry
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Thu 1st Jan, 17:30
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Sun 4th Jan, 12:00
Sheff Utd v Oxford Utd
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Birmingham v Coventry
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Norwich v Stoke
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
M'Boro v Southampton
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Blackburn v Charlton
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Millwall v Swansea
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Portsmouth v Ipswich
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Hull v Watford
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Derby v Wrexham
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