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

Deepdale, Preston

The Championship is the focus for both Preston North End and Bristol City on Saturday afternoon, as bosses Paul Heckingbottom and Liam Manning face one another at the Deepdale. This preview has odds from leading bookmakers for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go through them. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall records can be viewed, while there's also head to head (H2H) history towards the bottom of the page.

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Preston North End's next match is v Sunderland at 20:00 on Wednesday 6th November
Bristol City's next match is v Sheff Utd at 19:45 on Tuesday 5th November
The last English Championship meeting between Preston and Bristol C was on Saturday 2nd November 2024
English Championship
November 2nd 2024
Preston 1
3 Bristol C
 
S. Greenwood 48'6' Y. Hirakawa
51' N. Wells
81' M. Bird
 
PNE
BCY
Shots On
2
3
Shots Off
4
1
Corners
4
1
Possession
59%
41%
Fouls
11
20
Yellow/red cards
4/0
2/0
 
PrestonBristol C
 
F. Woodman
K. Kessler
A. Hughes
J. Storey
B. Potts (J. Bowler 67')
L. Lindsay
M. Frøkjær-Jensen (D. Holmes 67')
A. McCann
B. Whiteman (J. Okkels 84')
S. Greenwoodfootball icon
E. Riis Jakobsen
M. O’Leary
Z. Vyner
(H. Roberts 23') G. Tanner
L. McNally
R. Dickie
J. Knight
M. Sykes
(M. McGuane 34') J. Williams
football iconM. Bird
(S. Armstrong 87') football iconN. Wells
(A. Mehmeti 87') football iconY. Hirakawa

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Preston and Bristol C combined during the standard 90 minutes. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 79% chance of it coming in. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Preston are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.50.
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
47%
6/4
5%
8/5
1%
Draw
27%
9/421/10
6%
Bristol C
26%
15/8
10%
19/10
11%
Preston 1-0
13%
13/2
6%
6/1
7%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
19/4
4%
Draw 0-0
10%
7/1
11%
6/1
13%
Bristol C 1-0
9%
7/113/2
Preston 2-0
9%
10/1
15%
9/1
9%
Preston 2-1
9%
9/18/1
Bristol C 2-1
6%
10/1
10%
17/2
6%
Bristol C 2-0
4%
12/111/1
9%
Preston 3-0
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
10%
Draw 2-2
4%
14/112/1
8%
Preston 3-1
4%
20/116/1
Bristol C 3-1
2%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
Preston 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Preston 4-0
1%
50/140/1
Bristol C 3-0
1%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
6/5
5%
6/5
10%
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
4/6
3%
8/13
6%
Home 1st Goal
51%
5/6
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
6/5
10%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
7/1
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
46%
10/11
4%
10/11
6%
BTTS - No
54%
4/5
2%
4/5
6%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
9/217/4
5%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/210/3
BTTS - Away Win
11%
11/2
18%
19/4
15%
Home/draw
74%
2/5
3%
2/5
5%
Away/draw
53%
1/2
4%
1/2
1%
Home/away
73%
1/37/20
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
2/5
3%
2/5
5%
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
2/1
6%
9/5
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
3/1
7%
29/10
11%
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1/4
3%
2/9
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8/1
13%
7/1
23%
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/14
1%
1/14
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/501/100
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/12
1%
1/12
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/1
11%
6/1
13%
Home DNB
66%
8/11
5%
3/4
5%
Away DNB
45%
1/1
9%
19/20
5%
Preston win to nil
29%
3/1
8%
-
Bristol C win to nil
16%
7/2
4%
-
Preston / Preston
20%
10/33/1
5%
Preston / Bristol C
3%
28/122/1
Preston / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Preston
14%
5/19/2
4%
Draw / Bristol C
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
4%
Draw / Draw
18%
7/2
5%
16/5
7%
Bristol C / Preston
3%
28/122/1
Bristol C / Bristol C
17%
15/4
10%
18/5
10%
Bristol C / Draw
6%
14/111/1
bet365
Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Preston have conceded 14 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Preston have played 6 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Bristol C lay in 12th place on 16 points in the Championship league table having played 12 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 7 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Bristol C have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Bristol C have played 6 away games, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Bristol C
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
Sunderland139221429 
Nov 6
Mar 11
Apr 18
Dec 10
Leeds137511426 
Dec 14
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
Sheff Utd138321025 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
Nov 5
Mar 12
Burnley136521123 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 23
Mar 29
Watford13715122 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
Apr 5
Nov 26
West Brom13562621 
Nov 30
Jan 1
Apr 8
Dec 22
Millwall13544419 
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
w
 
4-3F
Mar 1
Blackburn13544219 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
Bristol C Away13472019 
l
 
1-3A
May 3
-
-
Norwich13463518 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 11
Mar 15
Nov 9
M'Boro13535-118 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
Swansea13445116 
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
Coventry13436015 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
Jan 18
Derby13436-115 
Nov 23
Mar 29
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
Hull13364-215 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
Stoke13436-315 
Apr 5
Nov 26
Feb 11
d
 
2-2A
Cardiff13436-615 
Apr 8
Dec 11
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
Sheff Wed13436-915 
Dec 29
Dec 7
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 22
Oxford Utd13355-114 
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
w
 
2-1A
Feb 1
Preston Home13355-614 
-
-
May 3
w
 
1-3F
Luton13337-612 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
Dec 26
Apr 21
Plymouth13337-1212 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
Nov 30
Jan 1
QPR13175-810 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Dec 14
Apr 12
Portsmouth13166-139 
Mar 15
Nov 9
Dec 29
Dec 7
Win / draw / win form
Preston 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Bristol C 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
10
L
3
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Preston since 2007
Preston
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
24
17
Games: Scored
13 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
2 / 15
PNE
6
D
7
BCY
2
League games at Bristol C since 2008
Bristol C
Preston
Goals: Scored
19
16
Games: Scored
12 / 15
12 / 15
Clean sheets
3 / 15
3 / 15
PNE
5
D
6
BCY
4
Goal Statistics
Preston 20th Bristol C 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Bristol C scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Bristol C’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280241/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol C
1.4
1
Attack rating
5%
better
PNE
BCY
view stats
Games scored8
8
Failed to score4
4
Scored first6
4
Goals scored13
14
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for15
12
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
12%
better
PNE
BCY
view stats
Games conceded7
9
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first4
6
Goals conceded17
16
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13326
F WoodmanS GreenwoodK Kesler-HaydenB Whiteman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Woodman GLK13
3
-
J Storey DEF1211
2
-
L Lindsay DEF12
2
-
A Hughes DEF13
4
-
K Kesler-Hayden MID112
2
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID122
3
-
B Whiteman MID121
6
-
A McCann MID101
3
-
B Potts MID1111
3
-
S Greenwood FWD1031
3
1
E Riis FWD1322
1
-
Subs
D Cornell GLK
-
K. Best DEF1
-
J Whatmough DEF3
1
-
R Ledson MID6
3
-
S Thórdarson MID10
-
D Holmes MID121
2
-
J Bowler MID4
-
L Stewart FWD
-
J Okkels FWD5
-
Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13435
M O'LearyN WellsJ KnightM Sykes
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M O'Leary GLK13
-
G Tanner DEF131
1
-
Z Vyner DEF13
-
L McNally DEF91
2
-
R Dickie MID4
-
M Sykes MID111
5
-
J Knight MID1313
1
-
J Williams MID122
5
-
Y Hirakawa MID1021
-
M Bird MID1312
-
N Wells FWD104
2
-
Subs
S Bajic GLK
-
K Naismith DEF5
-
H Roberts DEF4
1
-
G. Earthy MID6
1
-
A Mehmeti MID122
2
-
M McGuane MID3
-
H Cornick FWD1
-
S Armstrong FWD132
-
F Mayulu FWD72
-