Preston North End vs Bristol City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

27/09/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Deepdale (Preston).

Championship - Round 7
Referee: Madley R. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.39	2.40
Ball Possession
47%	53%
Total shots
7	19
Shots on target
2	7
Big Chances
0	5
Corner Kicks
2	8
Passes
73% (252/345)	74% (284/384)
Yellow Cards
4	1
Expected Goals (xG)
0.39	2.40
xG on target (xGOT)
1.00	1.23
Total shots
7	19
Shots on target
2	7
Shots off target
2	8
Blocked Shots
3	4
Shots inside the Box
6	9
Shots outside the Box
1	10
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
0	5
Corner Kicks
2	8
Touches in opposition box
14	32
Accurate through passes
0	3
Offsides
1	3
Free Kicks
10	9
Passes
73% (252/345)	74% (284/384)
Long passes
27% (16/59)	38% (21/56)
Passes in final third
47% (37/78)	61% (91/148)
Crosses
8% (1/13)	25% (5/20)
Expected assists (xA)
0.30	1.16
Throw-ins
19	21
Fouls
9	10
Tackles
47% (7/15)	56% (5/9)
Duels won
40	43
Clearances
34	16
Interceptions
10	8
Errors leading to shot
0	1
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
8	2
xGOT faced
1.23	1.00
Goals prevented
1.23	1.00

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
30', Riis E. 🟨,
35', Valentin P. ↓, Offiah O. ↑,
36', Whiteman B. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
57', Hughes A. 🟨,
63', McCann A. ↓, Armstrong H. ↑,
63', Dobbin L. ↓, Smith M. ↑,
72', Armstrong H. 🟨,
75', Devine A. 🟨,
83', Small T. ↓, Vukcevic A. ↑,
83', Devine A. ↓, Thordarson S. T. ↑,
85', Knight J. ↓, Tanner G. ↑,
85', Riis E. ↓, Armstrong S. ↑,
90+3', Twine S. ↓, Hirakawa Y. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Preston North End
35.7%

Draw
28.9%

Bristol City
35.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

35.6%

27.4%

37%

Our Initial ML Estimation

36.6%

28.2%

36%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Preston North End has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.1%)

Bristol City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.5%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (+0.9%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Bristol City than the current prediction. (+0.5%)

Preston North End - Bristol City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.69 ↑ (2.65)	3.28 ↓ (3.45)	2.68 ↑ (2.55)	5% (5.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Preston North End - Bristol City?

Users Predictions: 14 users predict this event. Preston will win (votes: 2 - 14.3%). Bristol City will win (votes: 3 - 21.4%). It will Tie (votes: 9 - 64.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 39.2% – 89.4%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Preston (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 5 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals) and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Preston won 1.
Both teams have been playing unpredictably.
The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.
There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Keane W. (Muscle Injury) Potts B. (Muscle Injury) Thompson J. (Leg Injury)
There will not play in Bristol City: McNally L. (Knee Injury) O'Leary M. (Ankle Injury) Pring C. (Ankle Injury) Stokes J. (Injury) Williams J. (Ankle Injury)
There are questionable in Bristol City: Atkinson R. (Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Preston won 8 matches, drew 8 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 31:24. (average 1.6:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Preston won 4 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 19:13. (average 1.9:1.3).

How many head-to-head matches has Preston North End won against Bristol City?

Preston North End has won 1 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Bristol City won against Preston North End?

Bristol City has won 3 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Preston North End - Bristol City were as follows:

03.05.2025 Bristol City - Preston North End 2:2

02.11.2024 Preston North End - Bristol City 1:3

13.01.2024 Preston North End - Bristol City 2:0

05.08.2023 Bristol City - Preston North End 1:1

04.02.2023 Preston North End - Bristol City 1:2

Latest results of Preston North End

20.09.2025 Derby County - Preston North End 0:1 ✺

13.09.2025 Preston North End - Middlesbrough 2:2 ✺

30.08.2025 Portsmouth - Preston North End 1:0 ✺

26.08.2025 Preston North End - Wrexham 2:3 ✺

23.08.2025 Preston North End - Ipswich Town 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Bristol City

21.09.2025 Bristol City - Oxford United 1:3 ✺

13.09.2025 Sheffield Wednesday - Bristol City 0:3 ✺

30.08.2025 Bristol City - Hull City 4:2 ✺

27.08.2025 Fulham - Bristol City 2:0 ✺

22.08.2025 Derby County - Bristol City 1:1 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	8	5	3	0	12:5	7	18
2	Coventry	8	4	4	0	22:7	15	16
3	Stoke	8	4	2	2	10:5	5	14
4	West Brom	8	4	2	2	9:7	2	14
5	Bristol City	8	3	4	1	14:8	6	13
6	Leicester	8	3	4	1	10:7	3	13
7	Preston	8	3	4	1	9:7	2	13
8	Swansea	8	3	3	2	9:7	2	12
9	Charlton	8	3	3	2	8:6	2	12
10	QPR	8	3	3	2	11:13	-2	12
11	Birmingham	8	3	2	3	7:10	-3	11
12	Millwall	8	3	2	3	6:12	-6	11
13	Ipswich	7	2	4	1	12:7	5	10
14	Southampton	8	2	4	2	10:11	-1	10
15	Wrexham	8	2	3	3	13:14	-1	9
16	Watford	8	2	3	3	9:10	-1	9
17	Portsmouth	8	2	3	3	7:9	-2	9
18	Hull	8	2	3	3	13:16	-3	9
19	Norwich	8	2	2	4	10:11	-1	8
20	Derby	8	1	4	3	10:14	-4	7
21	Oxford Utd	8	1	3	4	9:11	-2	6
22	Blackburn	7	2	0	5	6:10	-4	6
23	Sheffield Wed	8	1	3	4	8:15	-7	6
24	Sheffield Utd	8	1	0	7	3:15	-12	3

      Promotion ~ Premier League
      Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ League One