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Bristol City vs Preston: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 22Kick-off on December 17, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Ashton Gate, Bristol

Bristol City
1-2
Preston

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What was the result of Bristol City vs Preston?

Preston won 1-2 on December 17, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 21′S. MakienokPreston
  • 78′Aaron WilbrahamBristol City
  • 85′Daniel JohnsonPreston

Official lineup for Bristol City vs Preston

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bristol City

4-2-3-1
  1. 9T. Abraham
  1. 15L. Freeman
  2. 10Lee Tomlin
  3. 14B. De Cordova-Reid
  1. 21M. Pack
  2. 6G. O'Neil
  1. 3J. Bryan
  2. 23H. Magnússon
  3. 4A. Flint
  4. 27A. Matthews
  1. 29I. Lučić

Preston

4-1-4-1
  1. 37C. Robinson
  1. 9S. Makienok
  2. 8A. Browne
  3. 4B. Pearson
  4. 11Daniel Johnson
  1. 14A. McGeady
  1. 3G. Cunningham
  2. 5T. Clarke
  3. 27Alexander Aaron John Baptiste
  4. 23P. Huntington
  1. 22C. Maxwell
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bristol City have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Preston have 7, 5 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bristol City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 2016Brentford(home)0-1Championship
Dec 10, 2016Huddersfield(away)1-2Championship
Dec 3, 2016Ipswich(home)2-0Championship
Nov 26, 2016Reading(away)1-2Championship
Nov 19, 2016Birmingham(away)0-1Championship
Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 14, 2016Nottingham Forest(away)1-1Championship
Dec 10, 2016Blackburn(home)3-2Championship
Dec 3, 2016Sheffield Wednesday(away)1-2Championship
Nov 26, 2016Burton Albion(home)1-1Championship
Nov 19, 2016Wolves(home)0-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Bristol City wins, 3 draws, 3 Preston wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 12, 2016Bristol City 1-2 PrestonChampionship
Sep 15, 2015Preston 1-1 Bristol CityChampionship
Apr 11, 2015Preston 1-1 Bristol CityLeague One
Nov 22, 2014Bristol City 0-1 PrestonLeague One
Apr 5, 2014Bristol City 1-1 PrestonLeague One
Nov 30, 2013Preston 1-0 Bristol CityLeague One

Last archived meeting: Bristol City vs Preston on Jan 12, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Bristol City score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.6 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bristol City1.21.147/158/15
Preston1.61.5410/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Bristol City sit 16th in Championship (14 points from 11 matches) and Preston sit 24th (4 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
16Bristol City11425121514
24Preston111199244

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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