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Bristol City vs Preston: result 2-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 24Kick-off on January 16, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Ashton Gate, Bristol

Bristol City
2-0
Preston

Full time

What was the result of Bristol City vs Preston?

Bristol City won 2-0 on January 16, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 8′F. DiédhiouBristol City
  • 77′Z. VynerBristol City

Official lineup for Bristol City vs Preston

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bristol City

4-4-2
  1. 9F. Diédhiou
  2. 7C. Martin
  1. 4Á. Nagy
  2. 45K. Palmer
  3. 31H. Adelakun
  4. 25T. Rowe
  1. 26Z. Vyner
  2. 5Alfie Mawson
  3. 22T. Kalas
  4. 2J. Hunt
  1. 1D. Bentley

Preston

4-2-3-1
  1. 24S. Maguire
  1. 17B. Whiteman
  2. 8A. Browne
  3. 11Daniel Johnson
  1. 29T. Barkhuizen
  2. 31S. Sinclair
  1. 6B. Davies
  2. 2D. Fisher
  3. 16A. Hughes
  4. 23P. Huntington
  1. 22D. Iversen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Bristol City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 10, 2021Portsmouth(home)2-1FA Cup
Dec 29, 2020Luton(away)1-2Championship
Dec 26, 2020Wycombe(home)2-1Championship
Dec 18, 2020Preston(away)0-1Championship
Dec 15, 2020Millwall(home)0-2Championship
Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 9, 2021Wycombe(away)1-4FA Cup
Jan 2, 2021Nottingham Forest(home)0-1Championship
Dec 29, 2020Coventry(home)2-0Championship
Dec 26, 2020Derby(away)1-0Championship
Dec 18, 2020Bristol City(home)1-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 18, 2020Preston 1-0 Bristol CityChampionship
Jul 22, 2020Bristol City 1-1 PrestonChampionship
Sep 28, 2019Preston 3-3 Bristol CityChampionship
Mar 2, 2019Preston 1-1 Bristol CityChampionship
Nov 10, 2018Bristol City 0-1 PrestonChampionship
Mar 6, 2018Preston 2-1 Bristol CityChampionship

Last archived meeting: Preston vs Bristol City on Dec 18, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Bristol City score 0.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bristol City0.91.247/157/15
Preston1.31.566/1510/15

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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