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Bristol City vs Preston: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 12, 2022 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Ashton Gate, Bristol

Bristol City
2-1
Preston

Full time

What was the result of Bristol City vs Preston?

Bristol City won 2-1 on October 12, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 54′R. AtkinsonBristol City
  • 82′A. HughesPreston
  • 90′R. AtkinsonBristol City

Official lineup for Bristol City vs Preston

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bristol City

3-5-2
  1. 15T. Conway
  2. 11A. Semenyo
  1. 3J. Dasilva
  2. 8J. Williams
  3. 7A. Scott
  4. 14A. Weimann
  5. 17M. Sykes
  1. 5R. Atkinson
  2. 25T. Klose
  3. 26Z. Vyner
  1. 12M. O’Leary

Preston

3-4-1-2
  1. 19E. Riis
  2. 24S. Maguire
  1. 10Daniel Johnson
  1. 2Álvaro Fernández
  2. 4B. Whiteman
  3. 13A. McCann
  4. 11R. Brady
  1. 3G. Cunningham
  2. 6L. Lindsay
  3. 16A. Hughes
  1. 1F. Woodman
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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, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Preston have 5, 7 and 3.

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

Bristol City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 8, 2022Birmingham(away)0-3Championship
Oct 4, 2022Coventry(home)0-0Championship
Oct 1, 2022QPR(home)1-2Championship
Sep 17, 2022Burnley(away)1-2Championship
Sep 14, 2022Norwich(away)2-3Championship
Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 8, 2022Norwich(away)3-2Championship
Oct 5, 2022West Brom(home)1-0Championship
Oct 1, 2022Sunderland(away)0-0Championship
Sep 17, 2022Sheffield Utd(home)0-2Championship
Sep 13, 2022Burnley(home)1-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Bristol City win, 4 draws, 1 Preston win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 29, 2022Preston 2-2 Bristol CityChampionship
Sep 11, 2021Bristol City 0-0 PrestonChampionship
Jan 16, 2021Bristol City 2-0 PrestonChampionship
Dec 18, 2020Preston 1-0 Bristol CityChampionship
Jul 22, 2020Bristol City 1-1 PrestonChampionship
Sep 28, 2019Preston 3-3 Bristol CityChampionship

Last archived meeting: Preston vs Bristol City on Jan 29, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Bristol City score 1.8 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 0.8 and concede 0.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bristol City1.81.5410/1510/15
Preston0.80.694/153/15

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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