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

Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Saturday afternoon at the Deepdale, and it’s a Championship clash between Preston North End and Bristol City. Paul Heckingbottom and Liam Manning going all-out to ensure victory. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are included as well.


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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
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
56%
--
Draw
26%
--
Bristol C
18%
--
Preston 1-0
17%
--
Preston 2-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Preston 2-1
9%
--
Bristol C 1-0
8%
--
Preston 3-0
6%
--
Preston 3-1
4%
--
Bristol C 2-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Bristol C 2-0
3%
--
Preston 4-0
2%
--
Preston 4-1
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Bristol C 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
--
Home 1st Goal
56%
--
Away 1st Goal
36%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
39%
--
BTTS - No
61%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
15%
--
BTTS - Away Win
6%
--
Home/draw
82%
--
Away/draw
44%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
75%
--
Away DNB
36%
--
Preston win to nil
38%
--
Bristol C win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Preston have conceded 12 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

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

Bristol C lay in 16th place on 11 points in the Championship league table having played 9 matches. Bristol C are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 3 games. Bristol C are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 6 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bristol C have conceded 5 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Bristol C have played 4 away games, winning 0, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 2 goals per away game.

Preston
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Bristol C
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Nov 6
Mar 11
 Sunderland96121019 
Apr 18
Dec 10
Dec 14
Apr 12
 Leeds105411019 
Oct 26
Apr 26
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
 Sheff Utd10631719 
Nov 5
Mar 12
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
 Burnley95311018 
Nov 23
Mar 29
Nov 30
Jan 1
 West Brom9522617 
Apr 8
Dec 22
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
 Watford9513016 
Apr 5
Nov 26
Oct 22
Feb 11
 Norwich9432615 
Mar 15
Nov 9
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
 Blackburn9432415 
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
 M'Boro9423314 
Feb 21
Oct 19
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
 Oxford Utd9333212 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 1
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
 Swansea9333212 
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
Nov 23
Mar 29
 Derby9405012 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
Dec 26
Apr 21
 Hull9333-112 
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
Apr 26
Oct 26
 Plymouth9324-311 
Nov 30
Jan 1
Dec 29
Dec 7
 Sheff Wed9324-411 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 22
Nov 2
May 3
 Bristol C Away9252-411 
-
-
Apr 5
Nov 26
 Stoke9315-210 
Feb 11
Oct 22
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
 Millwall923419 
w
 
4-3F
Mar 1
-
-
 Preston Home9234-59 
May 3
Nov 2
Oct 19
Feb 22
 Coventry9225-38 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 18
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
 Luton9225-78 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Apr 18
Dec 21
 QPR9144-77 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Mar 15
Nov 9
 Portsmouth9054-115 
Dec 29
Dec 7
Apr 8
Dec 11
 Cardiff9126-145 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
Win / draw / win form
Preston 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston3 - 0Watford
Preston0 - 0Blackburn
Preston1 - 0Luton
Preston0 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 3Leicester
Preston0 - 1Norwich
Preston4 - 1Huddersfield
Preston3 - 0Rotherham
Preston1 - 2Stoke
Preston0 - 0Hull
Preston2 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Preston3 - 2Ipswich
Preston2 - 0Bristol C
Preston0 - 1Sheff Wed
Preston2 - 1Leeds
Preston1 - 5Watford
Preston0 - 2QPR
Preston1 - 2Cardiff
Preston3 - 2Coventry
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston0 - 0Burnley
HPreston3 - 0Watford
APreston1 - 3Millwall
HPreston0 - 0Blackburn
APreston1 - 1M'Boro
APreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston1 - 0Luton
APreston0 - 3Swansea
HPreston0 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston0 - 3West Brom
HPreston0 - 3Leicester
APreston0 - 1QPR
APreston0 - 3Southampton
HPreston0 - 1Norwich
HPreston4 - 1Huddersfield
APreston0 - 0Watford
APreston0 - 1Birmingham
HPreston3 - 0Rotherham
APreston1 - 0Plymouth
HPreston1 - 2Stoke
Bristol C 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swansea1 - 1Bristol C
Blackburn3 - 0Bristol C
Derby3 - 0Bristol C
Hull1 - 1Bristol C
Stoke4 - 0Bristol C
Norwich1 - 1Bristol C
Sunderland0 - 0Bristol C
Plymouth0 - 1Bristol C
West Brom2 - 0Bristol C
Ipswich3 - 2Bristol C
Sheff Wed2 - 1Bristol C
M'Boro1 - 2Bristol C
Coventry2 - 2Bristol C
Preston2 - 0Bristol C
Birmingham0 - 0Bristol C
Watford1 - 4Bristol C
Blackburn2 - 1Bristol C
Huddersfield1 - 1Bristol C
Southampton1 - 0Bristol C
QPR0 - 0Bristol C
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C1 - 1Cardiff
HBristol C0 - 0Sheff Wed
ABristol C1 - 1Swansea
HBristol C2 - 1Oxford Utd
ABristol C0 - 3Blackburn
ABristol C0 - 3Derby
HBristol C1 - 1Coventry
HBristol C4 - 3Millwall
ABristol C1 - 1Hull
ABristol C0 - 4Stoke
HBristol C2 - 0Rotherham
ABristol C1 - 1Norwich
HBristol C1 - 1Huddersfield
HBristol C5 - 0Blackburn
ABristol C0 - 0Sunderland
ABristol C1 - 0Plymouth
HBristol C1 - 0Leicester
ABristol C0 - 2West Brom
HBristol C1 - 0Swansea
ABristol C2 - 3Ipswich
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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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Preston2 - 0
1 - 2Bristol C
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston1 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston2 - 1
Preston5 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston1 - 0
0 - 4Bristol C
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol C2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol C2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Preston
1 - 2Preston
1 - 2Preston
1 - 2Preston
0 - 1Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol C4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol C3 - 0
Goal Statistics
Preston 19th Bristol C 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Preston will score 1 or more goals
0
50%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 85% probability of Bristol C scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-28
Bristol C have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol C
1.5
0.7
Attack rating
%
better
PNE
BCY
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
PNE
BCY
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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
9215
F WoodmanM OsmajicB PottsB Whiteman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Woodman GLK9
2
-
B Potts DEF91
2
-
A Hughes DEF9
3
-
B Whiteman MID91
5
-
E Riis FWD911
-
L Lindsay DEF8
2
-
J Storey DEF811
1
-
D Holmes MID8
2
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID81
2
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF71
1
-
S Thórdarson MID7
-
R Brady MID7
3
-
M Osmajic FWD72
1
-
S Greenwood MID6
2
1
A McCann MID61
2
-
R Ledson MID5
1
-
W Keane FWD41
-
J Okkels FWD4
-
J Whatmough DEF3
1
-
J Bowler FWD3
-
K. Best DEF1
-
Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9225
M O'LearyS ArmstrongM BirdM Sykes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M O'Leary GLK9
-
Z Vyner DEF9
-
C Pring DEF9
-
G Tanner DEF91
1
-
J Knight MID911
1
-
M Bird MID92
-
J Williams MID92
4
-
A Mehmeti FWD91
2
-
S Armstrong FWD92
-
M Sykes MID8
5
-
S Twine MID811
-
N Wells FWD61
1
-
F Mayulu FWD62
-
Y Hirakawa FWD6
-
L McNally DEF51
1
-
K Naismith DEF3
-
H Roberts DEF3
1
-
R Dickie DEF3
-
G. Earthy MID3
-
R McCrorie DEF1
1
-
H Cornick FWD1
-
S Bell FWD1
-
English Championship match betting previews, predictions and odds
Luton v Watford
Sat 19th Oct, 12:30
Cardiff v Plymouth
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Oxford Utd v West Brom
Sat 19th Oct, 12:30
Blackburn v Swansea
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
Millwall v Derby
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
Stoke v Norwich
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
M'Boro v Bristol C
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
QPR v Portsmouth
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
Sheff Wed v Burnley
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
Hull v Sunderland
Sun 20th Oct, 15:00
Cardiff v Portsmouth
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Preston v Norwich
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Stoke v Bristol C
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Oxford Utd v Derby
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Leeds v Watford
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Sheff Wed v Swansea
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
QPR v Coventry
Tue 22nd Oct, 20:00
Blackburn v West Brom
Wed 23rd Oct, 19:45
Millwall v Plymouth
Wed 23rd Oct, 19:45
Luton v Sunderland
Wed 23rd Oct, 19:45
Hull v Burnley
Wed 23rd Oct, 19:45
M'Boro v Sheff Utd
Wed 23rd Oct, 20:00
Portsmouth v Sheff Wed
Fri 25th Oct, 20:00
Coventry v Luton
Sat 26th Oct, 12:30
Bristol C v Leeds
Sat 26th Oct, 12:30
Watford v Blackburn
Sat 26th Oct, 12:30
Sheff Utd v Stoke
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Swansea v Millwall
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Plymouth v Preston
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Burnley v QPR
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
West Brom v Cardiff
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Derby v Hull
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Sunderland v Oxford Utd
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Norwich v M'Boro
Sun 27th Oct, 15:00
Luton v West Brom
Fri 1st Nov, 20:00
Blackburn v Sheff Utd
Sat 2nd Nov, 12:30
Stoke v Derby
Sat 2nd Nov, 12:30
Oxford Utd v Swansea
Sat 2nd Nov, 12:30
Leeds v Plymouth
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
M'Boro v Coventry
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
QPR v Sunderland
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
Sheff Wed v Watford
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
Preston v Bristol C
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
Hull v Portsmouth
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
Cardiff v Norwich
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00