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Championship | Gameweek 46
May 3, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
Robins High Performance Centre
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Bristol City
2 - 2
Preston

McCrorie (69', 74')
Roberts (90+6'), McCrorie (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Riis Jakobsen (28'), Osmajic (60')
Ledson (22'), Brady (32'), Kesler (50'), Mawene (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Bristol City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Leeds 4-0 Bristol City
Monday, April 28 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Preston 1-2 Plymouth
Saturday, April 26 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Bristol City 2-1 Preston North End

Bristol City may have lost back-to-back away games, but they will still fancy their chances of claiming maximum points, considering that they have won each of their last four home matches. We ultimately believe the Robins will do enough to edge out a Preston side that have lost five of their previous six away games. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bristol City win with a probability of 63.09%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 14.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bristol City win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.76%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.41%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (5.72%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood.

Result
Bristol CityDrawPreston North End
63.09% (-0.404 -0.4) 22.21% (-0.0020000000000024 -0) 14.7% (0.408 0.41)
Both teams to score 43.96% (0.937 0.94)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.28% (0.738 0.74)52.72% (-0.73800000000001 -0.74)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.64% (0.628 0.63)74.36% (-0.62700000000001 -0.63)
Bristol City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.82% (0.117 0.12)16.17% (-0.116 -0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.36% (0.215 0.21)45.63% (-0.214 -0.21)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
52.44% (1.047 1.05)47.56% (-1.047 -1.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.09% (0.769 0.77)82.9% (-0.768 -0.77)
Score Analysis
    Bristol City 63.08%
    Preston North End 14.7%
    Draw 22.2%
Bristol CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 14.01% (-0.35 -0.35)
2-0 @ 12.76% (-0.27 -0.27)
2-1 @ 9.49% (0.082000000000001 0.08)
3-0 @ 7.75% (-0.133 -0.13)
3-1 @ 5.76% (0.072 0.07)
4-0 @ 3.53% (-0.046 -0.05)
4-1 @ 2.62% (0.043 0.04)
3-2 @ 2.14% (0.089 0.09)
5-0 @ 1.29% (-0.011 -0.01)
4-2 @ 0.98% (0.044 0.04)
5-1 @ 0.96% (0.019 0.02)
Other @ 1.8%
Total : 63.08%
1-1 @ 10.41% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
0-0 @ 7.69% (-0.227 -0.23)
2-2 @ 3.53% (0.134 0.13)
Other @ 0.58%
Total : 22.2%
0-1 @ 5.72% (0.0040000000000004 0)
1-2 @ 3.87% (0.131 0.13)
0-2 @ 2.12% (0.064 0.06)
1-3 @ 0.96% (0.06 0.06)
Other @ 2.03%
Total : 14.7%

How you voted: Bristol City vs Preston

Bristol City
82.5%
Draw
7.5%
Preston North End
10.0%
40
Head to Head
Nov 2, 2024 3pm
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Preston
1-3
Bristol City
Greenwood (48')
Frokjaer-Jensen (6'), McCann (40'), Potts (62'), Roberts (76')
Hirakawa (6'), Wells (51'), Bird (81')
Potts (65'), Wells (70'), Holmes (80')
Jan 13, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 27
Preston
2-0
Bristol City
Keane (65', 77')
Keane (57')

Pring (50'), Cornick (90+5')
Aug 5, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 1
Bristol City
1-1
Preston
Bell (47')
Keane (86')
McCann (90')
Feb 4, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 30
Preston
1-2
Bristol City
Evans (61')
Sykes (6'), Bell (45+3')
Oct 12, 2022 7.45pm
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Bristol City
2-1
Preston
Atkinson (54', 90')
Hughes (82')
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CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
4Sunderland4621131258441476
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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