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Bristol City

Vs

Preston

Since 18/12/2020

BRC wins

Draws

PRE wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

17 Bristol… · 14 Preston

Goals per game

2.38

both sides combined

Over 1.5

77%

of meetings

Over 2.5

46%

of meetings

BTTS

54%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-3

01 Sep 2026

Next game

21 Apr

Wednesday, Championship

Bristol City vs Preston: the head-to-head

Bristol City and Preston have produced a surprisingly balanced rivalry since 2020, with 13 encounters yielding equal numbers of wins and draws. The split reads five victories for Bristol City, five for Preston, and five stalemates, a record that underscores how difficult it is for either side to dominate. Over three-quarters of these meetings (77%) have featured at least two goals, and nearly half (46%) have produced three or more, while just over half (54%) saw both teams score. The average total goals per game stands at 2.38, with Bristol City scoring 17 and Preston 14 across the series. Home advantage has tilted slightly in favour of Preston, who have won two of six home games for Bristol City, whereas Bristol City have secured three wins out of seven away fixtures. The most recent clash on 1 September 2026 ended 1-3 in Preston’s favour, and the next fixture is scheduled for 21 April 2027.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Bristol City vs Preston

Wednesday 21 April 2027 · Championship

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Bristol City

Preston

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 13 games between these two clubs

38%

win %

23%

2.38

avg goals

2.38

77%

over 1.5 %

77%

46%

over 2.5 %

46%

31%

over 3.5 %

31%

1.31

scored

1.08

conceded

1.31

54%

btts

54%

23%

clean sheet

38%

9.38

corners

9.38

3.23

cards

3.23

Top three rows are this fixture: 13 meetings, 5 to Bristol City, 5 drawn, 3 to Preston, at 2.38 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Bristol City

Won at home

33%

2 of 6 home meetings

Won away

43%

3 of 7 away meetings

Drawn

38%

5 of 13 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Preston

Won at home

29%

2 of 7 home meetings

Won away

17%

1 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

38%

5 of 13 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Bristol C…
01 Sep 2026	Championship	Preston	1-3	Bristol City	W	view
04 Jan 2026	Championship	Bristol City	0-2	Preston	L	view
27 Sep 2025	Championship	Preston	0-0	Bristol City	D	view
03 May 2025	Championship	Bristol City	2-2	Preston	D	view
02 Nov 2024	Championship	Preston	1-3	Bristol City	W	view
13 Jan 2024	Championship	Preston	2-0	Bristol City	L	view
05 Aug 2023	Championship	Bristol City	1-1	Preston	D	view
04 Feb 2023	Championship	Preston	1-2	Bristol City	W	view
12 Oct 2022	Championship	Bristol City	2-1	Preston	W	view
29 Jan 2022	Championship	Preston	2-2	Bristol City	D	view
11 Sep 2021	Championship	Bristol City	0-0	Preston	D	view
16 Jan 2021	Championship	Bristol City	2-0	Preston	W	view
18 Dec 2020	Championship	Preston	1-0	Bristol City	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Bristol City · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.9

Avg scored

1.4

Avg conceded

1.5

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.30	1.40	1.47	1.53	1.13	1.27
vs Stronger (1)	0.00	2.00	-	-	0.00	2.00
vs Similar (27)	1.44	1.44	1.57	1.57	1.31	1.31
vs Weaker (2)	0.00	0.50	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00
Clean sheet %	23% (-5pp vs league)

Preston · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.2

Avg scored

0.9

Avg conceded

2.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.97	1.80	0.94	1.88	1.00	1.71
vs Stronger (4)	0.50	2.50	0.00	4.00	0.67	2.00
vs Similar (26)	1.04	1.69	1.00	1.73	1.09	1.64
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	10% (-19pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Bristol City

DLDLWLLDWW

Last 10: 14 scored, 15 conceded.

Preston

LLWLDLLLLL

Last 10: 9 scored, 23 conceded.

Bristol City

Home · last 10

DLLLWLWLLW

3 won · 10 scored, 15 conceded

Away · last 10

WDLDWDDLDW

3 won · 13 scored, 12 conceded

Preston

Home · last 10

LLWDLLDLLL

1 won · 9 scored, 23 conceded

Away · last 10

LDLLDWLWLL

2 won · 10 scored, 17 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Bristol City

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored33% / 67%

Conceded33% / 67%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 13 meetings have goal timings on record. See Bristol City's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Preston

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored33% / 67%

Conceded33% / 67%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 13 meetings have goal timings on record. See Preston's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Bristol CityPreston

€65.5m

squad value

€42.5m

€96.8m

attack

€73.7m

€44.4m

midfield

€30.3m

€84.4m

defence

€67.3m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Bristol City carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Bristol City

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
11 Apr	@ QPR	0-0	D
18 Apr	vs Norwich	2-4	L
21 Apr	@ Southampton	2-2	D
25 Apr	@ Birmingham	1-2	L
02 May	vs Stoke	2-0	W
06 Aug	vs Walsall	0-1	L
15 Aug	vs Millwall	0-2	L
22 Aug	@ Birmingham	2-2	D
29 Aug	vs Portsmouth	2-1	W
01 Sep	@ Preston	3-1	W

Preston

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	vs West Brom	0-2	L
22 Apr	@ Birmingham	1-2	L
25 Apr	@ Sheffield United	3-2	W
02 May	vs Southampton	1-3	L
08 Aug	vs Huddersfield	1-1	D
15 Aug	@ Bolton	1-2	L
22 Aug	vs Wolves	1-3	L
26 Aug	vs Everton	0-4	L
29 Aug	@ Charlton	0-1	L
01 Sep	vs Bristol City	1-3	L