England - ChampionshipDeepdaleData current as of August 30, 2026

Preston North End vs Bristol City: match statistics

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Preston North End vs Bristol City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Preston North End plays Bristol City in Championship (England). The game is scheduled for September 1, 2026. Venue: Deepdale.

Recent form

Preston North End has 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Bristol City has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 1.33 points per game.

Scoring records

Preston North End scores 0.67 goals per game and allows 2.00. Bristol City scores 1.33 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 3.03 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Preston North End's games and 67% of Bristol City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 67%, compared with league averages of 78% for BTTS and 75% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Preston North End has the higher season xG average, 1.12 to 1.07 per game. Preston North End takes 11.7 shots per game, while Bristol City takes 10.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Preston North End leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Bristol City leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Preston North End's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (2 goals). For Bristol City, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 3.03 goals. Both teams score in 78% of games, and 75% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.47)
(3.35)
(2.65)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Preston North EndBristol City
0.67Goals scored / game1.33
Preston North EndBristol City
2Goals allowed / game1.67
Preston North EndBristol City
45%Average possession39%
Preston North EndBristol City
2Shots on target / game3
Preston North EndBristol City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.67Shots per game10.67
Preston North EndBristol City
2Shots on target3
Preston North EndBristol City
5.7%Shot conversion12.5%
Preston North EndBristol City
45%Possession39%
Preston North EndBristol City
1.12xG for1.07
Preston North EndBristol City
1.58xG against1.51
Preston North EndBristol City

Shooting quality

Preston North End: BalancedBristol City: Counter-attacking
Preston North EndBristol City
Accuracy (shots on target)17%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.44

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Preston North End
LLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-3
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-3
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 67%
Bristol City
LDW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 1.7xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 67%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Bristol City is 99% better for: goals scored per game.

0.67 goals / game - Preston North End · 1.33 goals / game - Bristol City

Bristol City is 20% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Preston North End · 1.67 goals / game - Bristol City

Preston North End scoring profile: very strong

Preston North End scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Bristol City keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

Bristol City scoring profile: very strong

Bristol City scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Preston North End keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

2Goals scored (season)4
Preston North EndBristol City
6Goals conceded (season)5
Preston North EndBristol City
2.67Average goals per game3
Preston North EndBristol City
2Goals scored (last 5)4
Preston North EndBristol City
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
Preston North EndBristol City

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal67%
Preston North EndBristol City
0%2 goals67%
Preston North EndBristol City
0%3 goals0%
Preston North EndBristol City
0%4 goals0%
Preston North EndBristol City

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Preston North EndBristol City
67%2 goals67%
Preston North EndBristol City
33%3 goals0%
Preston North EndBristol City
0%4 goals0%
Preston North EndBristol City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

78%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time33%
Preston North EndBristol City
0%BTTS in both halves33%
Preston North EndBristol City
0%Scored in both halves67%
Preston North EndBristol City

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Preston North EndBristol City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Preston North EndBristol City
67%BTTS - last 567%
Preston North EndBristol City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Preston North EndBristol City
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Preston North EndBristol City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Preston North EndBristol City

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Preston North EndBristol City
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Preston North EndBristol City
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Preston North EndBristol City

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bristol City is 303% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.33 pts / game - Preston North End · 1.33 pts / game - Bristol City

Preston North End - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing
Bristol City - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.33Points per game (1st half)1.33
Preston North EndBristol City
0Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Preston North EndBristol City
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Preston North EndBristol City
1Average goals (1st half)1.33
Preston North EndBristol City
33%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Preston North EndBristol City
100%No goal before half-time33%
Preston North EndBristol City

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)0.67
Preston North EndBristol City
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Preston North EndBristol City
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Preston North EndBristol City
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Preston North EndBristol City
33%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Preston North EndBristol City
33%No goal after half-time33%
Preston North EndBristol City

Preston North End - second-half results

33% W0% R67% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Bristol City - second-half results

0% W67% R33% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Preston North End - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.331.00
Goals scored / game0.00.7
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game1.01.7
1 goal67%100%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet33%33%
No goal100%33%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 0% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Bristol City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.330.67
Goals scored / game0.70.7
Goals allowed / game0.71.0
Average goals per game1.31.7
1 goal100%100%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet33%0%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 33% leading - 33% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 67% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Preston North End
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Bristol City
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
2
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-65%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Preston North End

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.87
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
41%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
144%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

Bristol City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Preston North EndLigaBristol City
Average goals per game 2.673.03 3.00
Both teams scored 67%78% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%75% 67%
Clean sheets 0%15% 0%
Goal before half-time 67%78% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%81% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.03
Average goals per game
78%
Both teams scored
75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
15%
Clean sheets
1.64
Home goals / game
1.39
Away goals / game
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defensive advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Preston North End's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Bristol City. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Bristol City FC
0 : 2
Preston North End FC
Preston North End FC
0 : 0
Bristol City FC

FAQ

When do Preston North End and Bristol City play?

Preston North End face Bristol City on September 1, 2026 in Championship at Deepdale. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Preston North End and Bristol City?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Preston North End won 1, Bristol City won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Preston North End vs Bristol City?

Preston North End score 0.67 goals per game on average and Bristol City 1.33. The Championship average is 3.03 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 75% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Preston North End's matches and 67% of Bristol City's.

What form are Preston North End and Bristol City in?

Over the last 5 games Preston North End have a 0-0-3 record (0.00 points per game) and Bristol City 1-1-1 (1.33 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Preston North End vs Bristol City?

The statistical background for Preston North End vs Bristol City — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.