Bristol City vs Preston — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 1

Bristol City

1–1Full-time

Preston

LWLWLDGoals 12-14

DDLWLLGoals 13-19

Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol · Capacity 27,000 · grass · Referee: D. Webb

Match events

23'Andreas Weimann (Joe Williams)
47'Sam Bell
69'N. Wells (Tommy Conway)
70'H. Cornick (M. Sykes)
72'Ryan Ledson (D. Holmes)
82'Kian Best (Ben Woodburn)
86'Will Keane (D. Holmes)
87'Jason Knight (Andy King)
87'Sam Bell (Anis Mehmeti)
90'Alistair McCann

Lineups

Bristol City

Preston

4-3-3

3-5-1-1

N. PearsonCoach

R. Lowe

Bench (9)

Match trends

Bristol City have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Preston have averaged 1.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

3Bristol City wins

3Draws

2Preston wins

11-11Goals

Bristol City

0–2Jan 4, 2026, 3:00 PM

Preston

0–0Sep 27, 2025, 2:00 PM

Bristol City

2–2May 3, 2025, 11:30 AM

Preston

1–3Nov 2, 2024, 3:00 PM

Bristol City

Preston

2–0Jan 13, 2024, 3:00 PM

Bristol City

Preston

1–2Feb 4, 2023, 3:00 PM

Bristol City

2–1Oct 12, 2022, 6:45 PM

Preston

2–2Jan 29, 2022, 3:00 PM

Bristol City

Pre-match comparison

1.2Goals scored per game1.3

1.4Goals conceded per game1.9

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

D. Webb

2.86Yellow cards / game

0.04Red cards / game

0.04Penalties scored / game

Based on 28 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Bristol City

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

50%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Preston

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

100%

Match statistics

47%Possession53%

0.9Expected goals (xG)1.06

2Shots on target3

5Total shots11

2Shots off target6

1Blocked shots2

4Shots inside the box7

1Shots outside the box4

2Corners4

1Offsides2

10Fouls11

0Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves1

425Total passes480

279Accurate passes326

66%Pass accuracy68%

Player ratings

1Will KeanePreston⚽ 17.7
2Brad PottsPreston7.3
3Zak VynerBristol City7.3
4Andrew HughesPreston7.2
5Alan BrownePreston7.0
6Jordan StoreyPreston7.0

Box score

Bristol City

3

3C. PringD · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles5

Duels55%

14Andreas Weimann (C)M · 23'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles1

Duels50%

21

21N. WellsF · 69'

7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes11%

Tackles1

Duels29%

6Matty JamesM · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles3

Duels70%

26Zak VynerD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes47%

Tackles1

Duels38%

1

1M. O’LearyG · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes15%

Tackles—

Duels50%

16Robert DickieD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes50%

Tackles2

Duels70%

9

9H. CornickF · 70'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles1

Duels25%

12Jason KnightM · 88'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles1

Duels40%

19George TannerD · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes31%

Tackles2

Duels75%

20Sam BellF · 87'

⚽ 16.9

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels33%

Bench (9)

27Jamie Knight-LebelD

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10

10Andy KingM · 9'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels—

24Haydon RobertsD

—

17M. SykesM · 20'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles1

Duels50%

11Anis MehmetiM · 10'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels0%

8Joe WilliamsM · 67'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles2

Duels43%

28

28R. AraoyeD

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15Tommy ConwayF · 21'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels0%

13Harvey Wiles-RichardsG

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Preston

13Alistair McCannM · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes45%

Tackles3

Duels47%

10Mads FrøkjærF · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes27%

Tackles—

Duels50%

7Will KeaneF · 90'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes22%

Tackles2

Duels44%

1

1F. WoodmanG · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels—

6

6L. LindsayD · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes25%

Tackles1

Duels64%

44Brad PottsM · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes39%

Tackles2

Duels62%

8Alan Browne (C)M · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes29%

Tackles1

Duels41%

14Jordan StoreyD · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes39%

Tackles1

Duels71%

18Ryan LedsonM · 72'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles5

Duels80%

16Andrew HughesD · 90'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes46%

Tackles2

Duels71%

33Kian BestM · 82'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles1

Duels17%

Bench (9)

25

25D. HolmesM · 18'

🅰️ 16.6

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles2

Duels50%

20Ben WoodburnM · 8'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles2

Duels100%

21

21D. CornellG

—

26

26J. WhatmoughD

—

32Lewis LeighM

—

35Noah MaweneM

—

5

5P. BauerD

—

24FelipeF

—

30Kian TaylorM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bristol City vs Preston played?+

The match is played at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol (capacity 27,000).

What time does Bristol City vs Preston kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 5, 2023, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).