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Bristol City
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

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
Gameweek 13
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
Gameweek 9
Bristol City
2-1
Preston
Atkinson (54', 90')
Hughes (82')
rhs 2.0


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