Bristol City vs Preston
Ref: Paul Tierney, EnglandAshton Gate Stadium, Bristol · 27,000 cap
Match recap
Preston beat Bristol City 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Dobbin and Devine scored for Preston. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.42 for Bristol City versus 1.08 for Preston. Bristol City sit 12th in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
8'
⚽
Dobbin
Assist: Thompson
34'
Storey
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Potts
⇄
Atkinson
⇄
Twine
⇄
Mehmeti
67'
⇄
Dobbin
67'
⇄
Osmajić
69'
Thompson
Yellow Card
70'
⚽
Devine
73'
⇄
Thompson
77'
⇄
Offiah
⇄
Armstrong
⇄
McCrorie
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bristol CityPreston
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.42VS1.08
Attack2 · 3 won
11
Shots
12
2
Shots on target
3
6
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
64%
Possession
36%
609
Total passes
352
519
Accurate passes
253
85%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
14
0
Yellow cards
2
5
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
4
0.07
Goals prevented
0.07
Bristol City
3-4-2-1
Preston
3-4-3Bristol City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 4A. RandellM
- 5R. AtkinsonD
- 10S. TwineF
- 11A. MehmetiF
- 12J. KnightM
- 14Z. VynerD
- 16R. DickieD
- 21Neto BorgesM
- 30S. ArmstrongF
Substitutes
- 3C. PringD
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 13J. LumleyG
- 18E. RiisF
- 19G. TannerD
- 20S. BellF
- 24H. RobertsD
- 29Leo PecoverM
- 40Sam MorsyM
Preston
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 14J. StoreyD
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 18J. LewisM
- 21A. DevineF
- 28M. OsmajićF
- 42O. OffiahD
- 44B. PottsM
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 6L. LindsayD
- 7W. KeaneF
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallD
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neto Borges | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Zak Vyner | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Atkinson | D | 54 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jason Knight(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ross McCrorie | M | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Twine | F | 54 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Dickie | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Anis Mehmeti | F | 55 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Lumley | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Tanner | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haydon Roberts | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Pecover | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Pring | D | 36 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sam Bell | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Sam Morsy | M | 36 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 35 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 67 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Jamal Lewis | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Potts | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Will Keane | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Alistair McCann | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |