Preston vs Bristol City
Ref: Robert Madley, EnglandDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Preston and Bristol City drew 0–0 in their Championship fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.42 for Preston versus 2.32 for Bristol City. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Bristol City are 12th.
First Half
30'
Riis
Yellow Card
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Valentín
Whiteman
Yellow Card
Second Half
Hughes
Yellow Card
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McCann
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Dobbin
Armstrong
Yellow Card
Devine
Yellow Card
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Small
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Devine
85'
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Knight
85'
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Riis
90+3'
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Twine
| # | 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
PrestonBristol City
3Won
Statistical edge
3–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.42VS2.32
Attack0 · 6 won
7
Shots
19
2
Shots on target
7
6
Shots in the box
10
1
Shots outside box
9
2
Shots off goal
8
2
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
345
Total passes
385
251
Accurate passes
284
73%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
8
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
4
0.91
Goals prevented
0.91
Preston
3-1-4-2
Bristol City
3-4-2-1Preston
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 8A. McCannM
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 26T. SmallM
- 28M. OsmajićF
Substitutes
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 5H. ArmstrongM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 24M. SmithF
- 42O. OffiahD
Bristol City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 4A. RandellM
- 5R. AtkinsonD
- 10S. TwineF
- 11A. MehmetiF
- 12J. KnightM
- 14Z. VynerD
- 16R. DickieD
- 17M. SykesM
- 18E. RiisF
- 23R. VítekG
Substitutes
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 9F. MayuluF
- 13J. LumleyG
- 19G. TannerD
- 21Neto BorgesD
- 24H. RobertsD
- 27H. CornickF
- 29Leo PecoverM
- 30S. ArmstrongF
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 63 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Thierry Small | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alistair McCann | M | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Pol Valentín | M | 36 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| George Gryba | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 54 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Armstrong | M | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross McCrorie | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Dickie | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Zak Vyner | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Robert Atkinson | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jason Knight(C) | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Scott Twine | F | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Mark Sykes | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Anis Mehmeti | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 85 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Neto Borges | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Lumley | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Cornick | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haydon Roberts | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fally Mayulu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Leo Pecover | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Tanner | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |