Championship · Regular Season - 4 September 01, 2026 20:45 Deepdale Stadium, Preston

Preston

#24 · 5 pts

1 – 3

Final score

Bristol City

#14 · 15 pts

C. Wiley 51'

4' (ast. L. Tolaj) S. Twine

79' (ast. R. Cardines) L. Eissat

86' D. Ballard

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Preston a 35% win probability (draw 31%, Bristol City 33%). The final result was Preston 1–3 Bristol City. In 2 previous meetings, Preston have won 1 times, with 1 draws and 0 wins for Bristol City.

Match statistics

4

Shots on target

7

52%

Possession

48%

5

Corners

2

Match Events

4'

ast. L. Tolaj · S. Twine⚽

J. Thompson

9'

⚽C. Wiley

51'

59'

J. Wallace / Y. Hirakawa ↕

59'

G. Yah / A. Randell ↕

59'

C. Pring / N. Eile ↕

↕ C. Wiley / A. Vukcevic

66'

↕ J. Erabi / C. Lang

67'

69'

D. Ballard / S. Greenwood ↕

79'

ast. R. Cardines · L. Eissat⚽

↕ A. Devine / A. Moran

82'

L. Lindsay

83'

84'

J. Williams / L. Tolaj ↕

86'

D. Ballard⚽

↕ S. Mills / T. Small

90'

Pre-match prediction

35.51%

Preston

31.41%

X

33.08%

Bristol ←

we assigned to the actual result (Bristol City) 33.08% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Preston

1.60

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Bristol

1.28

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	12	25
2	Swansea	12	23
3	West Ham	12	22
4	Wolves	12	21
5	West Brom	12	21
6	Southampton	12	20
7	Birmingham	12	20
8	QPR	12	20
9	Stoke City	12	20
10	Blackburn	12	18
11	Portsmouth	12	18
12	Sheffield Utd	12	16
13	Millwall	12	15
14	Bristol City	12	15
15	Lincoln	12	15
16	Cardiff	12	14
17	Wrexham	12	14
18	Bolton	12	14
19	Charlton	12	14
20	Norwich	12	12
21	Watford	12	11
22	Burnley	12	8
23	Derby	12	7
24	Preston	12	5