Bristol City v Preston result

Full-time · Bristol City 0–2 Preston

Championship · Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:00 GMT · Ashton Gate Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Bristol City 0–2 Preston — Preston won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Preston won 2–0 at Ashton Gate Stadium in the Championship on Sunday 4 January. It is Preston’s first win over Bristol City since 13 January 2024, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Preston led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Preston: Lewis Dobbin (8’, assisted by Jordan Thompson) and Alfie Devine (70’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Bristol City 0.42, Preston 1.08, from 11 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Paul Tierney, England showed two yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Preston: Jordan Storey (34’) and Jordan Thompson (69’).

What it changes

Bristol City move down from fifth to ninth (26 league matches played). Bristol City have scored 59 goals, the 12th-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Bristol City have conceded 59 goals, the 12th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Preston move up from fifth to fourth (26 league matches played). Preston have scored 55 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Preston have conceded 62 goals, the ninth-most of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Neto Borges (Bristol City) 6.8, Alfie Devine (Preston) 4.8 and Lewis Dobbin (Preston) 4.7 led the match.

Head-to-head

Bristol City are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Preston.

Next up

Bristol City next travel to Middlesbrough on 21 November 2026.

Preston next travel to West Ham on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bristol City: Middlesbrough v Bristol City, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Preston: West Ham v Preston, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Bristol City 0–2 Preston · Championship
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium · Bristol
Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Bristol City 2 · draws 3 · Preston 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Bristol City 3W 0D 2L · Preston 2W 2D 1L

Bristol City 0–2 Preston (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 5.63

Corners

against 4.5 / 5.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.63 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.29 yellows

Referee · Paul Tierney, England

23.43 fouls a game

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over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 January 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bristol City for / against	Line	Preston for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.13 for · 14.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.13 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Paul Tierney, England — 3.29 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 23.43 fouls over 7 matches.

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Bristol City

Bristol City Goalkeeper

Bristol City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
R. Vítek	21	901890 min	703.3 /90	190.9 /90	00 /90
M. O’Leary	4	90360 min	71.8 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Vítek n 8	90	4.3 8/7
M. O’Leary n 8	90	2.6 6/4

Bristol City Defensive

Bristol City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Z. Vyner	26	882295 min	381.5 /90	230.9 /90	160.6 /90	983.8 /90	220.9 /90	40.2 /90
R. Dickie	25	852134 min	241 /90	311.3 /90	251.1 /90	1636.9 /90	90.4 /90	20.1 /90
G. Tanner	20	831668 min	512.8 /90	181 /90	130.7 /90	995.3 /90	80.4 /90	00 /90
R. Atkinson	17	721222 min	261.9 /90	161.2 /90	120.9 /90	1057.7 /90	20.1 /90	10.1 /90
H. Roberts	7	51359 min	20.5 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90	82 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90
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Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Anis Mehmeti n 8	80.5	1.4 7/1	1 6/1	A. Devine
A. Randell n 8	90	0.6 4/1	2 7/4	B. Whiteman
Z. Vyner n 8	84.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0	J. Storey
R. McCrorie n 8	76	2.8 6/5	1.8 6/5	B. Whiteman
R. Dickie n 8	90	0.3 2/0	1.4 7/3	J. Storey
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Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Anis Mehmeti n 8	80.5	1.1 5/2
A. Randell n 8	90	0.8 4/2
Z. Vyner n 8	84.4	1.5 6/4
R. McCrorie n 8	76	2.2 6/4
R. Dickie n 8	90	1 7/1
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Bristol City Attacking

Bristol City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Anis Mehmeti	27	842277 min	80.3 /90	60.2 /90	522.1 /90	271.1 /90	471.9 /90	411.6 /90
S. Twine	25	751877 min	70.3 /90	60.3 /90	321.5 /90	130.6 /90	532.5 /90	80.4 /90
E. Riis	25	691730 min	70.4 /90	10.1 /90	331.7 /90	140.7 /90	201 /90	110.6 /90
S. Armstrong	20	501007 min	30.3 /90	00 /90	252.2 /90	151.3 /90	20.2 /90	80.7 /90
Y. Hirakawa	14	41568 min	20.3 /90	20.3 /90	50.8 /90	30.5 /90	71.1 /90	71.1 /90
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Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Anis Mehmeti n 8	80.5	2.2 7/5	1.5 6/4
A. Randell n 8	90	0.9 5/1	0.6 5/0
Z. Vyner n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. McCrorie n 8	76	1.3 5/3	0.7 4/1
R. Dickie n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
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Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Anis Mehmeti n 8	80.5	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
A. Randell n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Z. Vyner n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. McCrorie n 8	76	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
R. Dickie n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Preston

Preston Goalkeeper

Preston — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Iversen	25	902250 min	682.7 /90	251 /90	10 /90

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	90	3.1 6/5

Preston Defensive

Preston — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Storey	26	872263 min	341.4 /90	381.5 /90	160.6 /90	1797.1 /90	180.7 /90	50.2 /90
A. Hughes	24	882120 min	361.5 /90	271.1 /90	100.4 /90	1385.9 /90	301.3 /90	80.3 /90
O. Offiah	21	751579 min	502.8 /90	80.5 /90	80.5 /90	1015.8 /90	140.8 /90	30.2 /90
L. Lindsay	13	771001 min	131.2 /90	171.5 /90	141.3 /90	807.2 /90	181.6 /90	30.3 /90
A. Vukčević	10	63634 min	81.1 /90	30.4 /90	10.1 /90	273.8 /90	111.6 /90	10.1 /90
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Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Small n 8	68.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0	—
J. Storey n 8	90	1 6/2	0.6 4/1	R. Dickie
B. Whiteman n 8	90	1 5/3	0.3 2/0	R. McCrorie
D. Iversen n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
A. Devine n 8	65.8	0.5 1/1	0.7 3/1	Anis Mehmeti
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Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Small n 8	68.8	1.5 5/3
J. Storey n 8	90	1.6 8/4
B. Whiteman n 8	90	1.8 7/5
A. Devine n 8	65.8	1.4 5/2
A. Hughes n 8	89.3	1.9 6/4
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Preston Attacking

Preston — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Smith	23	571322 min	30.2 /90	10.1 /90	251.7 /90	90.6 /90	90.6 /90	60.4 /90
L. Dobbin	19	601131 min	50.4 /90	50.4 /90	262.1 /90	110.9 /90	211.7 /90	181.4 /90
D. Jebbison	19	551042 min	50.4 /90	20.2 /90	221.9 /90	90.8 /90	121 /90	50.4 /90
M. Osmajić	12	75894 min	50.5 /90	00 /90	131.3 /90	111.1 /90	20.2 /90	40.4 /90
T. Small	27	661781 min	30.2 /90	20.1 /90	241.2 /90	160.8 /90	261.3 /90	211.1 /90
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Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Small n 8	68.8	1.8 5/4	1.3 5/3
J. Storey n 8	90	1 4/2	0.4 3/0
B. Whiteman n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
D. Iversen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Devine n 8	65.8	1.7 5/3	0.9 4/1
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Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Small n 8	68.8	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Storey n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
B. Whiteman n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
D. Iversen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Devine n 8	65.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bristol City		Preston
64%	Possession	36%
0.42	Expected goals (xG)	1.08
11	Shots	12
2	Shots on target	3
7	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	4
6	Shots inside the box	7
6	Corners	3
5	Offsides	4
11	Fouls	14
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
609	Passes	352
85%	Pass accuracy	72%

Bristol City Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. O’Leary	90	0	0	0	0	6.5
Z. Vyner	90	0	0	0	2	6.9
R. Dickie	90	0	0	1	1	6.3
A. Randell	90	1	1	1	1	6.3
J. Knight	90	1	0	2	0	6.7
Neto Borges	90	1	0	5	4	7.7
R. McCrorie	89	1	0	0	1	6.5
S. Armstrong	78	1	0	0	0	6.2
Anis Mehmeti	55	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. Atkinson	54	1	0	0	2	6.9
S. Twine	54	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Pring sub	36	0	0	0	3	6.9
Sam Morsy sub	36	1	0	1	1	6.6
E. Riis sub	35	1	0	0	1	6.5
S. Bell sub	12	1	1	0	0	6.7
Y. Hirakawa sub	1	0	0	0	0	–

Preston Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Iversen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Storey	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.2
A. Hughes	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	7.3
B. Whiteman	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.3
J. Lewis	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
A. Devine	90	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	7.7
O. Offiah	77	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Jordan Thompson	73	0	1	0	0	3	0	Y	6.9
M. Osmajić	67	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
L. Dobbin	67	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.2
B. Potts	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
Pol Valentín sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
D. Jebbison sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
M. Frokjaer-Jensen sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. McCann sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
L. Lindsay sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Bristol City v Preston — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Bristol CityLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

PrestonWDDLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bristol City 2 · 3 draws · Preston 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-09-27 Preston 0–0 Bristol City
2025-05-03 Bristol City 2–2 Preston
2024-11-02 Preston 1–3 Bristol City
2024-01-13 Preston 2–0 Bristol City
2023-08-05 Bristol City 1–1 Preston
2023-02-04 Preston 1–2 Bristol City

League standing · 2025/26

Bristol City#12 pos62 pts46 pl0 GD

Preston#14 pos60 pts46 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Bristol City scored1.28

Preston scored1.2

Bristol City conceded1.28

Preston conceded1.35

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Bristol City and Preston?: In their last 6 meetings, Bristol City won 2, Preston won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bristol City and Preston?: Recent form — Bristol City 3W 0D 2L; Preston 2W 2D 1L.

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