Preston v Bristol City result

Full-time · Preston 1–0 Bristol City

Championship · Fri, 18 Dec 2020 20:00 GMT · Deepdale

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Preston · Bristol City · Head-to-head

Preston 1–0 Bristol City — Preston won this Championship match.

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bristol City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 1–0 Bristol City · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: G. Eltringham
Head-to-head (last 6): Preston 3 · draws 3 · Bristol City 0 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 2W 1D 2L · Bristol City 2W 0D 3L

Preston 1–0 Bristol City (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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.63

Goals

against 2 / 1.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.6 / 2.2

Corners

against 6.6 / 5.4 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.4 / 2.2

Shots on target

against 4.6 / 4.2 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

0.4 / 1.4

Cards

against 1.6 / 0.8 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Bristol City for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.6 for · 6.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	2.2 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 15.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	7.4 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2.4 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.2 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.6 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	0.4 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 0.8 against n 5 Last 5

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. 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
J. Stockley n 8	33	4.1 6/5	2.4 6/1	—
S. Maguire n 8	48.3	1.9 3/2	2.3 6/3	—
A. Browne n 8	88.1	1.8 7/3	1.5 7/4	N. Wells
J. Harrop n 8	60.4	1.7 6/3	1.7 5/3	—
Daniel Johnson n 8	79.8	1.4 5/3	0.7 5/0	N. Wells

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Stockley n 8	33	1.7 5/0	0 0/0
J. Harrop n 8	60.4	1.5 4/3	0.6 2/1
E. Riis n 8	47.6	1.4 5/1	0.5 2/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	81.8	1.1 7/1	0.8 6/0
A. Browne n 8	88.1	0.9 6/1	0 0/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Barkhuizen n 8	81.8	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
R. Ledson n 8	74	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Harrop n 8	60.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. Maguire n 8	48.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
E. Riis n 8	47.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Browne n 8	88.1	3.4 7/6
R. Ledson n 8	74	3.2 7/7
D. Fisher n 8	83.6	3 7/5
T. Bayliss n 8	37	2.4 4/2
B. Pearson n 8	61.8	2.2 6/5

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Rudd n 8	90	2 4/1

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. 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
H. Massengo n 8	44.4	2.3 4/3	3 7/3	—
A. Semenyo n 8	76.8	1.9 7/5	1.6 6/3	—
N. Wells n 8	70.5	1.9 5/4	1.9 6/3	Daniel Johnson
C. O'Dowda n 8	79.5	1.8 6/4	2.4 7/5	—
J. Hunt n 8	74.1	1.2 6/2	1.2 5/3	—

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Semenyo n 8	76.8	1.9 5/3	0.3 1/1
F. Diédhiou n 8	31	1.8 4/1	1.1 3/0
N. Wells n 8	70.5	1.6 6/3	0.6 4/0
J. Paterson n 8	80.3	1.5 6/5	0.8 4/2
C. O'Dowda n 8	79.5	0.8 3/2	0.6 3/1

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Diédhiou n 8	31	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
N. Wells n 8	70.5	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Dasilva n 8	73.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Paterson n 8	80.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
C. Martin n 8	68.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Massengo n 8	44.4	4.1 6/4
C. Brunt n 8	47.5	2.4 4/4
A. Semenyo n 8	76.8	1.8 7/3
C. O'Dowda n 8	79.5	1.7 4/2
Á. Nagy n 8	82.6	1.6 6/4

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Bentley n 8	90	3.8 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Bristol City
52%	Possession	48%
14	Shots	8
4	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	2
4	Blocked shots	3
12	Shots inside the box	4
9	Corners	7
1	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
392	Passes	326
71%	Pass accuracy	67%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Rudd	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
P. Huntington	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
B. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Earl	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
A. Browne	90	0	2	0	1	3	0	7.5
T. Barkhuizen	90	0	0	0	3	2	0	7.2
S. Sinclair	90	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
Daniel Johnson	80	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
P. Gallagher	76	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
D. Fisher	69	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
S. Maguire	69	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
J. Rafferty sub	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
E. Riis sub	21	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.2
T. Bayliss sub	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Stockley sub	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Bentley	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
Z. Vyner	90	0	0	0	4	6.9
T. Kalas	90	0	0	0	1	7.2
J. Hunt	90	0	0	3	3	7.6
Á. Nagy	90	0	0	0	2	6.9
C. O'Dowda	90	2	2	0	0	7
T. Rowe	90	0	0	1	1	7
N. Wells	90	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Martin	90	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Moore	45	0	0	0	0	5.9
H. Massengo	45	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Bakinson sub	45	0	0	2	0	6.9
A. Semenyo sub	45	3	1	0	1	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 Preston v Bristol City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonWDWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Bristol CityWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Preston 3 · 3 draws · Bristol City 0 · 2.83 goals/game

2020-07-22 Bristol City 1–1 Preston
2019-09-28 Preston 3–3 Bristol City
2019-03-02 Preston 1–1 Bristol City
2018-11-10 Bristol City 0–1 Preston
2018-03-06 Preston 2–1 Bristol City
2017-11-21 Bristol City 1–2 Preston

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#13 pos61 pts46 pl-7 GD

Bristol City#19 pos51 pts46 pl-22 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.07

Bristol City scored1

Preston conceded1.22

Bristol City conceded1.48

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Bristol City?: In their last 6 meetings, Preston won 3, Bristol City won 0 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Preston and Bristol City?: Recent form — Preston 2W 1D 2L; Bristol City 2W 0D 3L.

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