Preston v Bristol City result

Full-time · Preston 1–3 Bristol City

Championship · Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:45 BST · Deepdale

Updated 15 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

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

The model’s pre-match pick

Preston 1–3 Bristol City — Bristol City won this Championship match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.33 at William Hill

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 78% of 5167 landed (95% range 76.8–79.1%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bristol City won 3–1 at Deepdale in the Championship on Tuesday 1 September. It is Bristol City’s first win over Preston since 2 November 2024, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Bristol City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Bristol City: Scott Twine (4’, assisted by Lorent Tolaj), Lisav Naif Eissat (79’, assisted by Rio Cardines) and Dominic Ballard (86’); Preston: Caleb Wiley (51’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Lisav Naif Eissat’s goal on 79 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Preston 1.91, Bristol City 1.78, from 18 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Ricardo showed two yellow cards — against 4.9 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Preston: Jordan Thompson (9’) and Liam Lindsay (83’).

What it changes

Preston move down from 22nd to 23rd (shared) (four league matches played).

Bristol City move up from 12th to fifth (four league matches played).

Preston are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions. Bristol City are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Rio Cardines (Bristol City) 8.1, Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City) 6.5 and Caleb Wiley (Preston) 6.4 led the match.

Head-to-head

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

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Preston or Bristol City (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 78% of the time in the last 90 days (4028 of 5167).

Next up

Preston next travel to West Ham on 21 November 2026.

Bristol City next travel to Middlesbrough on 21 November 2026.

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

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

The Numbers

Result: Preston 1–3 Bristol City · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: R. Ricardo
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Preston 2 · draws 3 · Bristol City 1 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 0W 1D 4L · Bristol City 2W 1D 2L

Preston 1–3 Bristol City (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 1.38

Goals

against 2.25 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.57 / 4.63

Corners

against 5.57 / 8.13 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.43 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 5.14 / 4 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.29 / 1.5

Cards

against 0.71 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.88 yellows

Referee · R. Ricardo

23 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 29 August 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. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Bristol City for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.57 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.63 for · 8.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 18.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.75 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.43 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	8.88 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.29 for · 0.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: R. Ricardo — 4.88 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 23 fouls over 8 matches.

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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	3	90270 min	62 /90	62 /90	00 /90
L. Nicholls	1	9090 min	66 /90	44 /90	00 /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 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	84.4	2.3 4/3

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	3	90270 min	62 /90	41.3 /90	31 /90	155 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
L. Lindsay	3	82245 min	31.1 /90	20.7 /90	10.4 /90	197 /90	41.5 /90	00 /90
H. Clarke	3	70210 min	52.1 /90	52.1 /90	41.7 /90	125.1 /90	31.3 /90	10.4 /90
L. Gibson	3	68205 min	00 /90	52.2 /90	83.5 /90	83.5 /90	20.9 /90	00 /90
A. Vukčević	2	89178 min	31.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90	63 /90	00 /90	00 /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 29 August 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
D. Burgzorg n 4	79.8	0.8 2/1	0.8 3/0	—
A. Devine n 8	78.5	0.3 1/1	1.4 6/2	—
L. Leroy n 4	63.5	0.7 2/0	1.1 3/0	J. Knight
C. Lang n 8	57	2.2 6/2	1.8 6/3	—
J. Erabi n 4	43	0.5 1/0	0 0/0	—
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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 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Burgzorg n 4	79.8	1.1 3/1
A. Devine n 8	78.5	1.3 6/3
L. Leroy n 4	63.5	3.2 4/2
C. Lang n 8	57	1.4 4/3
J. Erabi n 4	43	1.6 2/1
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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
C. Lang	4	60240 min	00 /90	00 /90	62.3 /90	31.1 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90
J. Erabi	4	43172 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	31.6 /90	10.5 /90	21 /90	21 /90
M. Osmajić	1	9090 min	00 /90	00 /90	11 /90	11 /90	00 /90	11 /90
D. Burgzorg	4	80319 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90
A. Devine	4	75300 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	123.6 /90	20.6 /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 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Burgzorg n 4	79.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Devine n 8	78.5	0.9 4/2	0.3 1/1
L. Leroy n 4	63.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
C. Lang n 8	57	2 7/3	1 5/0
J. Erabi n 4	43	1.6 2/1	0.5 1/0
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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 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Burgzorg n 4	79.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
A. Devine n 8	78.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
L. Leroy n 4	63.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Lang n 8	57	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Erabi n 4	43	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
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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
S. Tickle	4	91365 min	71.7 /90	61.5 /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 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Tickle n 4	91.3	1.7 2/1

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
R. Dickie	4	91365 min	30.7 /90	51.2 /90	71.7 /90	399.6 /90	41 /90	10.2 /90
G. Tanner	4	86343 min	20.5 /90	51.3 /90	51.3 /90	102.6 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
Lisav Naif Eissat	4	83331 min	51.4 /90	20.5 /90	20.5 /90	246.5 /90	41.1 /90	00 /90
Rio Cardines	3	71214 min	41.7 /90	41.7 /90	00 /90	83.4 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
C. Pring	2	56111 min	54.1 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90	1512.2 /90	10.8 /90	00 /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 29 August 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
R. Dickie n 8	85	0.8 4/2	1.7 6/3	—
J. Knight n 8	90.6	0.5 2/1	1.4 5/3	L. Leroy
S. Tickle n 4	91.3	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
G. Tanner n 8	87.9	0.5 4/0	0.6 3/2	—
Lisav Naif Eissat n 4	82.8	1.1 3/1	0 0/0	—
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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 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Knight n 8	90.6	1.1 5/4
R. Dickie n 8	85	0.9 6/1
G. Tanner n 8	87.9	2.2 6/3
Lisav Naif Eissat n 4	82.8	1.4 3/2
L. Tolaj n 4	68	0 0/0
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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
L. Tolaj	4	68272 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	93 /90	41.3 /90	41.3 /90	10.3 /90
D. Ballard	4	36142 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	31.9 /90	10.6 /90	10.6 /90	10.6 /90
E. Riis	2	2652 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
L. Tolaj	1	7474 min	11.2 /90	00 /90	22.4 /90	11.2 /90	00 /90	00 /90
J. Knight	4	91365 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	30.7 /90	10.2 /90	41 /90	51.2 /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 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Dickie n 8	85	0.8 4/2	0.3 2/0
J. Knight n 8	90.6	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
S. Tickle n 4	91.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Tanner n 8	87.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Lisav Naif Eissat n 4	82.8	0.5 2/0	0.3 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 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Knight n 8	90.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Dickie n 8	85	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
S. Tickle n 4	91.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Tanner n 8	87.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Lisav Naif Eissat n 4	82.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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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%
1.91	Expected goals (xG)	1.78
18	Shots	12
4	Shots on target	7
9	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	1
9	Shots inside the box	9
5	Corners	2
2	Offsides	3
11	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
403	Passes	388
78%	Pass accuracy	79%

Preston Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Burgzorg	90	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.7
D. Iversen	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Jordan Thompson	90	0	2	1	2	0	Y	7.2
L. Lindsay	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.9
L. Leroy	90	0	5	0	3	1	0	6.9
L. Gibson	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
H. Clarke	90	0	1	0	2	0	0	7.2
S. Mills	89	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
A. Devine	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Erabi	67	0	3	2	0	0	0	6.2
C. Wiley	66	1	2	1	2	1	0	8
A. Vukčević sub	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
C. Lang sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Moran sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Small sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Bristol City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
S. Twine	90	1	0	1	1	3	0	7.3
J. Knight	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.6
Lisav Naif Eissat	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	8.3
R. Dickie	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	7
Rio Cardines	90	0	1	0	0	3	4	7.2
S. Tickle	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
L. Tolaj	84	0	1	4	2	1	0	7.6
L. Tolaj	84	0	1	4	2	1	0	7
Sam Greenwood	69	0	0	2	2	0	0	6.5
A. Randell	59	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Y. Hirakawa	59	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
N. Eile	59	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
C. Pring sub	31	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.6
J. Wallace sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
G. Yah sub	31	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.9
D. Ballard sub	21	1	0	1	1	0	1	7.9
J. Williams sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7

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

PrestonDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Bristol CityWLLDW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Preston 2 · 3 draws · Bristol City 1 · 2.33 goals/game

2026-01-04 Bristol City 0–2 Preston
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

League standing · 2026/27

Preston#24 pos8 pts15 pl-17 GD

Bristol City#17 pos18 pts15 pl-8 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored0.87

Bristol City scored1.07

Preston conceded2

Bristol City conceded1.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Preston v Bristol City?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Preston v Bristol City was Home or Away (best price 1.33 at William Hill).
What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Bristol City?: In their last 6 meetings, Preston won 2, Bristol City won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Preston and Bristol City?: Recent form — Preston 0W 1D 4L; Bristol City 2W 1D 2L.

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