Bristol City 2–2 Preston – England Championship, 3 May 2025

Match facts

Bristol City Preston

18 Shots 18

2 Shots on target 5

7 Corners 3

7 Fouls 9

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

Our pre-match prediction

✗ Result missed ✗ Goals missed ✗ BTTS missed Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (540 league matches this season so far).

Result Bristol City to win

Goals Under 2.5

Both teams score No fair 1.91

Expected goals 1.59 – 0.91

Home / Draw / Away

53% 25% 22%

Bristol CityDrawPreston

Under / Over 2.5 goals

54% 46%

Under 2.5Over 2.5

Both teams to score

53% 48%

NoYes

Total goals in the match

8% 0

21% 1

26% 2

21% 3

13% 4

11% 5+

Most likely scores

1–0 13.1% 1–1 11.9% 2–0 10.4%

Statistics 2024/2025, before this match

Bristol City before this match, all matches

1.49points / match

1.27scored / match

1.18conceded / match

17 16 12

WonDrawnLost 45 played · 57:53

Preston before this match, all matches

1.09points / match

1.02scored / match

1.27conceded / match

10 19 16

WonDrawnLost 45 played · 46:57

Bristol City all matches all matches Preston

Per match

1.27 Goals scored 1.02

1.18 Goals conceded 1.27

2.44 Total goals 2.29

12.87 Shots 10.64

4.18 Shots on target 3.38

11.98 Shots faced 11.91

5.36 Corners 4.18

4.22 Corners against 5.31

10.29 Fouls 12.76

1.62 Yellow cards 2.33

0.42 1st-half goals scored 0.44

0.40 1st-half goals conceded 0.51

How often Full Time

38% Wins 22%

36% Draws 42%

27% Losses 36%

96% Over 0.5 goals 84%

80% Over 1.5 goals 73%

44% Over 2.5 goals 47%

18% Over 3.5 goals 20%

2% Over 4.5 goals 2%

2% Over 5.5 goals 2%

56% Both teams scored 62%

22% Clean sheets 29%

27% Failed to score 24%

How often Half Time

24% Wins 31%

44% Draws 40%

31% Losses 29%

60% Over 0.5 goals 67%

20% Over 1.5 goals 22%

2% Over 2.5 goals 7%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Bristol City all matches

1

D

1

D

2

1

W

1

L

2

1

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2

1

W

1

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2

1

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3

L

4

L

Preston all matches

1

L

1

D

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2

L

1

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2

D

1

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1

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L

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L

Bristol City before this match, at home

2.05points / match

1.55scored / match

0.82conceded / match

13 6 3

WonDrawnLost 22 played · 34:18

Preston before this match, away

0.73points / match

0.91scored / match

1.59conceded / match

3 7 12

WonDrawnLost 22 played · 20:35

Bristol City at home away Preston

Per match

1.55 Goals scored 0.91

0.82 Goals conceded 1.59

2.36 Total goals 2.50

14.77 Shots 9.14

5.00 Shots on target 3.09

9.55 Shots faced 13.23

5.86 Corners 3.64

3.50 Corners against 5.86

9.23 Fouls 13.23

1.41 Yellow cards 2.41

0.59 1st-half goals scored 0.45

0.27 1st-half goals conceded 0.68

How often Full Time

59% Wins 14%

27% Draws 32%

14% Losses 55%

91% Over 0.5 goals 86%

73% Over 1.5 goals 77%

50% Over 2.5 goals 55%

9% Over 3.5 goals 23%

5% Over 4.5 goals 5%

5% Over 5.5 goals 5%

59% Both teams scored 64%

32% Clean sheets 23%

18% Failed to score 27%

How often Half Time

32% Wins 27%

45% Draws 41%

23% Losses 32%

59% Over 0.5 goals 68%

23% Over 1.5 goals 36%

5% Over 2.5 goals 9%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Bristol City at home

1

W

2

1

W

1

L

2

W

2

1

W

1

D

2

1

W

2

1

W

2

1

W

2

1

W

Preston away

D

2

1

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1

2

L

1

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1

2

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1

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L

Last 10 matches before this match

Bristol City all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
28.04.25	Leeds – Bristol City	4–0 (1–0)	1.60	3.90	5.75	1.83	2.03
21.04.25	Luton – Bristol City	3–1 (0–0)	2.50	3.25	2.80	2.20	1.67
18.04.25	Bristol City – Sunderland	2–1 (0–1)	2.30	3.50	2.90	2.10	1.73
12.04.25	QPR – Bristol City	1–1 (1–1)	3.10	3.40	2.25	2.20	1.67
08.04.25	Bristol City – West Brom	2–1 (0–0)	2.40	3.40	2.87	2.10	1.73
05.04.25	Bristol City – Watford	2–1 (2–0)	1.80	3.50	4.50	2.03	1.83
29.03.25	Burnley – Bristol City	1–0 (1–0)	1.73	3.50	5.00	2.30	1.62
14.03.25	Bristol City – Norwich	2–1 (2–0)	2.10	3.40	3.60	1.95	1.90
11.03.25	Sheffield United – Bristol City	1–1 (0–0)	2.00	3.25	3.80	2.05	1.68
08.03.25	Bristol City – Hull	1–1 (0–1)	1.90	3.50	3.90	2.15	1.62

Preston all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
26.04.25	Preston – Plymouth	1–2 (0–1)	1.75	3.60	4.75	2.03	1.83
21.04.25	Hull – Preston	2–1 (0–1)	1.95	3.25	4.00	2.20	1.67
18.04.25	Preston – QPR	1–2 (1–0)	2.25	3.10	3.40	2.50	1.53
12.04.25	Leeds – Preston	2–1 (2–1)	1.22	6.50	12.00	1.67	2.20
08.04.25	Preston – Cardiff	2–2 (1–0)	2.55	3.30	2.75	2.10	1.73
05.04.25	Preston – Stoke	1–1 (1–0)	2.35	3.25	3.00	2.30	1.62
02.04.25	Derby – Preston	2–0 (0–0)	2.25	3.00	3.60	2.75	1.44
15.03.25	Preston – Portsmouth	2–1 (0–0)	2.15	3.10	3.60	2.20	1.67
11.03.25	Sunderland – Preston	1–1 (0–0)	1.65	3.70	5.50	2.32	1.53
08.03.25	Sheffield United – Preston	1–0 (0–0)	1.62	4.10	5.00	2.10	1.73

Bristol City at home

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
18.04.25	Bristol City – Sunderland	2–1 (0–1)	2.30	3.50	2.90	2.10	1.73
08.04.25	Bristol City – West Brom	2–1 (0–0)	2.40	3.40	2.87	2.10	1.73
05.04.25	Bristol City – Watford	2–1 (2–0)	1.80	3.50	4.50	2.03	1.83
14.03.25	Bristol City – Norwich	2–1 (2–0)	2.10	3.40	3.60	1.95	1.90
08.03.25	Bristol City – Hull	1–1 (0–1)	1.90	3.50	3.90	2.15	1.62
21.02.25	Bristol City – Middlesbrough	2–1 (0–1)	2.30	3.40	3.00	1.93	1.93
12.02.25	Bristol City – Stoke	2–0 (1–0)	1.73	3.70	5.00	2.00	1.85
09.02.25	Bristol City – Swansea	0–1 (0–0)	1.85	3.50	4.10	2.10	1.73
25.01.25	Bristol City – Blackburn	2–1 (1–1)	1.95	3.50	3.75	2.20	1.67
04.01.25	Bristol City – Derby	1–0 (1–0)	1.90	3.30	4.20	2.30	1.62

Preston away

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
21.04.25	Hull – Preston	2–1 (0–1)	1.95	3.25	4.00	2.20	1.67
12.04.25	Leeds – Preston	2–1 (2–1)	1.22	6.50	12.00	1.67	2.20
02.04.25	Derby – Preston	2–0 (0–0)	2.25	3.00	3.60	2.75	1.44
11.03.25	Sunderland – Preston	1–1 (0–0)	1.65	3.70	5.50	2.32	1.53
08.03.25	Sheffield United – Preston	1–0 (0–0)	1.62	4.10	5.00	2.10	1.73
22.02.25	Coventry – Preston	2–1 (2–0)	1.75	3.60	4.75	2.10	1.73
11.02.25	Norwich – Preston	0–1 (0–1)	1.75	3.50	4.75	2.10	1.73
31.01.25	Blackburn – Preston	2–1 (1–0)	2.20	3.10	3.60	2.50	1.53
21.01.25	Watford – Preston	1–2 (0–1)	2.10	3.40	3.40	2.20	1.67
18.01.25	Luton – Preston	0–0 (0–0)	2.20	3.10	3.50	2.20	1.67

Score badge: green win, amber draw, red loss for the team named above. Half-time score in brackets. Bold odds = the outcome that happened. A league code next to the date means the match was played in another league.

Head-to-head since 2021/2022, before this match

3 3 1

Bristol City winsDrawsPreston wins

7matches

2.57goals / match

57%over 2.5

71%both scored

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
02.11.24E1	Preston – Bristol City	1–3 (0–1)	2.45	3.40	2.80	2.20	1.67
13.01.24E1	Preston – Bristol City	2–0 (0–0)	2.60	3.25	2.80	2.40	1.53
05.08.23E1	Bristol City – Preston	1–1 (0–0)	2.05	3.50	3.60	2.10	1.73
04.02.23E1	Preston – Bristol City	1–2 (0–2)	2.45	3.20	3.00	2.20	1.67
12.10.22E1	Bristol City – Preston	2–1 (0–0)	2.45	3.20	3.20	2.20	1.66
29.01.22E1	Preston – Bristol City	2–2 (0–1)	1.85	3.40	4.50	2.10	1.72
11.09.21E1	Bristol City – Preston	0–0 (0–0)	2.30	3.20	3.30	2.20	1.66

England Championship table 2024/2025, before this match

All matches – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leeds	45	28	13	4	93	29	+64	97
2	Burnley	45	27	16	2	66	15	+51	97
3	Sheffield United	45	28	7	10	62	35	+27	91
4	Sunderland	45	21	13	11	58	43	+15	76
5	Bristol City	45	17	16	12	57	53	+4	67
6	Coventry	45	19	9	17	62	58	+4	66
7	Millwall	45	18	12	15	46	46	0	66
8	Blackburn	45	19	8	18	52	47	+5	65
9	Middlesbrough	45	18	10	17	64	54	+10	64
10	West Brom	45	14	19	12	52	44	+8	61
11	Swansea	45	17	9	19	48	53	-5	60
12	Sheffield Weds	45	15	12	18	59	68	-9	57
13	Watford	45	16	8	21	52	60	-8	56
14	Norwich	45	13	15	17	67	66	+1	54
15	QPR	45	13	14	18	52	63	-11	53
16	Portsmouth	45	14	11	20	57	70	-13	53
17	Oxford	45	13	13	19	46	62	-16	52
18	Stoke	45	12	14	19	45	62	-17	50
19	Derby	45	13	10	22	48	56	-8	49
20	Preston	45	10	19	16	46	57	-11	49
21	Luton	45	13	10	22	42	64	-22	49
22	Hull	45	12	12	21	43	53	-10	48
23	Plymouth	45	11	13	21	50	86	-36	46
24	Cardiff	45	9	17	19	46	69	-23	44

Home – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leeds	23	18	4	1	61	12	+49	58
2	Burnley	22	13	9	0	32	7	+25	48
3	Sheffield United	22	15	3	4	32	16	+16	48
4	Bristol City	22	13	6	3	34	18	+16	45
5	Sunderland	22	12	7	3	32	17	+15	43
6	Coventry	22	13	3	6	38	24	+14	42
7	Blackburn	23	12	4	7	34	23	+11	40
8	Millwall	23	12	4	7	27	19	+8	40
9	Portsmouth	22	11	6	5	32	20	+12	39
10	Middlesbrough	23	11	6	6	31	23	+8	39
11	Watford	22	12	3	7	26	21	+5	39
12	West Brom	22	10	8	4	28	17	+11	38
13	Oxford	23	11	5	7	31	29	+2	38
14	Norwich	22	9	8	5	48	32	+16	35
15	Swansea	22	10	5	7	30	21	+9	35
16	Luton	23	9	7	7	25	22	+3	34
17	Plymouth	22	9	7	6	39	37	+2	34
18	Stoke	23	8	9	6	29	25	+4	33
19	Preston	23	7	12	4	26	22	+4	33
20	Derby	22	9	4	9	25	18	+7	31
21	QPR	23	7	8	8	31	34	-3	29
22	Cardiff	23	7	6	10	24	27	-3	27
23	Sheffield Weds	23	6	8	9	30	32	-2	26
24	Hull	23	5	8	10	24	28	-4	23

Away – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Burnley	23	14	7	2	34	8	+26	49
2	Sheffield United	23	13	4	6	30	19	+11	43
3	Leeds	22	10	9	3	32	17	+15	39
4	Sunderland	23	9	6	8	26	26	0	33
5	Sheffield Weds	22	9	4	9	29	36	-7	31
6	Millwall	22	6	8	8	19	27	-8	26
7	Middlesbrough	22	7	4	11	33	31	+2	25
8	Hull	22	7	4	11	19	25	-6	25
9	Blackburn	22	7	4	11	18	24	-6	25
10	Swansea	23	7	4	12	18	32	-14	25
11	QPR	22	6	6	10	21	29	-8	24
12	Coventry	23	6	6	11	24	34	-10	24
13	West Brom	23	4	11	8	24	27	-3	23
14	Bristol City	23	4	10	9	23	35	-12	22
15	Norwich	23	4	7	12	19	34	-15	19
16	Derby	23	4	6	13	23	38	-15	18
17	Watford	23	4	5	14	26	39	-13	17
18	Cardiff	22	2	11	9	22	42	-20	17
19	Stoke	22	4	5	13	16	37	-21	17
20	Preston	22	3	7	12	20	35	-15	16
21	Luton	22	4	3	15	17	42	-25	15
22	Oxford	22	2	8	12	15	33	-18	14
23	Portsmouth	23	3	5	15	25	50	-25	14
24	Plymouth	23	2	6	15	11	49	-38	12

Bristol City Preston

Under / Over goals 2024/2025, before this match

All matches – Under/Over goals
#
1	16	Portsmouth	45	17	28	1.3	1.6	14	11	20	57	70	53
2	23	Plymouth	45	18	27	1.1	1.9	11	13	21	50	86	46
3	13	Watford	45	19	26	1.2	1.3	16	8	21	52	60	56
4	6	Coventry	45	21	24	1.4	1.3	19	9	17	62	58	66
5	12	Sheffield Weds	45	21	24	1.3	1.5	15	12	18	59	68	57
6	15	QPR	45	21	24	1.2	1.4	13	14	18	52	63	53
7	14	Norwich	45	22	23	1.5	1.5	13	15	17	67	66	54
8	9	Middlesbrough	45	24	21	1.4	1.2	18	10	17	64	54	64
9	20	Preston	45	24	21	1.0	1.3	10	19	16	46	57	49
10	1	Leeds	45	25	20	2.1	0.6	28	13	4	93	29	97
11	4	Sunderland	45	25	20	1.3	1.0	21	13	11	58	43	76
12	5	Bristol City	45	25	20	1.3	1.2	17	16	12	57	53	67
13	11	Swansea	45	25	20	1.1	1.2	17	9	19	48	53	60
14	21	Luton	45	26	19	0.9	1.4	13	10	22	42	64	49
15	24	Cardiff	45	26	19	1.0	1.5	9	17	19	46	69	44
16	8	Blackburn	45	27	18	1.2	1.0	19	8	18	52	47	65
17	19	Derby	45	27	18	1.1	1.2	13	10	22	48	56	49
18	18	Stoke	45	28	17	1.0	1.4	12	14	19	45	62	50
19	3	Sheffield United	45	29	16	1.4	0.8	28	7	10	62	35	91
20	10	West Brom	45	29	16	1.2	1.0	14	19	12	52	44	61
21	17	Oxford	45	29	16	1.0	1.4	13	13	19	46	62	52
22	2	Burnley	45	31	14	1.5	0.3	27	16	2	66	15	97
23	22	Hull	45	31	14	1.0	1.2	12	12	21	43	53	48
24	7	Millwall	45	32	13	1.0	1.0	18	12	15	46	46	66

Home – Under/Over goals
#
1	23	Plymouth	22	6	16	1.8	1.7	9	7	6	39	37	34
2	6	Coventry	22	7	15	1.7	1.1	13	3	6	38	24	42
3	1	Leeds	23	9	14	2.7	0.5	18	4	1	61	12	58
4	15	QPR	23	9	14	1.3	1.5	7	8	8	31	34	29
5	14	Norwich	22	9	13	2.2	1.5	9	8	5	48	32	35
6	16	Portsmouth	22	9	13	1.5	0.9	11	6	5	32	20	39
7	13	Watford	22	10	12	1.2	1.0	12	3	7	26	21	39
8	5	Bristol City	22	11	11	1.5	0.8	13	6	3	34	18	45
9	8	Blackburn	23	13	10	1.5	1.0	12	4	7	34	23	40
10	4	Sunderland	22	13	9	1.5	0.8	12	7	3	32	17	43
11	9	Middlesbrough	23	14	9	1.3	1.0	11	6	6	31	23	39
12	11	Swansea	22	13	9	1.4	1.0	10	5	7	30	21	35
13	12	Sheffield Weds	23	14	9	1.3	1.4	6	8	9	30	32	26
14	18	Stoke	23	14	9	1.3	1.1	8	9	6	29	25	33
15	20	Preston	23	14	9	1.1	1.0	7	12	4	26	22	33
16	21	Luton	23	14	9	1.1	1.0	9	7	7	25	22	34
17	17	Oxford	23	15	8	1.3	1.3	11	5	7	31	29	38
18	22	Hull	23	15	8	1.0	1.2	5	8	10	24	28	23
19	2	Burnley	22	15	7	1.5	0.3	13	9	0	32	7	48
20	3	Sheffield United	22	15	7	1.5	0.7	15	3	4	32	16	48
21	7	Millwall	23	16	7	1.2	0.8	12	4	7	27	19	40
22	10	West Brom	22	15	7	1.3	0.8	10	8	4	28	17	38
23	19	Derby	22	15	7	1.1	0.8	9	4	9	25	18	31
24	24	Cardiff	23	16	7	1.0	1.2	7	6	10	24	27	27

Away – Under/Over goals
#
1	12	Sheffield Weds	22	7	15	1.3	1.6	9	4	9	29	36	31
2	16	Portsmouth	23	8	15	1.1	2.2	3	5	15	25	50	14
3	13	Watford	23	9	14	1.1	1.7	4	5	14	26	39	17
4	9	Middlesbrough	22	10	12	1.5	1.4	7	4	11	33	31	25
5	20	Preston	22	10	12	0.9	1.6	3	7	12	20	35	16
6	24	Cardiff	22	10	12	1.0	1.9	2	11	9	22	42	17
7	4	Sunderland	23	12	11	1.1	1.1	9	6	8	26	26	33
8	11	Swansea	23	12	11	0.8	1.4	7	4	12	18	32	25
9	19	Derby	23	12	11	1.0	1.7	4	6	13	23	38	18
10	23	Plymouth	23	12	11	0.5	2.1	2	6	15	11	49	12
11	14	Norwich	23	13	10	0.8	1.5	4	7	12	19	34	19
12	15	QPR	22	12	10	1.0	1.3	6	6	10	21	29	24
13	21	Luton	22	12	10	0.8	1.9	4	3	15	17	42	15
14	3	Sheffield United	23	14	9	1.3	0.8	13	4	6	30	19	43
15	5	Bristol City	23	14	9	1.0	1.5	4	10	9	23	35	22
16	6	Coventry	23	14	9	1.0	1.5	6	6	11	24	34	24
17	10	West Brom	23	14	9	1.0	1.2	4	11	8	24	27	23
18	8	Blackburn	22	14	8	0.8	1.1	7	4	11	18	24	25
19	17	Oxford	22	14	8	0.7	1.5	2	8	12	15	33	14
20	18	Stoke	22	14	8	0.7	1.7	4	5	13	16	37	17
21	2	Burnley	23	16	7	1.5	0.3	14	7	2	34	8	49
22	1	Leeds	22	16	6	1.5	0.8	10	9	3	32	17	39
23	7	Millwall	22	16	6	0.9	1.2	6	8	8	19	27	26
24	22	Hull	22	16	6	0.9	1.1	7	4	11	19	25	25

U / O = matches with fewer / more goals than the line (both teams' goals). BTTS = both teams to score: Yes when both teams scored, No when at least one didn't. Pos = position in the league table. Click a column heading to sort; click again to reverse.