Bristol City vs Preston North End prediction and preview

Championship · Wednesday 21 April 2027, 18:45 UTC

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Bristol City vs Preston North End

Championship · Wednesday 21 April 2027, 18:45 UTC · Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

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Bristol City vs Preston North End preview

The Championship fixture between Bristol City and Preston North End is scheduled for Wednesday 21 April 2027 at 18:45 UTC at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol. Bristol City sit 15th on 18 points after 13 matches, while Preston North End go into the round 24th, on 5 points from 14 games.

Recent form: Bristol City W-D-L-L-D, Preston North End L-L-D-L-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Bristol City have scored 0.8 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 1 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Preston North End average 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Bristol City have 4 wins to Preston North End's 2 across 10 meetings, with 4 draws. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 1 Sep 2026, ended Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
15Bristol City135351517-218DLLDW
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bristol City 4, draws 4, Preston North End 2.

Team news

Bristol City expected line-up (3-5-2)

George Tanner, Luke McNally, Lisav Naif Eissat, Jason Knight, Cameron Pring, Rio Cardines, Gibson Yah, Dom Ballard

Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny

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