Bristol City vs Preston Match Recap Season 2025/2026

Championship

Championship

03:00 PMJanuary 04, 2026

Regular Season – 26

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HT: (0 – 1)

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How did Bristol City and Preston perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Bristol City and Preston Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

64%36%

ATTACK

12

Total shots

12

2

Shots on target

3

8

Shots off target

5

2

Blocked shots

4

7

Shots inside box

7

5

Shots outside box

5

6

Corner kicks

3

5

Offsides

4

44

Dangerous attacks

32

PASSING

604

Total passes

351

514 (85%)

Accurate passes

251 (72%)

DISCIPLINE

11

Fouls

14

1

Yellow cards

2

1

Goalkeeper saves

2

Bristol City and Preston Lineups

Bristol City

3-4-2-1

1G

Max O’Leary

6.2

14D

Zak Vyner

6.9

16D

Robert Dickie

6.5

5D

Robert Atkinson 🔺54′

6.6

2M

Ross McCrorie 🔺90+1′

6.3

4M

Adam Randell

6.2

12M

Jason KnightC

6.3

21M

Neto Borges

7.3

10F

Scott Twine 🔺54′

6.3

11F

Anis Mehmeti 🔺55′

6.5

30F

Sinclair Armstrong 🔺78′

6.2

Substitutes

3D

Cameron Pring 🔻54′

7

40M

Sam Morsy 🔻54′

6.6

18F

Emil Riis Jacobsen 🔻55′

6.3

20F

Sam Bell 🔻78′

6.3

7F

Yu Hirakawa 🔻90+1′

–

13G

Joe Lumley

–

19D

George Tanner

–

24D

Haydon Roberts

–

29M

Leo Pecover

–

Coach of Bristol City

👔 Gerhard Struber

Preston

3-4-3

1G

Daniel Iversen

6.3

42D

Odeluga Offiah 🔺77′

6.9

14D

Jordan Storey 34′

7.3

16D

Andrew Hughes

7.6

44M

Brad Potts 🔺46′

6.3

4M

Benjamin WhitemanC

7.2

15M

Jordan Thompson 69′ 🔺73′

6.9

18M

Jamal Lewis

6.7

21F

Alfie Devine ⚽70′

7.7

28F

Milutin Osmajić 🔺67′

6.3

17F

Lewis Dobbin ⚽8′ 🔺67′

7.5

Substitutes

2D

Pol Valentín 🔻46′

6.5

9F

Daniel Jebbison 🔻67′

6.5

10M

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 🔻67′

6.7

8M

Alistair McCann 🔻73′

6.3

6D

Liam Lindsay 🔻77′

6.9

12G

Jack Walton

–

26D

Thierry Small

–

24F

Michael Smith

–

7F

Will Keane

–

Coach of Preston

👔 Paul Heckingbottom

Bristol City and Preston Head to Head

3WINS

3DRAWS

1WINS

Over 1.5 Goals86%

Over 2.5 Goals57%

Both Teams Scored71%

Past H2H Matches & Results

27 Sep 2025 Preston 0-0 Bristol City

03 May 2025 Bristol City 2-2 Preston North End

02 Nov 2024 Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City

13 Jan 2024 Preston North End 2-0 Bristol City

05 Aug 2023 Bristol City 1-1 Preston North End

04 Feb 2023 Preston North End 1-2 Bristol City

12 Oct 2022 Bristol City 2-1 Preston North End

Championship Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	26	15	7	4	57-29	28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37-26	11	46
3	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42-24	18	44
4	Preston	26	11	10	5	36-25	11	43
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29-33	-4	43
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37-29	8	41
7	Hull	25	12	5	8	40-38	2	41
8	Stoke	26	12	4	10	32-23	9	40
9	Wrexham	26	10	10	6	38-32	6	40
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38-29	9	39
11	QPR	26	11	5	10	38-39	-1	38
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37-38	-1	37
13	Derby	26	9	8	9	35-35	0	35
14	Birmingham	26	9	7	10	35-36	-1	34
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38-38	0	33
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36-38	-2	32
17	Swansea	26	9	5	12	27-33	-6	32
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29-35	-6	31
19	Charlton	25	7	8	10	25-32	-7	29
20	Blackburn	25	7	7	11	24-30	-6	28
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21-35	-14	25
22	Norwich	26	6	6	14	28-39	-11	24
23	Oxford Utd	25	5	7	13	25-35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18-51	-33	-7

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	12	9	2	1	27-9	18	29
2	Ipswich	13	8	4	1	24-11	13	28
3	Watford	13	8	4	1	23-12	11	28
4	Middlesbrough	13	8	3	2	20-11	9	27
5	Birmingham	13	7	5	1	27-13	14	26
6	Millwall	14	8	2	4	17-17	0	26
7	QPR	13	7	2	4	24-17	7	23
8	Preston	13	6	5	2	19-12	7	23
9	Wrexham	13	6	5	2	24-19	5	23
10	Hull	13	7	2	4	19-19	0	23
11	West Brom	12	6	4	2	16-11	5	22
12	Leicester	13	6	4	3	19-15	4	22
13	Bristol City	14	6	3	5	23-15	8	21
14	Swansea	13	6	3	4	16-16	0	21
15	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18-10	8	20
16	Southampton	12	5	5	2	17-11	6	20
17	Charlton	11	5	3	3	13-12	1	18
18	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	14-14	0	18
19	Sheffield Utd	12	5	2	5	18-13	5	17
20	Derby	14	4	5	5	17-20	-3	17
21	Oxford Utd	12	3	4	5	13-17	-4	13
22	Blackburn	13	2	4	7	13-20	-7	10
23	Norwich	13	3	1	9	12-19	-7	10
24	Sheffield Wed	13	0	4	9	7-29	-22	4

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	14	6	5	3	30-20	10	23
2	Preston	13	5	5	3	17-13	4	20
3	Stoke	14	6	2	6	14-13	1	20
4	Middlesbrough	13	5	4	4	17-15	2	19
5	Derby	12	5	3	4	18-15	3	18
6	Hull	12	5	3	4	21-19	2	18
7	Bristol City	12	5	3	4	15-14	1	18
8	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	11-10	1	18
9	Wrexham	13	4	5	4	14-13	1	17
10	Millwall	12	4	5	3	12-16	-4	17
11	Ipswich	12	4	4	4	18-13	5	16
12	Leicester	13	4	3	6	18-23	-5	15
13	Sheffield Utd	13	5	0	8	18-25	-7	15
14	QPR	13	4	3	6	14-22	-8	15
15	Norwich	13	3	5	5	16-20	-4	14
16	Watford	12	3	4	5	14-17	-3	13
17	Southampton	14	3	4	7	21-27	-6	13
18	Swansea	13	3	2	8	11-17	-6	11
19	Charlton	14	2	5	7	12-20	-8	11
20	Oxford Utd	13	2	3	8	12-18	-6	9
21	West Brom	14	3	0	11	13-24	-11	9
22	Birmingham	13	2	2	9	8-23	-15	8
23	Sheffield Wed	12	1	4	7	11-22	-11	7
24	Portsmouth	11	1	4	6	7-21	-14	7

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League One

Promotion – Premier League

Promotion – Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)

Bristol City vs Preston Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2026-01-04

On January 04, 2026, the Championship turned its eyes to Ashton Gate Stadium as Bristol City prepared to face Preston. It was a match that promised much and delivered even more, adding another chapter to their storied rivalry.

The narrative of the season has been shifting constantly. For the hosts, currently in 10th with 39 points, this match was a statement game. Their tally of 11 wins shows they are a force to be reckoned with.

For the visitors, holding the 4th position with 43 points, it was a chance to prove their mettle on hostile territory. Their 11 wins this season speak volumes about their character.

A Look Back at the Numbers

In 8 previous Championship battles, Bristol City held the edge with 3 wins, while Preston responded with 2. With 3 draws, history suggests these two are evenly matched. High scoring games are common here, with 5 games seeing both teams score.

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