Championship: Bristol City vs Preston – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 46 match between Bristol City and Preston and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Preston go up against Bristol City on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Ashton Gate.

Ranked as number 5 in the Championship standings, Bristol City, have so far collected 67 points this season, while Preston collected 49 points. This puts them up as number 20 after 45 rounds.

Form: Bristol City vs Preston

Bristol City Form

Bristol City have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-1 victory against Sunderland. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Luton, before handing over another win to Leeds in a 4-0 defeat. Bristol City won five of their last six Championship matches at the Ashton Gate, scoring 11 and conceding six along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Preston Form

Preston endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Queens Park Rangers, before Hull ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Plymouth, who came out 1-2 winners. Preston came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by ten goals to four.

Betting stats for Bristol City and Preston

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bristol City and Preston played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bristol City vs Preston

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Nahki Wells has actually netted ten goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Preston should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Nahki Wells to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Betting markets: Bristol City vs Preston

Full-time result

Bristol City won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ashton Gate. They drew one and lost two as well, while Preston won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Bristol City didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Ashton Gate. Preston lost their last 4 matches. Bristol City have not lost to Preston in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Bristol City only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Preston scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Bristol City played. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Preston games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bristol City managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Preston kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Bristol City saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Preston, who scored one time on average in these matches. Amazingly, Bristol City failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Preston conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.