Ace Football previews the Championship round 4 match between Preston and Bristol City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Bristol City head over to the Deepdale this coming Tuesday to face title favourites Preston in a round 4 match in the Championship.
A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is four points and 11 places.
Team form: Preston vs Bristol City
Preston Form
In their last three matches, Preston lost 1-3 against Wolverhampton, 0-4 against Everton and 1-0 against Charlton. Preston just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Deepdale. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 13 goals.
Bristol City Form
Bristol City collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 0-2 against Millwall. They followed up, drawing 2-2 with Birmingham, before winning 2-1 against Portsmouth. Bristol City claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by eight goals to eight.
Betting facts for Preston and Bristol City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Preston and Bristol City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 10 Preston matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Preston have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Preston vs Bristol City
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Liam Lindsay, who is performing well for Preston. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Bristol City.The visitors will be looking to Sam Bell to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Bristol City in recent matches.
Betting markets: Preston vs Bristol City
Full-time result
Preston claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Deepdale. However, they did draw two whilst losing seven. Bristol City won two of their last 10 away games, with six draws and two defeats as well. Preston lost their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Preston only scored the first goal of the match in zero out of their last ten games. Bristol City scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Preston were unable to score the opening goal in any of their last 10 matches. On the other hand, Bristol City opened the scoring four times in the last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bristol City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their 18 last matches.
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