Ace Football previews the Championship round 27 match between Preston and Bristol City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
We head to Deepdale on Saturday for a Championship match featuring Preston and Bristol City.
Expect a tight affair between two teams that stand a mere point apart in the Championship standings. Bristol City rank above the 14th-placed Preston in 11th, but with home advantage, can the hosts turn the tide?
Team form: Preston vs Bristol City
Preston Form
Preston endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-1 against Sheffield Wednesday, before Sunderland won 2-0, while Chelsea claimed all three points in a 4-0 win. Preston claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost four, scored seven goals and conceded 13.
Bristol City Form
Bristol City have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Birmingham, they gained a point in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Millwall, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a draw in a 1-1 tie with West Ham. In their last six Championship away matches, Bristol City failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn three and lost two, scoring six while also conceding five times.
Betting facts for Preston and Bristol City
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 Preston and Bristol City played across all tournaments.
- Preston have conceded in the last 14 home matches in a row
- Preston have conceded in 20 of the last 21 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 home matches Preston played, both teams scored
- Preston have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 32 of the last 34 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol City have not won 7 of the last 8 away matches
- Bristol City have conceded in 10 of the last 12 away matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol City have conceded in 8 of the last 10 matches
Players under the radar: Preston vs Bristol City
Will Keane scored twice in the six most recent Championship games for Preston, with Mark Sykes providing two goals for Bristol City in his last six.
Popular markets: Preston vs Bristol City
Full-time result
Deepdale witnessed Preston winning three times in their last 10 home matches, whilst drawing two and losing five as well. Bristol City claimed two wins, four draws, and four defeats in their last 10 games away. They have not lost to Preston in six consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Preston scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Bristol City scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Preston managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Bristol City kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Preston have scored in eight consecutive home meetings with Bristol City.
Total goals
Preston conceded a goal in their previous six Championship games on the bounce. In Preston’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 0.7 goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Bristol City, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Preston vs Bristol City
Here we present a free betting tip for this Championship match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Preston and Bristol City.
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