Championship · 2025Sun, 4 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeAshton GateFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBristol CityPreston North End
Shots11 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals0.42 xG/match1.08 xG/match
Possession64%36%
Corners6 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match14 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Jason Knight · Bristol City · 61′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNeto Borges · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 19′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJordan Storey · Preston North End · 44′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBen Whiteman · Preston North End · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSam Morsy · Bristol City · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNeto Borges · Bristol City · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRobert Atkinson · Bristol City · 24′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrew Hughes · Preston North End · 39′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 50′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 70′ · 0.04 xG · goalSam Bell · Bristol City · 84′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 2′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 32′ · 0.05 xG · on targetLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 43′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJamal Lewis · Preston North End · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 65′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 42′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 6′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 8′ · 0.51 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Bristol City: 11 shots, 2 on target, 0.41 xG. Preston North End: 12 shots, 3 on target, 1.05 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Lewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 8′Alfie Devine · Preston North End · 70′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 0.41 xG · Preston North End 1.05 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Bristol City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bristol City, Preston North End. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Bristol City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.46 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.46 goals/match1.37 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bristol City, Preston North End.

3 daysRest daysBristol City · Preston North End3 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBristol CityPreston North EndBaseline
Rest days3 days3 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Bristol City
1Draws
0Preston North End
Preston North EndBristol City · Championship00

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bristol City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Preston North End in 3 · 5 too close

1.46 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 26/261.38 goals/match
1.12 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 26/260.96 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 26/261.16 xG/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 26/261.3 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 25/2511 shots/match
13.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 25/2513.4 shots/match
4.32 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 25/253.72 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 25/253.64 shots/match
48.1%Possessionseason · 25/2544.6%
5.24 corners/matchCornersseason · 25/254.04 corners/match
4.64 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 25/255.88 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.64 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 25/2510.2 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
35%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/2631%
73%Scoring frequencyseason · 26/2685%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Bristol City39.6
Preston North End14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bristol City75
Preston North End33.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Bristol City53.5
Preston North End62.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Bristol City89.6
Preston North End39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bristol City10.4
Preston North End35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bristol City60.4
Preston North End6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Bristol City55.2
Preston North End22.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.6 goals/match
0.91 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.16 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots5/511.2 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
49.6%Possession5/545.2%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/53.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
8.2 fouls/matchFouls5/511.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.5 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.9 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals10/101 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots10/1011.1 shots/match
5.3 shots/matchShots on target10/104.1 shots/match
52%Possession10/1044.4%
5.3 corners/matchCorners10/105 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

26 / 26 matches
1.46 goals/matchGoals scored26/261.38 goals/match
1.12 goals/matchGoals allowed26/260.96 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals26/261.16 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots25/2511 shots/match
4.32 shots/matchShots on target25/253.72 shots/match
48.1%Possession25/2544.6%
5.24 corners/matchCorners25/254.04 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.64 fouls/matchFouls25/2510.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

14 / 13 matches
1.64 goals/matchGoals scored14/131.31 goals/match
1.07 goals/matchGoals allowed14/131 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goals14/131.06 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots13/1310.9 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target13/133.92 shots/match
51.9%Possession13/1345.8%
5.08 corners/matchCorners13/133.77 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.31 fouls/matchFouls13/139.77 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples26 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 4 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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