Preston North End VS Bristol City

2026/2027 Championship, England

Deepdale

Championship

Preston North End PNE

Bristol City BSC

KICKOFF :

Round 4 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Preston North End welcome Bristol City to Deepdale for a Championship regular season fixture in the 2026/2027 campaign. The visitors arrive with a slight edge in overall power rating at 71.49 compared to the hosts' 68.34. League positions place the home side in twentieth spot and the away team one place higher in nineteenth. Form scores favor Preston North End with 11.11 against Bristol City's 9.22. Both clubs operate without recent outing details to refine expectations. Set piece information carries low confidence and relies on proxies due to unavailable advanced metrics. Bristol City receive recognition as the stronger side overall. The encounter unfolds under standard league conditions at the familiar venue.

TL;DR

Structural: Preston North End occupy twentieth position while Bristol City sit nineteenth in the domestic table.
Form: Home form registers at 11.11 against an away mark of 9.22 for the visitors.
Squad: Bristol City register the higher power score of 71.49 over the hosts' 68.34.
Efficiency: Efficiency details stay unavailable with no metrics supplied for either side.
Transition: Transition elements lack specific data in the current preview materials.
Set pieces: Set piece analysis shows low confidence and depends on proxy values only.
xVariable: Bristol City hold a power advantage measured at 3.1 points for this fixture.

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

P. Heckingbottom

M. Skubala

0.86

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

1 - 2 - 1

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

68.34

71.49

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Preston North End

Bristol City

Power Score

68.34

71.49

League Position

Global Rank

287

205

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Preston North End — Opponent-weighted form score

Bristol City — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Preston North End Bristol City

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 4 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Preston North End PNE Home

4 matches

Bristol City BSC Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

Goal Difference

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-08-26T01:17:03+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Competition

2026/2027 Championship, England · Round 4 · Regular Season

Stadium

Deepdale

Capacity

23408

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Referees

Ruebyn Ricardo

Darren Williams

C. Gough

Adam Herczeg

Squad

Referee : Ruebyn Ricardo

Manager ▼

P. Heckingbottom Coach

Squad ▼

Lee Nicholls Goalkeeper

Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper

Andrew Hughes Defender

Jordan Storey Defender

Andrija Vukčević Defender

Liam Lindsay Defender

Lewis Jack Gibson Defender

Pol Valentín Sancho Defender

Harrison Clarke Defender

Odeluga Offiah Defender

Thierr Small Defender

Jordan Thompson Midfielder

Alistair McCann Midfielder

Leo Leroy Midfielder

Andrew Moran Midfielder

Alfie Devine Midfielder

Callum Lang Attacker

Delano Burgzorg Attacker

Jusef Erabi Attacker

Max Wilson Attacker

Referee : Ruebyn Ricardo

Manager ▼

M. Skubala Coach

Squad ▼

Bradley Collins Goalkeeper

Lewis Thomas Goalkeeper

Sam Tickle Goalkeeper

Robert Dickie Defender

George Tanner Defender

Robert Atkinson Defender

Noah Eile Defender

Lisav Naif Eissat Defender

Rio Cardines Defender

Joe Williams Midfielder

Scott Twine Midfielder

Tomi Horvat Midfielder

Jason Knight Midfielder

Adam Randell Midfielder

Sam Greenwood Midfielder

Gibson Yah Midfielder

Jed Wallace Attacker

Emil Riis Jakobsen Attacker

Elijah Adebayo Attacker

Lorent Tolaj Attacker

Samuel John Bell Attacker

Dominic Ballard Attacker

Yu Hirakawa Attacker

CONCLUSION

The matchup at Deepdale pits two mid-table Championship sides against each other with Bristol City carrying a modest power edge. Preston North End benefit from a higher form score yet trail slightly in league standing. Limited data on efficiency and transitions leaves room for on-field adjustments during the contest. Set piece contributions remain uncertain given the low confidence ratings attached to available figures. Both teams will likely emphasize core strengths in open play to gain control. The stronger squad rating for the visitors suggests they may dictate tempo at times. Home advantage at the venue could offset some of that disparity for the hosts. Expect a competitive affair shaped by positional awareness and basic execution rather than specialized metrics.

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