Championship · Matchday 4 · Deepdale Stadium
Preston NE vs Bristol City prediction result
How our call did
Our pre-match call was Preston NE win — the match finished Preston NE 1–3 Bristol City.✗ Miss
Pre-match picks, graded
Under 3.5 goals
✗ MissPreston NE or Bristol City
✓ HitBTTS: Yes
✓ HitEach dial shows the model's published probability for that call — the same number the track record grades after full time.
More markets
Double chance
Either side wins71%
Preston NE or draw66%
Draw or Bristol City63%
Goal lines
Over 1.572%
Over 2.546%
Over 3.524%
Under: 1.5 28% · 2.5 54% · 3.5 76%
Both teams to score
Yes52%
No48%
Most likely score
1–1at 14%actual 1–3
The single likeliest cell of the scoreline grid — even the top score rarely clears 15%.
Team comparison
 Preston NE | Bristol City | |
|---|---|---|
| 24th | Position | 8th |
| 0 | Points | 7 |
| 0.8 | Goals / game | 1.8 |
| 20th | Attack rank | 12th |
| 20th | Defence rank | 11th |
| 1406 | Elo | 1502 |
| 3 | Form pts (last 5) | 7 |
Longer bars are better within the Championship this season. Attack, defence and Elo come from our model ratings.
Head-to-head · last 10
Recent form · last 10
Preston NE8 / 30 pts
- L
Charlton1–0Preston NE - LPreston NE1–3Wolverhampton
- L
Bolton2–1Preston NE - LPreston NE1–3Southampton
- W
Sheffield Utd2–3Preston NE - L
Birmingham2–1Preston NE - LPreston NE0–2West Brom
- WCharlton1–2Preston NE
- DPreston NE1–1QPR
- D
Leicester City FC2–2Preston NE
Bristol City15 / 30 pts
- WBristol City2–1Portsmouth
- DBirmingham2–2Bristol City
- LBristol City0–2Millwall
- WBristol City2–0Stoke
- LBirmingham2–1Bristol City
- DSouthampton2–2Bristol City
- LBristol City2–4Norwich
- DQPR0–0Bristol City
- WBristol City1–0Sheffield Utd
- WCharlton1–2Bristol City
Championship standingsLeague hub →
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | QPR | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Charlton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 7 | West Brom | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 9 | Sheffield Utd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 11 | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 |  Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 13 |  West Ham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 14 |  Blackburn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 |  Watford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Bolton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 |  Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 |  Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 |  Cardiff | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 |  Burnley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 24 | Preston NE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
Pre-match model verdict
The model gives Preston NE a slim edge at 37% in a tight matchup. Preston NE arrive with 2 wins, 2 draws, 6 defeats from their last 10. For Bristol City it reads 4 wins, 3 draws, 3 defeats over the last 10. At home Preston NE have won 0 of their last 4; Bristol City have taken 6 of 15 points on their travels. The last 10 head-to-heads: 2 Preston NE wins, 5 draws, 3 for Bristol City. The fixture has produced 2.4 goals a game, and both teams found the net in 6 of the last 10. The draw is live here at 29% — noticeably above the usual rate. The Over/Under 2.5 call is genuinely tight at 46%.