Championship

Championship | Gameweek 30

Feb 4, 2023 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
1 - 2
Bristol City

Evans (61')
Storey (33')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Sykes (6'), Bell (45+3')
James (50'), Wells (63'), Cornick (70'), Scott (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Bristol City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 0-3 Spurs
Saturday, January 28 at 6pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Bristol City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Bristol City 3-0 West Brom
Saturday, January 28 at 3pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Preston North End 1-2 Bristol City

Both of these teams have been unpredictable all season and it makes it difficult to predict a result with any confidence. That said, we can only back the visitors, who have momentum after outplaying in-form West Brom in the FA Cup last weekend and are performing better on their travels than Preston are at Deepdale. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 41.29%. A win for Bristol City had a probability of 32.6% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.73%) and 2-0 (7.16%). The likeliest Bristol City win was 0-1 (8.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Bristol City in this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Bristol City
41.29% ( -1.15)	26.11% ( -0.15)	32.6% ( 1.3)

Both teams to score 53.17% (

0.96)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.77% (

1.02)

51.23% (

-1.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.93% (

0.89)

73.06% (

-0.89)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.47% (

-0.13)

24.53% (

0.13)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41% (

-0.18)

58.99% (

0.18)

Bristol City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.45% (

1.39)

29.55% (

-1.39)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.42% (

1.66)

65.57% (

-1.66)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 41.28%

Bristol City 32.6%

Draw 26.1%

Preston North End	Draw	Bristol City
1-0 @ 10.18% ( -0.46) 2-1 @ 8.73% ( -0.09) 2-0 @ 7.16% ( -0.35) 3-1 @ 4.09% ( -0.06) 3-0 @ 3.35% ( -0.18) 3-2 @ 2.49% ( 0.06) 4-1 @ 1.44% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 1.18% ( -0.07) Other @ 2.67% Total : 41.28%	1-1 @ 12.41% ( -0.08) 0-0 @ 7.25% ( -0.3) 2-2 @ 5.32% ( 0.15) 3-3 @ 1.01% ( 0.06) Other @ 0.12% Total : 26.1%	0-1 @ 8.84% ( -0.02) 1-2 @ 7.57% ( 0.24) 0-2 @ 5.39% ( 0.19) 1-3 @ 3.08% ( 0.21) 0-3 @ 2.19% ( 0.16) 2-3 @ 2.16% ( 0.14) 1-4 @ 0.94% ( 0.1) Other @ 2.45% Total : 32.6%