Bristol City vs Preston

5 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee David Webb

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sam Bell 47’
  • Will Keane 86’

Match summary

Bristol City and Preston shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Sam Bell put Bristol City ahead in the 47th minute and Will Keane equalised in the 86th minute.

Preston had the better of the chances, with 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Bristol City's 0.96 from 5.

Match stats

Bristol City Preston
5 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.96 xG 1.32
0.96 Non-penalty xG 1.32

Key events

Bristol City Preston
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sam Bell1-0 (Bristol City)
47’
86’
Will Keane1-1 (Preston)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Ali McCann

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.32 47’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), 1-0 47’ 86’ Will Keane (Preston), 1-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.32 47’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), 1-0 Bell 47’ 86’ Will Keane (Preston), 1-1 Keane 86’
Bristol City 0.96 xGPreston 1.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Bristol City attacking 
47’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), set piece, 0.41 xG, goal 38’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 62’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 65’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 75’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 67’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 47’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), set piece, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 56’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), set piece, 0.41 xG, goal 38’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 65’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 62’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 75’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 67’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 47’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), set piece, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 56’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Andreas Weimann Taken off
23′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jason Knight Taken off
87′ – – – – – – –
Harry Cornick Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
Nahki Wells Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.15 – – –
Sam Bell Taken off
87′ 1 – 2 0.73 – – –
Joe Williams Came on as a substitute
67′ – – – – – – –
Tommy Conway Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Mark Sykes Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Andy King Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Anis Mehmeti Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 45% Avg odds 2.11
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
Preston win 26% Avg odds 3.61

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.