Bristol City vs Preston

3 May 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Linington

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ross McCrorie 69’, 74’
  • Emil Riis Jacobsen 28’
  • Milutin Osmajić 60’

Match summary

Bristol City and Preston shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Emil Riis Jacobsen put Preston ahead with a header in the 28th minute. In the second half, Milutin Osmajić made it 0-2 in the 60th minute, Ross McCrorie pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 69th minute, and McCrorie equalised in the 74th minute.

Bristol City had the better of the chances, with 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Preston's 1.55 from 18.

Match stats

Bristol City Preston
18 Shots 18
2 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.90 xG 1.46
1.90 Non-penalty xG 1.46

Key events

Bristol City Preston
Kick-off
28’
Emil Riis Jacobsen0-1 (Preston)
Half-time0-1
60’
Milutin Osmajić0-2 (Preston)
Ross McCrorie1-2 (Bristol City)
69’
Ross McCrorie2-2 (Bristol City)
74’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Bristol City
  • Ross McCrorie
  • Haydon Roberts
Preston
  • Kaine Kesler-Hayden
  • Ryan Ledson
  • Robbie Brady

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.90 1.55 28’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 0-1 28’ 60’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-2 60’ 69’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), 1-2 69’ 74’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), 2-2 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.90 1.55 28’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 0-1 Jacobsen 28’ 60’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-2 Osmajić 60’ 69’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), 1-2 McCrorie 69’ 74’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), 2-2 McCrorie 74’
Bristol City 1.90 xGPreston 1.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Bristol City attacking 
74’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 60’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 69’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 28’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 71’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 79’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 88’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 5’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 27’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Joe Williams (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 45’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ Joe Williams (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 65’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+7’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 60’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 69’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 28’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 71’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 79’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 88’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 5’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 27’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Joe Williams (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 45’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ Joe Williams (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 65’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+7’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
George Tanner Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Joe Williams Taken off
80′ – – 2 0.17 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ 2 – 5 0.96 – –
Max Bird Taken off
57′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Scott Twine Taken off
57′ – – 3 0.08 – – –
Nahki Wells Taken off
84′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
George Earthy Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 0.24 – – –
Anis Mehmeti Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 0.24 – – –
Haydon Roberts Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – –
Marcus McGuane Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Sinclair Armstrong Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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 49% Avg odds 1.93
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Preston win 23% Avg odds 4.09

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

Form going into the game

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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.