Preston vs Bristol City

2 November 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Eltringham

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Sam Greenwood 48’
  • Yu Hirakawa 6’
  • Nahki Wells 51’
  • Max Bird 81’

Match summary

Bristol City beat Preston 3-1 on the road. Bristol City led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Yu Hirakawa put Bristol City ahead in the 6th minute. In the second half, Sam Greenwood equalised with a direct free kick in the 48th minute, Nahki Wells put Bristol City back in front with a header in the 51st minute, and Max Bird made it 1-3 in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Bristol City created 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 5 shots to Preston's 0.60 from 14.

Match stats

Preston Bristol City
14 Shots 5
2 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 1
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.60 xG 1.02
0.60 Non-penalty xG 1.02

Key events

Preston Bristol City
Kick-off
6’
Yu Hirakawa0-1 (Bristol City)
Half-time0-1
Sam Greenwood1-1 (Preston)
48’
51’
Nahki Wells1-2 (Bristol City)
81’
Max Bird1-3 (Bristol City)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Brad Potts
  • Mads Frøkjær
  • Ali McCann
  • Duane Holmes
Bristol City
  • Zak Vyner
  • Nahki Wells
  • Haydon Roberts

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 0.60 1.29 6’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), 0-1 6’ 48’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), 1-1 48’ 51’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), 1-2 51’ 81’ Max Bird (Bristol City), 1-3 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 1.29 6’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), 0-1 Hirakawa 6’ 48’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), 1-1 Greenwood 48’ 51’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), 1-2 Wells 51’ 81’ Max Bird (Bristol City), 1-3 Bird 81’
Preston 0.60 xGBristol City 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol City attacking Preston attacking 
6’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 51’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 48’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, goal 81’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 64’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 74’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Haydon Roberts (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 6’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 51’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 48’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, goal 81’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 64’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 74’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Haydon Roberts (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Freddie Woodman
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Storey
90′ – – – – – – –
Liam Lindsay
90′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
Andrew Hughes
90′ – – – – – – –
Brad Potts Taken off
67′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Mads Frøkjær Taken off
67′ – – 3 0.09 – –
Ben Whiteman Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Ali McCann
90′ – – – – – –
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Sam Greenwood
90′ 1 – 4 0.27 – – –
Duane Holmes Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – –
Josh Bowler Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Jeppe Okkels 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

Preston win 37% Avg odds 2.57
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.12
Bristol City win 33% Avg odds 2.91

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

Form going into the game

Preston WDWDD
Bristol City DDWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Preston 2-0 Bristol City, 13 Jan 24 Next meeting: Bristol City 2-2 Preston, 03 May 25  All Preston vs Bristol City meetings

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.