Championship 25/26 · 4 Jan 2026

Bristol City 0–2 Preston North End

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Bristol City favourites at 58%.

Preston North End won a close one on the chances: 0.7 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Iversen, 53.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Lewis Dobbin +9.1.

Well below it: Adam Randell −16.5, Zak Vyner −14.3, Anis Mehmeti −14.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

1 Jan 2026	W 5–0	v Portsmouth Championship
29 Dec 2025	L 1–2	at Millwall Championship
26 Dec 2025	W 2–1	at West Bromwich Albion Championship
20 Dec 2025	W 2–0	v Middlesbrough Championship
13 Dec 2025	L 0–1	at Coventry City Championship

1 Jan 2026	W 3–0	v Sheffield Wednesday Championship
29 Dec 2025	L 1–2	at Wrexham Championship
26 Dec 2025	D 0–0	at Stoke City Championship
20 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Norwich City Championship
13 Dec 2025	W 2–1	at Oxford United Championship

27 Sep 2025	Preston North End 0–0 Bristol City Championship

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Yu Hirakawa Forward	1	–	100.0	–
Sam Morsy Midfielder	36	0.02	46.6	–
Rob Dickie Defender	90	–	44.1	−3.5
Max O'Leary Goalkeeper	90	–	38.5	−11.7
Neto Borges Defender	90	0.03	38.5	−0.1
Robert Atkinson Defender	54	0.06	37.1	−9.3
Cameron Pring Defender	36	–	36.1	–
Sinclair Armstrong Forward	78	0.21	35.9	−6.6
Sam Bell Forward	12	0.01	35.7	–
Ross McCrorie Midfielder	89	0.02	33.3	−8.2
Emil Riis Jacobsen Forward	35	0.02	32.9	–
Scott Twine Forward	54	–	30.9	−13.6
Anis Mehmeti Forward	55	0.03	28.5	−14.3
Jason Knight Midfielder	90	0.01	25.1	−13.6
Adam Randell Midfielder	90	0.02	24.0	−16.5
Zak Vyner Defender	90	–	20.4	−14.3

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Liam Lindsay Defender	12	0	0	–	63.8	–
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	53.3	−0.7
Ali McCann Midfielder	17	0	0	–	49.2	–
Lewis Dobbin Forward	67	1	0	0.33	48.0	+9.1
Jordan Storey Defender	90	0	0	0.03	44.9	+0.8
Alfie Devine Midfielder	90	1	0	0.18	43.5	+4.9
Brad Potts Midfielder	45	0	0	–	41.6	–
Jordan Thompson Midfielder	73	0	1	–	41.3	+2.1
Mads Frøkjær Midfielder	23	0	0	–	40.4	–
Jamal Lewis Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	37.6	−2.0
Ben Whiteman Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	35.8	−2.4
Milutin Osmajić Forward	67	0	0	–	35.7	−7.1
Andrew Hughes Defender	90	0	0	0.05	32.8	+1.3
Odeluga Offiah Defender	78	0	0	–	31.1	−8.2
Daniel Jebbison Forward	23	0	0	–	28.9	–
Pol Valentín Defender	45	0	0	–	22.6	−4.9