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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 27 Sep 2025

Preston North End 0–0 Bristol City

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.0 – 1.0
Actual xG
0.4 – 2.3
Goals
0 – 0

Footybot made Preston North End favourites at 62%.

Bristol City deserved more from the draw, creating 2.3 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Iversen, 76.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Daniel Iversen +26.0, Ross McCrorie +12.0, Mark Sykes +8.7.

Well below it: Alfie Devine −18.4, Robert Atkinson −14.0, Milutin Osmajić −13.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Preston North End

20 Sep 2025W 1–0at Derby County Championship
13 Sep 2025D 2–2v Middlesbrough Championship
30 Aug 2025L 0–1at Portsmouth Championship
23 Aug 2025W 1–0v Ipswich Town Championship
16 Aug 2025W 2–1v Leicester City Championship

Bristol City

21 Sep 2025L 1–3v Oxford United Championship
13 Sep 2025W 3–0at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
30 Aug 2025W 4–2v Hull City Championship
22 Aug 2025D 1–1at Derby County Championship
16 Aug 2025D 0–0v Charlton Athletic Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Preston North End

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper9000–76.3+26.0
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Midfielder1200–46.3–
Jordan Storey Defender90000.0643.0+0.9
Andrew Hughes Defender9000–39.6−0.4
Lewis Gibson Defender90000.2036.3−5.4
Thierry Small Midfielder8300–35.9−4.2
Ali McCann Midfielder6300–35.6−6.0
Lewis Dobbin Forward6300–34.9–
Harrison Armstrong Midfielder2700–34.2–
Ben Whiteman Midfielder90000.0334.0−9.4
Milutin Osmajić Forward90000.0833.7−13.9
Michael Smith Forward2700–29.4–
Odeluga Offiah Defender5400–27.3–
Alfie Devine Midfielder84000.0626.4−18.4
Pol Valentín Defender3600–21.3–
Andrija Vukčević Defender1300–19.5–

Bristol City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ross McCrorie Midfielder90000.4054.9+12.0
Rob Dickie Defender90000.0554.8+5.0
Radek Vitek Goalkeeper9000–53.7+3.7
Anis Mehmeti Forward90001.2643.5−1.2
Scott Twine Forward89000.3243.2−2.2
Mark Sykes Midfielder9000–43.2+8.7
George Tanner Defender1100–41.3–
Jason Knight Midfielder85000.1139.2−1.2
Zak Vyner Defender90000.0238.3−0.3
Adam Randell Midfielder90000.0236.3−1.3
Emil Riis Jacobsen Forward85000.1135.9−6.6
Robert Atkinson Defender90000.0234.0−14.0
Sinclair Armstrong Forward1100–28.2–
Yu Hirakawa Forward100–0.0–