Updated 3 May 2025, after full time.
Bristol City 2-2 Preston in the Championship on 3 May 2025. Scorers: Ross McCrorie ×2 for Bristol City; Emil Riis, Milutin Osmajic for Preston. In their last 6 meetings, Bristol City have won 2, Preston 2, with 2 draws.
Bristol City 2-2 Preston was the final score in the Championship on Saturday 3 May 2025. Scorers: Ross McCrorie (2) for Bristol City; Emil Riis, Milutin Osmajic for Preston. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Bristol City have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 5, with results reading D L L D W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-2 win away to Bolton in the Championship on 31 October.
Preston have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 12, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Stoke in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Bristol City have won 2, Preston have won 2 and 2 were drawn, with Bristol City scoring 7 goals to Preston's 7. The most recent was Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City on 1 September 2026 in the Championship.
Rio Cardines leads Bristol City with 4 assists across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Bristol City player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Bristol City player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Stanley Mills leads Preston with 20 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 2.0 a game, the most of any Preston player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Preston player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
James Linington refereed Bristol City vs Preston, averaging 20.4 fouls and 3.4 yellow cards per game across 18 games this season. That is 0.06 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Championship | Preston North End vs Bristol City | 1-3 |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Championship | Bristol City vs Preston North End | 0-2 |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Championship | Preston North End vs Bristol City | 0-0 |
| 2 Nov 2024 | Championship | Preston North End vs Bristol City | 1-3 |
| 13 Jan 2024 | Championship | Preston North End vs Bristol City | 2-0 |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Championship | Bristol City vs Preston North End | 1-1 |
| Stat | Bristol City | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 70% | 30% |
| Shots | 18 | 19 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 5 |
| Corners | 7 | 3 |
| Fouls | 7 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Tackles | 4 | 16 |
| Passes | 556 | 232 |
Bristol City: R. McCrorie 69', R. McCrorie 74'. Preston: E. Riis 28', M. Osmajic 60'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 18 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 11 of 24 |
| Shots | 13.6 | 12 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.4 | 10 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.3 | 10 of 24 |
| Tackles | 14.6 | 17 of 24 |
| Passes | 358.1 | 20 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.4 | 13 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 2.1 | 24 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 21 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 2.5 | 24 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.2 | 12 of 24 |
| Passes | 312 | 23 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 16 of 24 |