The kick off for the match between Bristol City and Preston North End will take place at 15:00 (UK time) - Sunday, 01/04 - at the Ashton Gate Stadium. This clash of the 2025/26 Championship looks very promising!

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APWin predictions for Bristol City vs Preston North End

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Under 2.5 Goals

After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.

👉 Our prediction is: Draw

There is a significant gap in class and quality between Bristol City and Preston North End, which is all too clear in their recent statistics and performances. But despite this disparity, our betting tip is to take the draw on the 1X2 market.

Preston North End has shown signs of promise in their past performances, enough to convince us that they can indeed take a point from their much stronger opponents in their upcoming matchup.

👉 Our prediction is: Bristol City to win the 1st half

While the half-time market is not a particularly popular betting market, it does provide a good deal of value. And this is true for Bristol City vs Preston North End, where we have Bristol City to win the first half as our best bet.

Bristol City has been quite a fast starter at home as they quickly put the pressure on their visitors in the opening minutes. That strategy should lead to a Bristol City taking an advantage into half-time.

Bristol City preview

Bristol City has played 25 matches in the Championship so far, with 11 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses. This results in an average of 1.56 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 12 wins, 6 draws, and 9 losses. Bristol City's attack has scored 40 goals, 38 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.52 goals per league match and 1.48 goals per match across the entire season.

Anis Mehmeti is the team’s top scorer with 8 goals, while Anis Mehmeti leads the team in assists with 6. Defensively, Bristol City has conceded 27 goals in the league (an average of 1.08) and 29 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.07 over 27 matches).

Preston North End preview

In 25 Championship matches, Preston North End has recorded 10 wins, 10 draws, and 5 losses, with an average of 1.6 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 11 wins in 27 matches. The team has scored 37 goals, 34 of them in the Championship (an average of 1.36 goals per match), with Milutin Osmajić being the team's top scorer with 5 goals and Lewis Dobbin providing 5 assists.

Defensively, Preston North End has conceded 25 goals in the league and 28 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.04 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Bristol City vs Preston North End

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Bristol City

England - Championship

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W L W W L

1.56

Home W W D L W

1.62

Away L W L W L

1.5

Away Team

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Preston North End

England - Championship

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W L D D W

1.6

Home W D D D L

1.77

Away L D W W D

1.42

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Published on 3 January 2026, at 12:21 Last updated on 3 January 2026, at 12:21
Author: Amauri Barbosa

Journalist, a football lover and sports betting expert for over 7 years. In addition to being a bet world aficionado, Amauri also practices athletics, and as all good Brazilian, does not refuse a brew.