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Preston North End and Bristol City face in Deepdale, in a match for the 20th round of the Championship. The history of head-to-head matches played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2 and drew 2. But the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 28‑09‑2019 For the Championship, the two teams tied by (3‑3). The goals of the match were scored by P. Bauer (70 ‘), P. Gallagher (45’) and D. Johnson (51 ‘), for Preston North End, and N. Baker (60’), T. Moore (29 ‘) ) and A. Weimann (36 ‘), for Bristol City. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 16th and 8th in the league table, it is actually a clash between the 22nd-ranked in home matches and the 5th-ranked away team.
Preston:
After 7 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in 16th position, with 23 points won. In their last match, they lost to Barnsley away by (2‑1), after losing in the previous match by (3‑0) away, in a match against Luton Town. Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results abroad than in their stadium, since they won 16 points as a visitor and only 7 in their stadium. In their last 9 home games for the championship, Preston North End won 2, tied 1 and lost 6, for which they have 7 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (5 out of 9 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 4 of the last 9 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 19 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Preston North End enters this game with a defeat, 2-1, on the trip to Barnsley’s field, thus adding the second loss in a row in this second English division: the only goal of the team was signed by Sean Maguire. Mister Alex Neil must take risks with the same strategy of the last game, favoring the medium-low blocking and counterattacks, exploring the space in the opponent’s back in the best way. Left winger Scott Sinclair is Preston North End’s top scorer with 7 goals scored. Louis Moult is out of this game due to physical problems.
Bristol City:
The visiting team is currently in 8th position, with 30 points won, after 9 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Rotherham United by (2‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Millwall by (0‑2). This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 16 points away and 14 at home, with 12 goals scored and 11 suffered as away, against 8 goals scored and 9 suffered at home. For the championship, Bristol City won 16 points out of 27 possible, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 9 away games. In 19 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Bristol City enter this match with a 0-2 loss to Millwall, thus registering their second consecutive defeat in this competition. Because he has a more evolved team, coach Dean Holden must prioritize maintaining possession of the ball and organized attacks, always with the aim of not losing his balance. Left winger Nahki Wells is the highlight of this team with Bristol City with 4 goals. For this match against Preston, the visiting team cannot Nathan Baker, Jay Dasilva, Joseph Williams, Liam Walsh, Steven Sessegnon, Andreas Weimann and Alfie Mawson, all with physical problems.
Preston vs Bristol City head to head matches
22.07.20 CHA Bristol City Preston 1 : 1
28.09.19 CHA Preston Bristol City 3 : 3
02.03.19 CHA Preston Bristol City 1 : 1
10.11.18 CHA Bristol City Preston 0 : 1
06.03.18 CHA Preston Bristol City 2 : 1