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Bristol City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Robins are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 4 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Bristol City | 1-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 04 May | Bristol City | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Bristol City | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 09 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City may have lost only 1 of their last six home games, but the other 5 have resulted in drawn games. The Robins's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Preston N.E.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. North End have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Bristol City's 32 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Preston N.E. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol City are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |