This is a Championship meeting between two sides who have both found results hard to come by lately. CheckLive's data does not flag a favourite for this one, so the win probability is not strong enough to call either way. With no clear signal, this looks like a match that could genuinely go either side, or finish level.
Preston's last five matches have brought a single win - a 5-4 EFL Cup success against Huddersfield - alongside defeats to Everton, Wolverhampton, Bolton and Stockport. Bristol City have drawn their last two friendlies against Exeter and Plymouth, and in competitive games have drawn with Birmingham, lost to Millwall and lost to Walsall in the EFL Cup. Neither side carries much momentum into this one.
The two sides have met eight times, with Preston winning two, Bristol City winning three and three draws. The most recent meeting went the way of the away side, with Bristol City winning 2-0 at Deepdale in January 2026. Given both teams' patchy form and the lack of a clear favourite, the key watch is whether either side can summon a sustained spell of pressure.
