Bristol City vs Preston North End prediction | 21 Apr 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

21 April 2027
Championship
Bristol City Rating: 63.2
H
48%
D
28%
Preston North End Rating: 61.0
A
25%
Bristol City
Ranking: #283 overall, #38 in England

61.1 → 63.2 (+2.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 15 Sep 26 Lincoln City (H) 62.9 +0.5
1-0 18 Sep 26 Watford (H) 63.4 +0.5
1-1 10 Oct 26 Charlton (A) 63.1 -0.3
0-1 13 Oct 26 Blackburn (H) 63.9 +0.8
0-1 17 Oct 26 Sheff Utd (H) 63.2 -0.7
Preston North End
Ranking: #363 overall, #45 in England

60.4 → 61.0 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 12 Sep 26 Lincoln City (H) 62.2 -0.3
2-2 19 Sep 26 QPR (A) 61.8 -0.4
0-1 10 Oct 26 Millwall (H) 61.7 -0.1
4-0 13 Oct 26 Birmingham (A) 61.2 -0.5
4-1 17 Oct 26 Wrexham (A) 61.0 -0.2

Bristol City vs Preston North End: by the numbers

Preston North End trail Bristol City by 80 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 7 in England.

Bristol City arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.1 rating points over their last 10 matches against Preston North End's +0.6.

Bristol City gained 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 1 September 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Bristol City have ever held is 70.3, first set on 2 March 2019.

Preston North End first climbed to joint #141 in our European rankings on 9 February 2019.