Week 29 features a match on Saturday Jan 29th, where Preston North End plays host to Bristol City in a clash of these two evenly matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Preston North End recorded a 0-1 loss against Swansea City. Ryan Manning scored the first goal for Swansea City in the 51st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Preston North End couldn’t muster any offence and Swansea City ran away with the shutout win. Preston North End is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bristol City recorded a 1-2 loss against Luton Town. Tom Lockyer struck first for Luton Town in the 42nd minute on a feed from James Bree, then Andreas Weimann tied it up for Bristol City in the 56th minute. Bristol City is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Preston North End and Bristol City last played eachother at the Ashton Gate Stadium on the 11th of September. Bristol City and Preston North End battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Bristol City nor Preston North End could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Bristol City is glad to have Andreas Weimann in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Preston North End hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Andrew Hughes and Brad Potts, and they each have 1 goal.