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Preston
FT
0 - 1
Birmingham
Deepdale
Referee: Lewis Smith, England
Preston
Match Timeline
Birmingham
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
-5'
Keshi Anderson
Birmingham
🟨
10'
Michael Smith
Preston
🟨
12'
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Birmingham
⚽
33'
P. Neumann · Assist: A. Cochrane
Birmingham
🔄
54'
B. Osayi-Samuel ↔ M. Leonard
Birmingham
🔄
54'
L. Koumas ↔ D. Gray
Birmingham
🟨
58'
Tomoki Iwata
Birmingham
🟨
63'
Marc Leonard
Birmingham
🔄
63'
A. Vukcevic ↔ A. Devine
Preston
🔄
63'
A. McCann ↔ T. Small
Preston
🔄
70'
K. Anderson ↔ E. Cashin
Birmingham
🔄
70'
T. Doyle ↔ L. Dykes
Birmingham
🔄
72'
D. Jebbison ↔ M. Osmajic
Preston
🔄
83'
A. Hughes ↔ L. Dobbin
Preston
🔄
85'
J. Stansfield ↔ A. Sampsted
Birmingham
🟨
90+5'
Thierry Small
Preston
🟨
90+5'
Seung-Ho Paik
Birmingham

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Preston Win 0%
Draw 0%
Birmingham Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Preston1.28
Birmingham0.96
Recent Form (Last 5)
Preston Preston
WWDLW
12 GF / 9 GA
Birmingham Birmingham
WLDWL
10 GF / 14 GA
Key Stats
1.2
Average Goals Scored
1
0.9
Average Goals Conceded
1.4
5
BTTS Yes
5
4
Over 2.5
4
3.3
Shots on Goal
3.2

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Preston Preston 10 matches
Birmingham Birmingham 10 matches
Preston Statistic Birmingham
4 Wins 3
4 Draws 3
2 Losses 4
12 Goals For 10
9 Goals Against 14
1.2 Avg Goals Scored 1
0.9 Avg Goals Conceded 1.4
5 BTTS Yes 5
6 Over 1.5 7
4 Over 2.5 4
2 Over 3.5 2
4 Clean Sheets 2
2 Failed To Score 3
3.3 Shots On Goal 3.2
10.9 Total Shots 13.8
3.6 Corners 5.5
45.8% Ball Possession 57%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Preston won 6 times, Birmingham won 6 times, while 3 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 13:14 from Preston's perspective. 5 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 6 matches, with an average of 1.8 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Preston 3-1-4-2 / Birmingham 4-1-4-1
H2H summary: Preston wins 6, draws 3, Birmingham wins 6
Stats
Preston Preston
Birmingham Birmingham
Shots on Goal
6
Shots on Goal
2
Shots off Goal
8
Shots off Goal
5
Blocked Shots
3
Blocked Shots
2
9 Corner Kicks 3
8 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
17 Total Shots 9
6 Shots on Goal 2
8 Shots off Goal 5
3 Blocked Shots 2
13 Shots insidebox 6
4 Shots outsidebox 3
0 Goalkeeper Saves 5
463 Total passes 290
379 Passes accurate 212
1.34 expected_goals 0.83
🟨 2 Yellow Cards 5 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Preston
Formation
Birmingham
D. Iversen
D. Iversen
J. Storey
J. Storey
L. Gibson
L. Gibson
A. Hughes
↓
A. Hughes
B. Whiteman
B. Whiteman
O. Offiah
O. Offiah
A. McCann
↓
A. McCann
H. Armstrong
H. Armstrong
A. Vukcevic
↓
A. Vukcevic
D. Jebbison
↓
D. Jebbison
M. Smith
M. Smith
J. Beadle
J. Beadle
B. Osayi-Samuel
↓
B. Osayi-Samuel
P. Neumann
⚽
P. Neumann
C. Klarer
C. Klarer
A. Cochrane
🎯
A. Cochrane
T. Doyle
↓
T. Doyle
L. Koumas
↓
L. Koumas
T. Iwata
T. Iwata
Paik Seung-Ho
Paik Seung-Ho
K. Anderson
↓
K. Anderson
J. Stansfield
↓
J. Stansfield
Preston 3-1-4-2
Starting XI
1
D. Iversen
G
14
J. Storey
D
19
L. Gibson
D
16
A. Hughes
↓ 83'
D
4
B. Whiteman
M
42
O. Offiah
M
8
A. McCann
↓ 63'
M
5
H. Armstrong
M
3
A. Vukcevic
↓ 63'
M
9
D. Jebbison
↓ 72'
F
24
M. Smith
🟨 10'
F
Substitutes
12
J. Walton
G
6
L. Lindsay
D
10
M. Frokjaer-Jensen
M
17
L. Dobbin
↑ 83'
F
20
T. Carroll
M
21
A. Devine
↑ 63'
M
22
S. T. Thordarson
M
26
T. Small
↑ 63' 🟨 90+5'
D
28
M. Osmajic
↑ 72'
F
Birmingham 4-1-4-1
Starting XI
25
J. Beadle
G
26
B. Osayi-Samuel
↓ 54' 🟨 12'
D
5
P. Neumann
⚽ 33'
D
4
C. Klarer
D
20
A. Cochrane
🎯 33'
D
7
T. Doyle
↓ 70'
M
30
L. Koumas
↓ 54'
M
24
T. Iwata
🟨 58'
M
8
Paik Seung-Ho
🟨 90+5'
M
14
K. Anderson
↓ 70' 🟨 -5'
M
28
J. Stansfield
↓ 85'
F
Substitutes
21
R. Allsop
G
41
E. Cashin
↑ 70'
D
23
A. Sampsted
↑ 85'
D
27
K. Fujimoto
M
12
M. Leonard
↑ 54' 🟨 63'
M
17
L. Dykes
↑ 70'
F
42
D. Isichei
M
10
D. Gray
↑ 54'
F
9
K. Furuhashi
F
Last matches: Preston
15.08.26
Cha
Preston
Bolton
1
2
L
01.08.26
Fri
Preston
Stockport County
0
1
L
29.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bradford
2
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Preston
Marine
0
3
L
24.07.26
Fri
Preston
Cambridge United
0
1
L
18.07.26
Fri
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
3
L
14.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bamber Bridge
4
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
14.03.26
Cha
Preston
Norwich
0
2
L
11.03.26
Cha
Preston
Coventry
0
3
L
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
Last matches: Birmingham
15.08.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
0
0
D
31.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Barcelona
2
2
D
25.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Crewe
2
1
W
22.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Burton Albion
1
0
W
15.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Solihull Moors
3
0
W
10.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Huddersfield
3
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Birmingham
Portsmouth
1
1
D
25.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Bristol City
2
1
W
22.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Preston
2
1
W
18.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Hull City
1
1
D
12.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Wrexham
2
0
W
06.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Ipswich
1
2
L
03.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Blackburn
0
1
L
21.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Derby
0
1
L
14.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
QPR
1
0
W
07.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Charlton
0
1
L
02.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
1
3
L
25.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Millwall
0
3
L
21.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Norwich
2
1
W
H2H: Preston vs Birmingham
22.04.26
H2H
Birmingham
Preston
2
1
L
21.10.25
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
0
1
L
01.04.24
H2H
Birmingham
Preston
1
0
L
19.09.23
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
2
1
W
21.01.23
H2H
Birmingham
Preston
1
2
W
03.09.22
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
0
1
L
15.01.22
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
1
D
25.09.21
H2H
Birmingham
Preston
0
0
D
20.01.21
H2H
Birmingham
Preston
0
1
W
31.10.20
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
18.07.20
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
2
0
W
21.09.19
H2H
Birmingham
Preston
0
1
W
16.03.19
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
0
W
01.12.18
H2H
Birmingham
Preston
3
0
L
20.01.18
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
1
D
Last matches: Preston
24.07.26
Fri
Preston
Cambridge United
0
1
L
14.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bamber Bridge
4
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
14.02.26
Cha
Preston
Watford
2
2
D
07.02.26
Cha
Preston
Portsmouth
1
0
W
20.01.26
Cha
Preston
Hull City
0
3
L
17.01.26
Cha
Preston
Derby
0
1
L
09.01.26
FA
Preston
Wigan
0
1
L
01.01.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
3
0
W
20.12.25
Cha
Preston
Norwich
1
1
D
09.12.25
Cha
Preston
Coventry
1
1
D
06.12.25
Cha
Preston
Wrexham
1
1
D
21.11.25
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
1
2
L
05.11.25
Cha
Preston
Swansea
2
1
W
24.10.25
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
H2H at home: Preston
21.10.25
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
0
1
L
19.09.23
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
2
1
W
03.09.22
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
0
1
L
15.01.22
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
1
D
31.10.20
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
18.07.20
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
2
0
W
16.03.19
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
0
W
20.01.18
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
1
D
Last matches: Birmingham
15.08.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
0
0
D
25.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Crewe
2
1
W
22.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Burton Albion
1
0
W
15.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Solihull Moors
3
0
W
02.05.26
Cha
Birmingham
Portsmouth
1
1
D
18.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Hull City
1
1
D
06.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Ipswich
1
2
L
21.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Derby
0
1
L
07.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Charlton
0
1
L
25.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Millwall
0
3
L
21.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Norwich
2
1
W
31.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Oxford United
2
0
W
20.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday
2
0
W
17.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Swansea
1
1
D
10.01.26
FA
Birmingham
Cambridge United
3
2
W
01.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Watford
0
3
L
20.12.25
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
0
3
L
09.12.25
Cha
Birmingham
QPR
1
2
L
06.12.25
Cha
Birmingham
Southampton
1
3
L
26.11.25
Cha
Birmingham
West Brom
1
1
D
H2H away: Birmingham
21.10.25
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
0
1
W
19.09.23
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
2
1
L
03.09.22
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
0
1
W
15.01.22
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
1
D
31.10.20
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
W
18.07.20
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
2
0
L
16.03.19
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
0
L
20.01.18
H2H
Preston
Birmingham
1
1
D

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1
Coventry
46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2
Ipswich
46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3
Millwall
46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4
Southampton
46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5
Middlesbrough
46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6
Hull City
46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7
Wrexham
46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8
Derby
46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9
Norwich
46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10
Birmingham Away
46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11
Swansea
46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12
Bristol City
46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13
Sheffield Utd
46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14
Preston Home
46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15
QPR
46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16
Watford
46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17
Stoke City
46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18
Portsmouth
46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19
Charlton
46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20
Blackburn
46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21
West Brom
46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22
Oxford United
46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23
Leicester
46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24
Sheffield Wednesday
46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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