Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Birmingham City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 1 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Venamore
Referee Darren England
Referee David Webb
Referee Mark Russell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 15 games · Avg 1.9 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	3–0	W
28 Nov	Millwall FC	A	2–0	W
25 Nov	Aston Villa FC	A	2–4	L
10 Nov	Hull City AFC	H	3–3	D
03 Nov	Derby County FC	A	1–3	L
27 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	0–3	L
27 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–1	D
24 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	4–1	W
10 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W
03 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
27 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Preston North End FC
#1	Position	#24
29	Points	8
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
28	Scored	13
14	Conceded	30
+14	GD	-17
1.93	PPG	0.53
53%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Jordan Storey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Ryan Ledson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Hughes, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
35' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
40' England international Lukas Jutkiewicz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' The deadlock is broken! Maikel Kieftenbeld gets on the scoresheet on 46 minutes.
46' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Hughes is hanging Joshua Earl on the field on 46 minute.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 398 games and scored 442 goals.
56' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
57' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Brandon Barker is replaced by Lukas Nmecha on 57 minute.
61' Against the run of play, Jacques Maghoma has scored! This game has turned on its head.
66' Louis Moult has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 393 appearances.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
74' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Connor Mahoney exits the field as Wes Harding enters on 74.
77' GOAL! Che Adams scores on 77. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld
79' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Alan Browne departs to be replaced by Graham Burke.
83' Omar Bogle is replacing Lukas Jutkiewicz for the Birmingham City FC side.
88' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 88 minute. Jacques Maghoma leaves to be changed by Josh Cogley.
It finishes all square. Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Andrew Hughes ↑ 46'
45
Lukas Nmecha ↑ 57'
22
Chris Maxwell
6
Ben Davies
15
Calum Woods
19
Graham Burke ↑ 79'
30
Jake Baxter

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	3
Jay Stansfield	3
Sean Maguire	2
Patrick Bauer	2
Scott Sinclair	1
Liam Millar	1
Scott Hogan	1
August Priske	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.79 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.53 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC74% Draw16% Preston North End FC10%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

90%

Draw or Preston North End FC

26%

Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC62% Draw33% Preston North End FC5%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.2%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.2%

4 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

6.7%

1 – 1

5.8%

5 – 0

0 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

4.8%

5 – 1

2.8%

6 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	41%	—	59%
-2	41%	22%	37%
-1.5	63%	—	37%
-1	63%	20%	17%
-0.5	83%	—	17%
+0.5	96%	—	4%
+1	96%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

Preston North End FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Clean Sheet