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

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'

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
2
6
Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 1.8 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #23
11 Points 4
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
12 Scored 8
11 Conceded 15
+1 GD -7
1.38 PPG 0.50
25% Win % 13%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Birmingham City FC face off against Preston North End FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harlee Dean, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Maikel Kieftenbeld makes it 1-0.
  • 46' Andrew Hughes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joshua Earl at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Paul Gallagher is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 56' Birmingham City FC have won 422 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Brandon Barker by Lukas Nmecha on 57 minute.
  • 61' Goal! Jacques Maghoma scores his 8 goal in 388 matches.
  • 66' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 71' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 74' Connor Mahoney makes way for Wes Harding at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 77' What a strike from Che Adams! The score is 3-0.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Alan Browne as he leaves the pitch. Graham Burke steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Omar Bogle comes on to replace Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 88' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jacques Maghoma has done his job and it is now time for Josh Cogley to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 3
Jay Stansfield 3
Sean Maguire 2
Patrick Bauer 2
Jacques Maghoma 1
Maxime Colin 1
Che Adams 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1

Head to Head

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

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2018-11-28 Millwall FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2018-11-25 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2018-11-10 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Hull City AFC D 2018-11-03 Derby County FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2018-11-24 Preston North End FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-11-10 Bristol City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2018-11-03 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2018-10-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.45 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC68% Draw19% Preston North End FC13%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Preston North End FC
32%
Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC54% Draw37% Preston North End FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.5%
1 – 0
10.1%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.6%
4 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.1%
5 – 0
3%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 22% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 22% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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