Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+13'

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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 Steve Martin
Referee Mark Jones
Referee Daniel Leach
Referee Samuel Lewis

4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2019-09-21 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2019-03-16 Preston North End FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L
14 Sep	Charlton Athletic FC	A	1–0	W
31 Aug	Stoke City FC	H	2–1	W
25 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	0–3	L
20 Aug	Barnsley FC	H	2–0	W
17 Aug	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–3	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
14 Sep	Brentford FC	H	2–0	W
31 Aug	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–1	W
21 Aug	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
17 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	2–3	L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC get this one started.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lukas Jutkiewicz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
15' Paul Gallagher has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' Lee Camp is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
23' Sean Maguire puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
28' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
33' 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.
38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
43' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Maxime Colin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
58' Patrick Bauer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' The whistle greets Kerim Mrabti as he departs to be replaced by Alvaro Gimenez.
66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
71' David Davis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
79' Fran Villalba has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Davis on 79 minute.
82' Alan Browne is replacing Paul Gallagher for the Preston North End FC side.
83' Brad Potts gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Tom Barkhuizen and will look to change the dynamic.
88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
89' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Darnell Fisher is replaced by Joe Rafferty.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Birmingham City FC 0-1 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Lee Camp
4
Marc Roberts
5
Maxime Colin
26
David Davis ↓ Fran Villalba 79'
12
Harlee Dean C
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz
3
Kristian Pedersen
7
Daniel Crowley
34
Ivan Sunjic
18
Kerim Mrabti ↓ Alvaro Gimenez 61'
22
Jude Bellingham ↓ Jacques Maghoma 61'

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	3
Jay Stansfield	3
Sean Maguire	2
Patrick Bauer	2
August Priske	1
Maikel Kieftenbeld	1
Jacques Maghoma	1
Maxime Colin	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.99 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 56% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC56% Draw25% Preston North End FC19%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Preston North End FC

44%

Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC46% Draw43% Preston North End FC11%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13%

1 – 0

12.8%

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.1%

4 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

3.3%

1 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	20%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	24%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

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 2019-20 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