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

Championship · 2019-20
Birmingham City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+13'

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee Samuel Lewis

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
2
6
Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 1.8 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#15 Position #25
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Andrew Hughes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sean Maguire makes it 0-1.
  • 28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 33' It’s high time Josep Clotet Ruiz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' With 2 assists to his name this season, Jude Bellingham is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
  • 53' Tom Barkhuizen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 58' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Kerim Mrabti has done his job and it is now time for Alvaro Gimenez to step up.
  • 66' Denmark international Kristian Pedersen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 71' The 31-year-old Alan Browne has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 76' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josep Clotet Ruiz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 79' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. David Davis departs to be replaced by Fran Villalba.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Alan Browne. He replaces Paul Gallagher on 82 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Tom Barkhuizen is replaced by Brad Potts.
  • 88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 89' Joe Rafferty is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darnell Fisher at the 89 minute mark.
  • Birmingham City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Preston North End FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Stansfield 3
Alan Browne 3
Patrick Bauer 2
Sean Maguire 2
Brad Potts 1
Milutin Osmajic 1
Gary Gardner 1
Ibrahim Osman 1

Head to Head

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

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-09-21 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2019-09-14 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-08-25 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-08-20 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2019-09-21 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2019-09-14 Preston North End FC 2–0 Brentford FC W 2019-08-31 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-08-24 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.54 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC29% Draw45% Preston North End FC26%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 0.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 60%
40%
± 1.5 27%
73%
± 2.5 9%
91%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Preston North End FC
71%
Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC
55%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC15% Draw74% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
40.2%
1 – 0
18.1%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.2%
2 – 1
2.7%
1 – 2
2.2%
3 – 0
0.8%
2 – 2
0.8%
3 – 1
0.5%
0 – 3
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 21% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 17% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓

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