Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Birmingham City FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 39' Patrick Bauer

Jeremie Bela 45' Y

Y 62' Jordan Storey

Y 72' Ryan Ledson

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

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

Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 1.8 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2021-01-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-09-21 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
18 Sep	Peterborough United FC	A	0–3	L
15 Sep	Fulham FC	H	1–4	L
10 Sep	Derby County FC	H	2–0	W
28 Aug	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D
21 Aug	Luton Town FC	A	5–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	Birmingham City FC	A	0–0	D
18 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	2–2	D
11 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
28 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	3–1	W
21 Aug	Peterborough United FC	H	1–0	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC get this one started.
5' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Patrick Bauer on 39.
44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Jeremie Bela argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' Birmingham City FC have won 421 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Bowyer might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
62' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
67' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chuks Aneke is hanging Scott Hogan on the field on 67 minute.
70' The crowd applauds Ben Whiteman as he leaves the pitch. Alistair McCann steps in for Preston North End FC.
72' A moment of madness from Ryan Ledson on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
77' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jeremie Bela suffering a number of foals already.
82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
87' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
89' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Brad Potts on, Daniel Johnson off on 89 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	3
Jay Stansfield	3
Sean Maguire	2
Patrick Bauer	2
Gary Gardner	1
Ibrahim Osman	1
Riley McGree	1
Andrew Hughes	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-18 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-09-15 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Fulham FC L 2021-09-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Derby County FC W 2021-08-28 Barnsley FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2021-08-21 Luton Town FC 0–5 Birmingham City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-09-14 Sheffield United FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-11 Bristol City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-08-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Peterborough United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC44% Draw30% Preston North End FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Preston North End FC

56%

Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC32% Draw50% Preston North End FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

12.1%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

4.2%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	23%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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