Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #14
64 Points 60
46 Played 46
17 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
57 Scored 55
56 Conceded 62
+1 GD -7
1.39 PPG 1.30
37% Win % 33%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium that hosts another battle between Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ivan Sunjic, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Bowyer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Ben Whiteman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' 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.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Jeremie Bela will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 62' Jordan Storey is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 67' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 67 minute. Scott Hogan leaves to be changed by Chuks Aneke.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Alistair McCann comes on to replace Ben Whiteman.
  • 72' Ryan Ledson is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 77' Daniel Johnson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 89' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Daniel Johnson exits the field as Brad Potts enters on 89.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.05 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC35% Draw32% Preston North End FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Preston North End FC
65%
Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC23% Draw54% Preston North End FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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