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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 398 games and scored 442 goals.
10' Brad Potts has been relatively quiet despite scoring 34 goals in his last 398 appearances.
15' It’s high time Lee Bowyer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Ben Whiteman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Patrick Bauer.
44' England international George Friend has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Jeremie Bela is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 45.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' Emil Riis Jakobsen is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
60' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
62' The referee has no hesitation. Jordan Storey is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 62.
67' Chuks Aneke is replacing Scott Hogan for the Birmingham City FC side.
70' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ben Whiteman is replaced by Alistair McCann on 70 minute.
72' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
77' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
89' Brad Potts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Johnson at the 89 minute mark.
The points are shared — Birmingham City FC 0-0 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

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
Demarai Gray	1
Scott Sinclair	1
Liam Millar	1
Scott Hogan	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

1.77 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC53% Draw27% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Preston North End FC

47%

Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC41% Draw46% Preston North End FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.3%

2 – 0

12.1%

1 – 1

11.5%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

3.5%

4 – 0

3.1%

4 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	19%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	25%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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