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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium as Birmingham City FC face off against Preston North End FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Daniel Johnson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' Patrick Bauer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
44' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeremie Bela on 45.
50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sean Maguire, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
55' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan Storey.
67' Birmingham City FC make a change. Scott Hogan trudges off to be replaced by Chuks Aneke on 67 minutes.
70' The crowd applauds Ben Whiteman as he leaves the pitch. Alistair McCann steps in for Preston North End FC.
72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Ledson on 72 minutes.
77' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
82' Ryan Woods has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
87' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
89' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Daniel Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Brad Potts to step up.
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
Scott Sinclair	1
Scott Hogan	1
Maikel Kieftenbeld	1
Jacques Maghoma	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

4 / 4

0.32 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.5 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC22% Draw48% Preston North End FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes13% 0% No87%

Avg goals/match: 0.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	53%	47%
± 1.5	21%	79%
± 2.5	6%	94%
± 3.5	1%	99%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Preston North End FC

78%

Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC

52%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC7% Draw78% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

20%

1 – 0

11.8%

1 – 1

8.6%

0 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

2.2%

2 – 0

1.8%

2 – 1

1.3%

0 – 3

0.8%

2 – 2

0.5%

1 – 3

0.4%

3 – 0

0.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	13%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	22%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

73% ✓

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