Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

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Preston North End FC

Sat 21 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Hannibal Mejbri 32' Y

Tahith Chong 45' Y

Y 45' Robert Brady

Juninho Bacuna 79' Y

Lukas Jutkiewicz 90' Y

Overview

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

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-01-21 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-01-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2021-01-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
17 Jan	Forest Green Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
14 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	2–4	L
02 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–3	L
30 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
27 Dec	Burnley FC	A	0–3	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	2–1	W
14 Jan	Norwich City FC	H	0–4	L
07 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–1	W
02 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
29 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L
26 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L

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' We are underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Jordan Graham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
10' Ryan Ledson adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
15' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
16' A stunning finish from Alan Browne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' 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.
31' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hannibal Mejbri.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
42' Ched Evans is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
45' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
50' Troy Parrott has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 385 appearances.
55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
60' Ben Woodburn has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' The crowd applauds Tahith Chong as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Jutkiewicz steps in for Birmingham City FC.
63' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Hannibal Mejbri is replaced by Juninho Bacuna.
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
69' The whistle greets Liam Delap as he departs to be replaced by Ched Evans.
74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
79' Juninho Bacuna has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
81' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 81 minute. Thomas Cannon leaves to be changed by Troy Parrott.
83' What a moment for Lukas Jutkiewicz! That strike on 83 puts his side firmly in control.
88' Preston North End FC make a change. Ben Woodburn trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Johnson on 88 minutes.
90' Poor challenge from Lukas Jutkiewicz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Juninho Bacuna ↑ 62'
1
Neil Etheridge
11
Jordan Graham ↑ 88'
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 62'
3
George Friend ↑ 62'
42
Alfie Chang
19
Jordan James

Coach John Eustace

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-01-21 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-01-17 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-12-30 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2022-12-27 Burnley FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2023-01-21 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-01-14 Preston North End FC 0–4 Norwich City FC L 2023-01-07 Preston North End FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2022-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.13 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC33% Draw31% Preston North End FC36%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Preston North End FC

67%

Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC23% Draw50% Preston North End FC27%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.8%

0 – 1

10.4%

1 – 0

9.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.7%

0 – 3

2.7%

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%	19%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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