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

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Championship · 2022-23

Birmingham City FC

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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 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

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
#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' In just a few seconds St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' The England Ryan Ledson breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 0-1!
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
16' GOAL! Alan Browne fires home to make it 0-2!
21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
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' Jordan Graham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
32' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
37' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Juninho Bacuna has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tahith Chong on 45.
50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' With 2 assists to his name this season, Hannibal Mejbri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
62' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 62 minute. Tahith Chong leaves to be changed by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
63' Hannibal Mejbri makes way for Juninho Bacuna at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
68' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
69' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Liam Delap has done his job and it is now time for Ched Evans to step up.
74' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
79' A moment of madness from Juninho Bacuna on 79 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
81' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Thomas Cannon departs to be replaced by Troy Parrott.
83' A stunning finish from Lukas Jutkiewicz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
88' Preston North End FC make a change. Ben Woodburn trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Johnson on 88 minutes.
90' A moment of madness from Lukas Jutkiewicz on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

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
Jay Stansfield	3
Alan Browne	3
Sean Maguire	2
Patrick Bauer	2
Che Adams	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Ryan Ledson	1
Brad Potts	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

0 / 4

0.39 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.68 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC21% Draw42% Preston North End FC37%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes18% 0% No82%

Avg goals/match: 1.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	63%	37%
± 1.5	30%	70%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Preston North End FC

79%

Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC

58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC9% Draw71% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

37%

0 – 1

21.5%

1 – 0

11.5%

1 – 1

10.3%

0 – 2

7.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

2.2%

2 – 1

1.9%

0 – 3

1.6%

1 – 3

0.8%

2 – 2

0.8%

3 – 0

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	14%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	25%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

68% ✗

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