Sunday , 16 August 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Mon 1 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Jay Stansfield 68' 1–0
Y 41' Will Keane
Ethan Laird 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

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

6
2
6
Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 1.8 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Watford FC H 0–1 L
12 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–1 L
09 Mar Millwall FC A 0–1 L
05 Mar Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
29 Mar Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
16 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Stoke City FC H 1–2 L
02 Mar Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
23 Feb Coventry City FC A 3–0 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' We are underway at St Andrew's Ground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Liam Lindsay, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Noah Mawene has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 378 appearances.
  • 25' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Freddie Woodman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Seung-Ho Paik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The 28-year-old Juninho Bacuna has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a card for Will Keane.
  • 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Hughes, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 51' Krystian Bielik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 49 Yellow cards this season.
  • 53' Andre Dozzell gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Jordan James and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is replaced by Ben Woodburn on 62 minute.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jay Stansfield makes it 1-0.
  • 73' It’s high time Gary Rowett made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 74 minute. Emil Riis Jakobsen leaves to be changed by Milutin Osmajic.
  • 79' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
  • 81' Keshi Anderson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Koji Miyoshi at the 81 minute mark.
  • 82' Birmingham City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Ivan Sunjic comes on to replace Seung-Ho Paik.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-03-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-03-16 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-03-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-03-05 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-03-29 Preston North End FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2024-03-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2024-03-02 Preston North End FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2024-02-23 Coventry City FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.34 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC26% Draw48% Preston North End FC26%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes13% 0% No87%
Avg goals/match: 0.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 52%
48%
± 1.5 20%
80%
± 2.5 6%
94%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Preston North End FC
74%
Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC
52%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC8% Draw79% Preston North End FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
48.4%
0 – 1
18.3%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
2.1%
1 – 2
2%
2 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
0.6%
2 – 2
0.5%
1 – 3
0.3%
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% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 15% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 20% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
71% ✗

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