Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
#10 Position #23
11 Points 4
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
12 Scored 8
11 Conceded 15
+1 GD -7
1.38 PPG 0.50
25% Win % 13%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Birmingham City FC host Preston North End FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Will Keane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Layton Stewart has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Wales international Jordan James has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Will Keane on 41 minutes.
  • 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lee Buchanan made 390 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 53' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Jordan James is replaced by Andre Dozzell on 53 minute.
  • 58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Mads Frokjaer-Jensen exits the field as Ben Woodburn enters on 62.
  • 67' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Milutin Osmajic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jay Stansfield makes it 1-0.
  • 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Milutin Osmajic comes on to replace Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 81' Koji Miyoshi makes way for Keshi Anderson at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 82' Ethan Laird was booked on 82.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Seung-Ho Paik is replaced by Ivan Sunjic on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — Birmingham City FC 1-0 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

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
Alan Browne 3
Jay Stansfield 3
Sean Maguire 2
Patrick Bauer 2
Riley McGree 1
Andrew Hughes 1
Jayden Stockley 1
Scott Sinclair 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
4 / 4
1.45 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC48% Draw29% Preston North End FC23%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Preston North End FC
52%
Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC33% Draw50% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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