Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Birmingham City FC

2 – 1

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Preston North End FC

Wed 22 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Ground 23,798 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jay Stansfield 10' 1–0

Ibrahim Osman 16' 2–0

2–1 25' Andrew Hughes

Y 45' Andrija Vukcevic

Y 72' Andrew Moran

Overview

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

Birmingham City FC 9 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 9 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Toner
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

4 games this season 🟨 5.5/game ⚽ 12.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2025-10-21 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L
03 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
21 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–2	L
11 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
03 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
20 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Preston North End FC
#7	Position	#24
14	Points	4
9	Played	9
3 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 7
13	Scored	8
11	Conceded	16
+2	GD	-8
1.56	PPG	0.44
33%	Win %	11%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 7th (14 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/6

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+

2/7

■ 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Ground!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Brilliant from the ! Jay Stansfield makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 10.
15' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Ground. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
16' Ibrahim Osman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
21' Andrew Hughes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 35 Yellow cards this season.
25' The Wales Andrew Hughes breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 2-1!
30' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 391 games and scored 426 goals.
37' Demarai Gray is replacing Ibrahim Osman for the Birmingham City FC side.
42' 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.
45' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Andrija Vukcevic gets a card.
50' 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.
55' Birmingham City 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.
60' Daniel Jebbison is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
65' The crowd applauds Ethan Laird as he leaves the pitch. Bright Osayi-Samuel steps in for Birmingham City FC.
70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
72' Andrew Moran catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 72.
72' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jay Stansfield is replaced by Jhon Solis.
73' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Jebbison. He replaces Milutin Osmajic on 73 minute.
78' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Andrija Vukcevic is replaced by Robbie Brady.
83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
84' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 84 minute. Lewis Dobbin leaves to be changed by Michael Smith.
89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts ↓ Andrew Moran 65'
16
Andrew Hughes
15
Jordan Thompson
1
Daniel Iversen
2
Pol Valentin Sancho ↓ Thierry Small 73'
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Daniel Jebbison 73'
3
Andrija Vukcevic ↓ Robbie Brady 78'
21
Alfie Devine
17
Lewis Dobbin ↓ Michael Smith 84'
42
Odel Offiah

Bench

11
Robbie Brady ↑ 78'
12
Jack Walton
14
Jordan Storey
24
Michael Smith ↑ 84'
13
David Cornell
26
Thierry Small ↑ 73'
9
Daniel Jebbison ↑ 73'
23
Andrew Moran ↑ 65'
22
Milos Lukovic

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	3
Alan Browne	3
Sean Maguire	2
Patrick Bauer	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Ryan Ledson	1
Brad Potts	1
Milutin Osmajic	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-18 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-12 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Wrexham AFC W 2026-04-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-03-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-18 Preston North End FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.8 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC56% Draw25% Preston North End FC19%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Preston North End FC

44%

Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC40% Draw45% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

11%

2 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.4%

3 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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