Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Birmingham City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

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

6
2
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Milutin Osmajic made 128 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Jay Stansfield puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' Goal! Ibrahim Osman scores his 4 goal in 6 matches.
  • 21' Birmingham City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ibrahim Osman scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' GOAL! Andrew Hughes scores on 25.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Andrija Vukcevic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' Demarai Gray is replacing Ibrahim Osman for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' Odel Offiah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 40 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Iversen, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 65 minute. Ethan Laird leaves to be changed by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' Andrew Moran is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 72' Jhon Solis is replacing Jay Stansfield for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Jebbison. He replaces Milutin Osmajic on 73 minute.
  • 78' The whistle greets Andrija Vukcevic as he departs to be replaced by Robbie Brady.
  • 83' It’s high time Chris Davies made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' Michael Smith has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Dobbin on 84 minute.
  • 89' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Birmingham City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • Another three points for Birmingham City FC.

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

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 3
Jay Stansfield 3
Patrick Bauer 2
Sean Maguire 2
Milutin Osmajic 1
Gary Gardner 1
Ibrahim Osman 1
Riley McGree 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
1.49 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC47% Draw27% Preston North End FC26%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Preston North End FC
53%
Birmingham City FC or Preston North End FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC32% Draw48% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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