Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Preston North End FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 21 Oct 2025 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

6
2
7
Preston North End FC 15 games · Avg 1.9 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
18 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L
04 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
30 Sep Hull City AFC A 2–2 D
27 Sep Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
20 Sep Derby County FC A 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
18 Oct Hull City AFC H 2–3 L
03 Oct Wrexham AFC A 1–1 D
30 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–2 D
27 Sep Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
20 Sep Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Birmingham City FC
#24 Position #1
8 Points 29
15 Played 15
2 / 2 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
13 Scored 28
30 Conceded 14
-17 GD +14
0.53 PPG 1.93
13% Win % 53%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G
Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Preston North End FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC

Preston North End FC Form

2025-10-21 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-10-04 Preston North End FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-09-30 Hull City AFC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2025-09-27 Preston North End FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2025-09-20 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-10-21 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-10-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Hull City AFC L 2025-10-03 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-09-30 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-09-27 Coventry City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-09-20 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.75 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC22% Draw28% Birmingham City FC50%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
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

Preston North End FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
78%
Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC13% Draw49% Birmingham City FC38%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
0 – 2
11.9%
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 3
6.2%
1 – 0
6%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 4
2.5%
2 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 25% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 18% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

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