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

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Tue 21 Oct 2025 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith

3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Birmingham City FC	0	0
17	Sheffield United FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Burnley FC	0	0
20	Cardiff City FC	0	0
21	West Ham United FC	0	0
22	Southampton 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

Preston North End FC 14 games · Avg 1.8 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#25	Position	#16
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

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 16th (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' And we are off! Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC — let the football do the talking.
The points are shared — Preston North End FC 0-1 Birmingham City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

2 / 4

0.43 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.39 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 86%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC27% Draw48% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes14% 0% No86%

Avg goals/match: 0.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	53%	47%
± 1.5	21%	79%
± 2.5	6%	94%
± 3.5	1%	99%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

73%

Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC

52%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC12% Draw78% Birmingham City FC10%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

46.9%

1 – 0

16.8%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 0

3.5%

0 – 2

2.8%

2 – 1

1.9%

1 – 2

1.7%

2 – 2

0.5%

3 – 0

0.5%

0 – 3

0.4%

3 – 1

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	19%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	17%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

68% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

65% ✓

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