Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Preston North End FC

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ben Pearson 10' Y

Jordan Storey 45' Y

Darnell Fisher 45' Y

Y 64' Maikel Kieftenbeld

Y 84' Jacques Maghoma

Ben Davies 86' Y

Y 90' Gary Gardner

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Chris Sarginson
Referee Scott Duncan
Referee Robert Hyde
Referee Rob Merchant
Referee Samuel Lewis

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

2019-03-16 Preston North End FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
13 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
09 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
02 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
23 Feb	Millwall FC	A	3–1	W
16 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–0	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	0–1	L
13 Mar	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L
10 Mar	Aston Villa FC	H	0–1	L
02 Mar	Hull City AFC	A	0–2	L
26 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
23 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Birmingham City FC
#25	Position	#15
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 15th (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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
5' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Poor challenge from Ben Pearson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
15' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Ben Pearson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
35' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
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.
45' Jordan Storey is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' Darnell Fisher, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Robinson is hanging Brad Potts on the field on 60 minute.
64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Maikel Kieftenbeld on 64 minutes.
69' Andrew Hughes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 33 Yellow cards this season.
70' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Andrew Hughes is withdrawn and Joshua Earl gets his opportunity.
74' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Brandon Barker on, Jayden Stockley off on 74 minutes.
79' The supporters are chanting for Jota Peleteiro. He replaces Connor Mahoney on 79 minute.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jacques Maghoma on 84.
86' Ben Davies is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
90' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sean Maguire on 90.
90' Gary Gardner picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	3
Alan Browne	3
Patrick Bauer	2
Sean Maguire	2
Brad Potts	1
Milutin Osmajic	1
Gary Gardner	1
Ibrahim Osman	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.43 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.43 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC34% Draw45% Birmingham City FC21%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes15% 0% No85%

Avg goals/match: 0.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	55%	45%
± 1.5	23%	77%
± 2.5	7%	93%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

66%

Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC

55%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC12% Draw77% Birmingham City FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

45.2%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

16%

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

3.3%

0 – 2

3.3%

2 – 1

1 – 2

2 – 2

0.6%

3 – 0

0.5%

0 – 3

0.5%

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%	18%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	18%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

65% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

65% ✗

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

Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

Birmingham City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Clean Sheet