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

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Championship · 2018-19

Preston North End FC

1 – 0

Full Time

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 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 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	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

Preston North End FC 15 games · Avg 1.9 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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Storey, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' Poor challenge from Ben Pearson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' 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.
25' Darnell Fisher has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' Jamaica international Wes Harding has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' The referee calls foul for Jordan Storey. He receives a Yellow card.
50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Johnson made 388 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 60 minute. Brad Potts leaves to be changed by Callum Robinson.
64' A moment of madness from Maikel Kieftenbeld on 64 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
70' The whistle greets Andrew Hughes as he departs to be replaced by Joshua Earl.
74' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Jayden Stockley is replaced by Brandon Barker on 74 minute.
79' Jota Peleteiro is replacing Connor Mahoney for the Birmingham City FC side.
84' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Jacques Maghoma gets a Yellow card.
86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Davies.
90' GOAL! Sean Maguire scores on 90. Assisted by Daniel Johnson
90' Controversy at the stadium! Gary Gardner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Full Time. Preston North End FC beats 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
Sean Maguire	2
Patrick Bauer	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Ryan Ledson	1
Brad Potts	1
Milutin Osmajic	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.75 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC29% Draw25% Birmingham City FC46%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

71%

Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC13% Draw48% Birmingham City FC39%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.2%

1 – 1

12%

0 – 2

12%

0 – 0

11.2%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 3

6.4%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

2 – 1

2 – 2

3.4%

0 – 4

2.7%

2 – 0

2.4%

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%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	25%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	18%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

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)

Top Scorers (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