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 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 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	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

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
#23	Position	#10
4	Points	11
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
8	Scored	12
15	Conceded	11
-7	GD	+1
0.50	PPG	1.38
13%	Win %	25%

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

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

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 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.
10' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Ben Pearson will be fuming at that decision.
15' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Maguire made 384 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harlee Dean is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Garry Monk might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordan Storey.
50' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' 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.
60' Callum Robinson gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Brad Potts and will look to change the dynamic.
64' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
69' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
70' The crowd applauds Andrew Hughes as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Earl steps in for Preston North End FC.
74' Brandon Barker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jayden Stockley at the 74 minute mark.
79' The whistle greets Connor Mahoney as he departs to be replaced by Jota Peleteiro.
84' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
86' A moment of madness from Ben Davies on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
90' Magnificent from Sean Maguire! That is 14 goals in 384 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Gary Gardner is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 90.
Birmingham City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Preston North End FC were simply the better side today.

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
Jacques Maghoma	1
Maxime Colin	1
Che Adams	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.97 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC36% Draw28% Birmingham City FC36%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.32

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	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

64%

Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC19% Draw50% Birmingham City FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 1

12.1%

0 – 0

11.9%

0 – 2

8.6%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	23%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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