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Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Preston North End FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 18 Jul 2020 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Joshua Harrop 21' Y
Y 28' Ivan Sunjic
Paul Gallagher 52' Y
Y 67' Jude Bellingham

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Geoff Russell
  • Referee Andrew Fox

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

6
2
6
Preston North End FC 14 games · Avg 1.8 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-09-21 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
15 Jul Brentford FC A 0–1 L
11 Jul Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
08 Jul Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–1 W
04 Jul Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
01 Jul Derby County FC H 0–1 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Preston North End FC A 0–2 L
15 Jul Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
12 Jul Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
08 Jul Swansea City AFC H 1–3 L
04 Jul Fulham FC A 0–1 L
01 Jul Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–3 L

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 wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at Deepdale Stadium.
  • 5' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Patrick Bauer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Paul Gallagher has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 378 appearances.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 21' Joshua Harrop picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 26' Gary Gardner has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' A moment of madness from Ivan Sunjic on 28 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 38' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 43' The deadlock is broken! Patrick Bauer gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
  • 48' The 34-year-old Andrew Hughes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 52' Paul Gallagher is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 57' Kristian Pedersen, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremie Bela is hanging Ivan Sunjic on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 67' Jude Bellingham was booked on 67.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Daniel Crowley is replaced by Caolan Boyd Munce on 71 minute.
  • 76' Marc Roberts is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 77' Preston North End FC make a change. Joshua Harrop trudges off to be replaced by Sean Maguire on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Tom Barkhuizen gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Daniel Johnson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Birmingham City FC make a change. Scott Hogan trudges off to be replaced by Jayden Reid on 83 minutes.
  • 87' The England Brad Potts breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 2-0!
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 3
Jay Stansfield 3
Sean Maguire 2
Patrick Bauer 2
Ibrahim Osman 1
Riley McGree 1
Andrew Hughes 1
Jayden Stockley 1

Head to Head

2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-09-21 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2019-03-16 Preston North End FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2020-07-15 Brentford FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-07-11 Preston North End FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-07-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2020-07-01 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-07-15 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2020-07-12 Stoke City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-07-08 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Swansea City AFC L 2020-07-04 Fulham FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-07-01 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.68 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC46% Draw41% Birmingham City FC13%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes15% 0% No85%
Avg goals/match: 0.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 60%
40%
± 1.5 27%
73%
± 2.5 9%
91%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
54%
Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC
59%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC20% Draw73% Birmingham City FC7%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
40.3%
1 – 0
23.8%
0 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
1.8%
0 – 2
1.3%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
0.8%
2 – 2
0.6%
4 – 0
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 9% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 27% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 11% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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