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

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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

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

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

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	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#14	Position	#10
60	Points	64
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	17 / 13 / 16
55	Scored	57
62	Conceded	56
-7	GD	+1
1.30	PPG	1.39
33%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Deepdale Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeremie Bela, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
21' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 21.
26' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
28' The referee has no hesitation. Ivan Sunjic is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 28.
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Johnson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
38' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
43' Patrick Bauer adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
48' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paul Gallagher.
57' 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.
61' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Ivan Sunjic departs to be replaced by Jeremie Bela.
66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' Jude Bellingham catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
71' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Daniel Crowley is replaced by Caolan Boyd Munce on 71 minute.
76' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
77' Preston North End FC make a change. Joshua Harrop trudges off to be replaced by Sean Maguire on 77 minutes.
78' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Daniel Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Tom Barkhuizen to step up.
83' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Scott Hogan has done his job and it is now time for Jayden Reid to step up.
87' Brad Potts adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Preston North End FC 2-0 Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Lee Camp
4
Marc Roberts
5
Maxime Colin
12
Harlee Dean C
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz
20
Gary Gardner
3
Kristian Pedersen
40
Scott Hogan ↓ Jayden Reid 83'
7
Daniel Crowley ↓ Caolan Boyd Munce 71'
34
Ivan Sunjic ↓ Jeremie Bela 61'
22
Jude Bellingham

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	3
Jay Stansfield	3
Sean Maguire	2
Patrick Bauer	2
Scott Hogan	1
Maikel Kieftenbeld	1
Jacques Maghoma	1
Maxime Colin	1

Head to Head

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

1.32 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC51% Draw28% Birmingham City FC21%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

49%

Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC31% Draw52% Birmingham City FC17%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.8%

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

13.6%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	24%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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