Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 31 Oct 2020 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'

Daniel Johnson 87' Y

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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 Nicholas Barnard
Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee Shaun Hudson
Referee Tony Harrington

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

2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 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
31 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L
28 Oct	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L
24 Oct	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–1	W
21 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–0	W
18 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Brentford FC	A	4–2	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Preston North End FC	A	2–1	W
28 Oct	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–1	W
24 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–0	D
20 Oct	Norwich City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D

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' The ball is rolling at Deepdale Stadium. Preston North End FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
2' Magnificent from Riley McGree! That is 36 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
7' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' Patrick Bauer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
22' Lukas Jutkiewicz is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
24' What composure from Jayden Stockley! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
29' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua Harrop made 378 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
39' France international Maxime Colin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Ivan Sunjic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
49' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
54' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jonathan Leko is replaced by Jeremie Bela.
61' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Paul Gallagher is replaced by Ryan Ledson.
65' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Darnell Fisher is replaced by Joe Rafferty.
70' Harlee Dean has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
75' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Jayden Stockley has done his job and it is now time for Emil Riis Jakobsen to step up.
80' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
84' The crowd applauds Riley McGree as he leaves the pitch. Gary Gardner steps in for Birmingham City FC.
85' Goal! Gary Gardner scores his 17 goal in 383 matches.
86' Josh Cogley makes way for Maxime Colin at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
87' Poor challenge from Daniel Johnson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
11
Daniel Johnson
2
Darnell Fisher ↓ Joe Rafferty 65'
29
Tom Barkhuizen
8
Alan Browne C
1
Declan Rudd
12
Paul Gallagher ↓ Ryan Ledson 61'
10
Joshua Harrop
5
Patrick Bauer
20
Jayden Stockley ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 75'

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-10-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-18 Preston North End FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2020-10-04 Brentford FC 2–4 Preston North End FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-10-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-10-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.03 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC33% Draw30% Birmingham City FC37%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

67%

Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC21% Draw51% Birmingham City FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.6%

0 – 1

11.6%

1 – 0

9.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 3

3.3%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

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%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	18%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	22%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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