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Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Preston North End FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 15 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Teden Mengi
Ben Whiteman 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-01-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2021-01-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
03 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
11 Dec Barnsley FC H 2–1 W
04 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
27 Nov Fulham FC H 1–1 D
23 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 2–1 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
02 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
18 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–4 L
11 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
04 Dec Millwall FC A 1–3 L
27 Nov Blackpool FC H 1–0 W

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 10' Teden Mengi, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' The Ireland midfielder Alan Browne breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 1-0!
  • 32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alan Browne makes it 2-0.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 47' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Teden Mengi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Whiteman made 235 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Barkhuizen is hanging Brad Potts on the field on 71 minute.
  • 72' Ben Whiteman is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 77' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 82' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Ivan Sunjic has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Woods to step up.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Onel Hernandez as he leaves the pitch. Scott Hogan steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 86' Scott Hogan doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' Scott Sinclair is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ched Evans at the 87 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

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

2022-01-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2021-01-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC

Preston North End FC Form

2022-01-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-01-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-12-11 Preston North End FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-01-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.8 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.39 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Preston North End FC or Draw 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC45% Draw38% Birmingham City FC17%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
55%
Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC23% Draw68% Birmingham City FC9%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33.1%
1 – 0
22.8%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
2.4%
0 – 2
1.9%
1 – 2
1.9%
3 – 1
1.2%
2 – 2
0.9%
4 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 27% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 12% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
68% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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