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Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Preston North End FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 3 Sep 2022 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

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 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

6
2
6
Preston North End FC 14 games · Avg 1.8 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
31 Aug Coventry City FC A 1–0 W
27 Aug Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
20 Aug Watford FC H 0–0 D
16 Aug Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
13 Aug Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
30 Aug Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
27 Aug Rotherham United FC A 0–2 L
20 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 0–1 L
16 Aug Watford FC H 1–1 D
13 Aug Cardiff City FC A 0–1 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' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! Maxime Colin makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 21' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dion Sanderson made 343 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' The 28-year-old Krystian Bielik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan James is hanging Tahith Chong on the field on 57 minute.
  • 61' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Brad Potts by Alvaro Fernandez on 61 minute.
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alistair McCann, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' 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.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Stansfield 3
Alan Browne 3
Sean Maguire 2
Patrick Bauer 2
Che Adams 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Ryan Ledson 1
Brad Potts 1

Head to Head

2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Preston North End FC Form

2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-08-20 Preston North End FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-08-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-08-30 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2022-08-27 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-08-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-08-16 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.9 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Preston North End FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC35% Draw33% Birmingham City FC32%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
65%
Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC21% Draw57% Birmingham City FC22%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.6%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.1%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 3
2%
1 – 3
1.9%
3 – 0
1.9%

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% 20% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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