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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 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
2022-09-03 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
#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and Birmingham City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Greg Cunningham has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Maxime Colin makes it 0-1.
  • 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 26' Scotland international Liam Lindsay has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 46' Brad Potts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' 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.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Tahith Chong is replaced by Jordan James on 57 minute.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Alvaro Fernandez comes on to replace Brad Potts.
  • 66' The 34-year-old Scott Hogan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 71' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 76' John Ruddy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 343 appearances.
  • 81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Juninho Bacuna suffering a number of foals already.
  • It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 0-1.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Stansfield 3
Alan Browne 3
Sean Maguire 2
Patrick Bauer 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Ryan Ledson 1
Brad Potts 1
Milutin Osmajic 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
0.3 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.31 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 97% + Under — clean sheet likely 90%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC25% Draw54% Birmingham City FC21%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes10% 0% No90%
Avg goals/match: 0.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 42%
58%
± 1.5 14%
86%
± 2.5 3%
97%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
75%
Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC
46%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC8% Draw85% Birmingham City FC7%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
57.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
2%
2 – 0
1.9%
1 – 2
1.1%
2 – 1
1.1%
2 – 2
0.3%
0 – 3
0.2%
3 – 0
0.2%
1 – 3
0.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 15% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 15% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

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

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