Preston North End FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Preston North End FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Tue 19 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 46' Jay Stansfield

Krystian Bielik og 51' 1–1

Milutin Osmajic 67' 2–1

Jack Whatmough 48' Y

Milutin Osmajic 68' Y

Y 72' Juninho Bacuna

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

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

2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-01-21 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W
16 Sep	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–1	W
02 Sep	Stoke City FC	A	2–0	W
26 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
12 Aug	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	Watford FC	A	0–2	L
02 Sep	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
26 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
12 Aug	Leeds United FC	H	1–0	W

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' We are underway at Deepdale. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Koji Miyoshi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
35' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
40' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' Against the run of play, Jay Stansfield has scored! This game has turned on its head.
48' Jack Whatmough catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
51' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Ali McCann is replaced by Robbie Brady.
51' Against the run of play, Krystian Bielik has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 52 minute. Jack Whatmough leaves to be changed by Andrew Hughes.
57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Oliver Burke made 377 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
67' Brilliant from the ! Milutin Osmajic makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 67.
68' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Ben Whiteman on, Ryan Ledson off on 68 minutes.
68' The referee has no hesitation. Milutin Osmajic is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 68.
71' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Juninho Bacuna comes on to replace Ivan Sunjic.
72' Juninho Bacuna was booked on 72.
77' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Milutin Osmajic departs to be replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
82' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Keshi Anderson has done his job and it is now time for Scott Hogan to step up.
87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
88' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Krystian Bielik by Gary Gardner on 88 minute.
Another three points for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

26
Jack Whatmough ↓ Andrew Hughes 52'
25
Duane Holmes
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Ben Whiteman 68'
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
13
Alistair McCann ↓ Robbie Brady 51'
–
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 77'
1
Freddie Woodman
–
Liam Millar

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	3
Alan Browne	3
Patrick Bauer	2
Sean Maguire	2
Milutin Osmajic	1
Gary Gardner	1
Ibrahim Osman	1
Riley McGree	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-09-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-16 Watford FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-08-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-08-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.41 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC48% Draw27% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

52%

Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC31% Draw49% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.1%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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