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

Refresh

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

Match Preview

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

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

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
#23	Position	#10
4	Points	11
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
8	Scored	12
15	Conceded	11
-7	GD	+1
0.50	PPG	1.38
13%	Win %	25%

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

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

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' Scott Hogan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Ivan Sunjic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' Birmingham City 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.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' 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.
45' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Jay Stansfield is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
48' Jack Whatmough has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 48.
51' The crowd applauds Ali McCann as he leaves the pitch. Robbie Brady steps in for Preston North End FC.
51' What a moment for Krystian Bielik! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
52' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Jack Whatmough is replaced by Andrew Hughes.
57' Scotland international Liam Lindsay has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Milutin Osmajic makes it 1-2.
68' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ben Whiteman comes on to replace Ryan Ledson.
68' Milutin Osmajic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
71' The crowd applauds Ivan Sunjic as he leaves the pitch. Juninho Bacuna steps in for Birmingham City FC.
72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Juninho Bacuna.
77' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Milutin Osmajic on 77 minute.
82' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Scott Hogan on, Keshi Anderson off on 82 minutes.
87' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
88' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Krystian Bielik exits the field as Gary Gardner enters on 88.
The points are shared — Preston North End FC 2-1 Birmingham City FC. Honours even.

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
Sean Maguire	2
Patrick Bauer	2
Che Adams	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Ryan Ledson	1
Brad Potts	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

1.31 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC 74% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC42% Draw26% Birmingham City FC32%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

58%

Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC25% Draw47% Birmingham City FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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