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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 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	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

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
#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' Welcome to Deepdale that hosts another battle between Preston North End FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' 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.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
25' Cody Drameh has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ryan Lowe might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Whatmough, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
40' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' Magnificent from Jay Stansfield! That is 42 goals in 341 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
48' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Jack Whatmough gets a Yellow card.
51' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Robbie Brady comes on to replace Ali McCann.
51' A stunning finish from Krystian Bielik — that came from absolutely nowhere!
52' Andrew Hughes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Whatmough on 52 minute.
57' 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.
62' 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.
67' GOAL! Milutin Osmajic fires home to make it 1-2!
68' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Ryan Ledson by Ben Whiteman on 68 minute.
68' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
71' The whistle greets Ivan Sunjic as he departs to be replaced by Juninho Bacuna.
72' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
77' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Milutin Osmajic at the 77 minute mark.
82' Scott Hogan gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Keshi Anderson and will look to change the dynamic.
87' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
88' The supporters are chanting for Gary Gardner. He replaces Krystian Bielik on 88 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Ryan Ledson	1
Brad Potts	1
Milutin Osmajic	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

2 / 4

0.77 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.46 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Preston North End FC or Draw 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC44% Draw38% Birmingham City FC18%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	68%	32%
± 1.5	35%	65%
± 2.5	13%	87%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

56%

Preston North End FC or Birmingham City FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC22% Draw68% Birmingham City FC10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

32.1%

1 – 0

20.8%

0 – 1

11.7%

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

2.7%

1 – 2

2.4%

3 – 0

3 – 1

1.2%

2 – 2

1.1%

0 – 3

0.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	25%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	14%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

63% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

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