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Birmingham City vs Preston North End

13 Oct 2026, 20:00 · Championship · 2026/2027

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20 completed meetings

Birmingham City

20:00

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Preston North End

Referee

Samuel Allison

Championship 2026/2027 · 4 matches

3.25yellow cards per match4 matches with data

1red cards per match1 matches with data

23.25fouls per match4 matches with data

Upcoming meeting. Compare their previous results below; match events and final stats will appear after play.

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Before this match

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Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.

Birmingham City

Latest: Middlesbrough · 2–2

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Middlesbrough · 2026/2027

Preston North End

Latest: Queens Park Rangers · 2–2

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Queens Park Rangers · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

6Birmingham City wins

6Draws

8Preston North End wins

55%Both teams scored

45%Over 2.5 goals

21Birmingham City goals

23Preston North End goals

At Birmingham City’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

Compare Birmingham City’s home games with Preston North End’s away games.

Birmingham City statsPreston North End stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Birmingham CityPer matchPreston North End

1.75 / 4Goals scored1.00 / 4

1.75 / 4Goals conceded1.75 / 4

3.50 / 4Total match goals2.75 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.00 / 4

0.00 / 4Failed to score / match0.25 / 4

13.50 / 4Shots13.50 / 4

5.75 / 4Corners3.25 / 4

9.50 / 4Total match corners9.25 / 4

2.25 / 4Cards2.00 / 4

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Birmingham CityStatPreston North End

0.754 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.754 matches

1.254 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.504 matches

0% (0)4 matchesWins0% (0)4 matches

100% (4)4 matchesDraws25% (1)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesLosses75% (3)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets75% (3)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves0% (0)4 matches

100% (4)4 matchesBoth teams scored75% (3)4 matches

Goal frequencies

Birmingham CityStatPreston North End

100%4 matchesScored 1+ goals75%4 matches

75%4 matchesScored 2+ goals25%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals100%4 matches

75%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals75%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time50%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time25%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

Birmingham CityStatPreston North End

3.754 matchesCorners conceded / match6.004 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners75%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 5+ corners0%4 matches

50%4 matchesWon 7+ corners0%4 matches

0%4 matchesWon 9+ corners0%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners50%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners50%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners25%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%4 matches

Cards

Birmingham CityStatPreston North End

1.254 matchesOpponent cards / match1.504 matches

3.504 matchesTotal cards / match3.504 matches

2.254 matchesYellow cards / match2.004 matches

100%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%4 matches

100%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards75%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards25%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards0%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards50%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards50%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards0%4 matches

Shots & play

Birmingham CityStatPreston North End

13.254 matchesShots conceded / match19.504 matches

50.50%4 matchesPossession / match41.50%4 matches

13.254 matchesFouls / match13.754 matches

2.004 matchesOffsides / match2.004 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Birmingham City

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.65 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.36 per game

Preston North End

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.31 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.46 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Birmingham City

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Bright Osayi-Samuel20

Phil Neumann12

Alex Cochrane12

Preston North End

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Birmingham City

Jay Stansfield8 matches

2.33

August Priske Flyger5 matches

2.04

Carlos Vicente6 matches

1.75

Preston North End

Callum Lang7 matches

3.00

Jusef Erabi6 matches

1.83

Johnny Kenny3 matches

1.20

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Birmingham City

Phil Neumann4 matches

2.10

Jay Stansfield8 matches

1.77

Carlos Vicente3 matches

1.67

Preston North End

Callum Lang6 matches

2.78

Johnny Kenny3 matches

1.72

Jordan Thompson5 matches

1.06

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Birmingham City

Phil Neumann4 matches

1.03

Carlos Vicente3 matches

0.44