Birmingham vs Preston

1 - 0

🕒 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St Andrew's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 40

Regular Season Table

Birmingham 22 · Preston 10

Referee Stats

Oliver Langford

28 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	36%
Draws	21%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Birmingham outshot their opponent (11-4).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Birmingham had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Birmingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 25

Avg: 1.35 / 1.09

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 31

Avg: 0.91 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.57

PPG

1.13

1.35

0.91

1.09

1.35

48%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

35%

Score 1st

League-position context

Birmingham rank22nd

Preston rank10th

Birmingham points50

Preston points63

Birmingham: #22 · 50 pts · GD -15

46 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Preston: #10 · 63 pts · GD -11

33 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Birmingham last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals5-2

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

L L L D L

Points1/15

Weighted index4

Goals0-8

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Birmingham score at home70%

Birmingham clean sheet at home35%

Preston score away57%

Preston clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Birmingham score first0%

Birmingham win after scoring first0%

Preston score first0%

Preston win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Birmingham 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Birmingham score at home1.35 vs 1.48

Birmingham concede at home1.09 vs 1.20

Preston score away0.91 vs 1.20

Preston concede away1.35 vs 1.48

Birmingham score 9% below league average, while Preston score 24% below league average.

Defensive side: Birmingham are 9% below league average at home, and Preston are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Birmingham goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

402

334

Passes Accurate

287

214

Passes %

71%

64%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	20
Home Wins	7
Draws	6
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (50.0%)
BTTS	11 (55.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	4
Draws	3
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (70.0%)
BTTS	5 (50.0%)

Birmingham vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

13 Oct 2026 Birmingham vs Preston 4 - 0

2025-2026 Season

22 Apr 2026 Birmingham vs Preston 2 - 1 21 Oct 2025 Preston vs Birmingham 0 - 1

2023-2024 Season

01 Apr 2024 Birmingham vs Preston 1 - 0 19 Sep 2023 Preston vs Birmingham 2 - 1

2022-2023 Season

21 Jan 2023 Birmingham vs Preston 1 - 2 03 Sep 2022 Preston vs Birmingham 0 - 1

2021-2022 Season

15 Jan 2022 Preston vs Birmingham 1 - 1 25 Sep 2021 Birmingham vs Preston 0 - 0

2020-2021 Season

20 Jan 2021 Birmingham vs Preston 0 - 1 31 Oct 2020 Preston vs Birmingham 1 - 2

2019-2020 Season

18 Jul 2020 Preston vs Birmingham 2 - 0

2018-2019 Season

16 Mar 2019 Preston vs Birmingham 1 - 0 01 Dec 2018 Birmingham vs Preston 3 - 0

2017-2018 Season

20 Jan 2018 Preston vs Birmingham 1 - 1 16 Sep 2017 Birmingham vs Preston 1 - 3

2016-2017 Season

14 Feb 2017 Preston vs Birmingham 2 - 1 27 Sep 2016 Birmingham vs Preston 2 - 2

2015-2016 Season

19 Apr 2016 Birmingham vs Preston 2 - 2 15 Dec 2015 Preston vs Birmingham 1 - 1