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Preston vs Birmingham

Preston
2 - 0
Birmingham
🕒 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 45
Regular Season Table
Preston 5 · Birmingham 23
Referee Stats
Stephen Martin
22 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 41%
Draws 27%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Preston controlled possession (67%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

39 / 29
Avg: 1.70 / 1.26

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

5
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-6-8

Goals For / Against

15 / 23
Avg: 0.83 / 1.28

Points

18
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.74
PPG
1.00
1.70
GF
0.83
1.26
GA
1.28
57%
O2.5
28%
65%
BTTS
44%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank5th
Birmingham rank23rd
Preston points63
Birmingham points18
Preston: #5 · 63 pts · GD +13
8 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Birmingham: #23 · 18 pts · GD -8
53 pts off the top 2. 39 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
45-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W D L L L
Points4/15
Weighted index42
Goals5-8
Record1-1-3
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 last 5 away

L L L D D
Points2/15
Weighted index7
Goals0-5
Record0-2-3
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.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.528%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.544%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home78%
Preston clean sheet at home13%
Birmingham score away56%
Birmingham clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Birmingham score first0%
Birmingham win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Birmingham 0%

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.70 vs 1.40
Preston concede at home1.26 vs 1.16
Birmingham score away0.83 vs 1.16
Birmingham concede away1.28 vs 1.40
Preston score 21% above league average, while Birmingham score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 8% above league average at home, and Birmingham are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

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

Birmingham goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
2
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
9
5
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
5
7
Fouls
11
10
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
572
270
Passes Accurate
464
155
Passes %
81%
57%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins7
Draws6
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals10 (50.0%)
BTTS11 (55.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (30.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)

Preston vs Birmingham 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