Preston vs Birmingham

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🕒 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 11
Regular Season Table
Preston 14 · Birmingham 10
Referee Stats
25 matches · 1.44 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.44
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 48%
Draws 24%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (17-9).
  • Preston controlled possession (62%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

28 / 30
Avg: 1.22 / 1.30

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-5-13

Goals For / Against

18 / 34
Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

20
Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
0.87
1.22
GF
0.78
1.30
GA
1.48
48%
O2.5
43%
57%
BTTS
48%
13%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

Preston rank14th
Birmingham rank10th
Preston points60
Birmingham points64
Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Birmingham: #10 · 64 pts · GD +1
20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L D W L
Points4/15
Weighted index20
Goals6-10
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

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals3-6
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 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%
Preston clean sheet at home22%
Birmingham score away61%
Birmingham clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first13%
Preston win after scoring first33%
Birmingham score first13%
Birmingham win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Birmingham 57%
Avg first goal minute: Preston 35.0' · Birmingham 40.0'

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.22 vs 1.40
Preston concede at home1.30 vs 1.20
Birmingham score away0.78 vs 1.20
Birmingham concede away1.48 vs 1.40
Preston score 13% below league average, while Birmingham score 35% below league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 8% above league average at home, and Birmingham are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 0

Birmingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
17
9
Shots off Goal
8
5
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
13
6
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
9
3
Fouls
8
14
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
5
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
463
290
Passes Accurate
379
212
Passes %
82%
73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games19
Home Wins7
Draws6
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals9 (47.4%)
BTTS11 (57.9%)
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