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Preston vs Birmingham

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🕒 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Tony Harrington 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Preston 13 · Birmingham 18
Referee Stats
Tony Harrington
32 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 25%
Draws 19%
Away wins 56%
How the match was won
  • Birmingham outshot their opponent (11-19).
  • Preston controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 24
Avg: 0.91 / 1.04

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

11
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-9-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 24
Avg: 0.83 / 1.04

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.13
PPG
1.30
0.91
GF
0.83
1.04
GA
1.04
35%
O2.5
30%
22%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank13th
Birmingham rank18th
Preston points61
Birmingham points52
Preston: #13 · 61 pts · GD -7
30 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Birmingham: #18 · 52 pts · GD -24
39 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W W L D L
Points7/15
Weighted index64
Goals6-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Birmingham last 5 away

L W W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index51
Goals5-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS22%
BTTS + O2.513%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 4%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 74% · Over 1.5 48% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home52%
Preston clean sheet at home39%
Birmingham score away57%
Birmingham clean sheet away43%

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 home0.91 vs 1.25
Preston concede at home1.04 vs 1.06
Birmingham score away0.83 vs 1.06
Birmingham concede away1.04 vs 1.25
Preston score 27% below league average, while Birmingham score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 1% below league average at home, and Birmingham are 17% 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
6
6
Total Shots
11
19
Shots off Goal
4
7
Blocked Shots
1
6
Shots Inside Box
6
13
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
17
15
Offsides
2
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
468
312
Passes Accurate
359
206
Passes %
77%
66%

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