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Championship · REGULAR SEASON - 44 · WED, 22 APR · 18:45 LOCAL
BIRMINGHAM
10TH · 63 PTS · LAST 5:
W D W L L
FT
2 – 1
FULL TIME HT · 2-1
PRESTON
W L W D D
· 12TH · 60 PTS · LAST 5
⚽ 10' — ⚽ 16' —
GOALS
⚽ 25' —
Andrew Hughes
👑
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Andrew Hughes
Preston · 90 mins
⚽ 1 goal · 25% pass acc · 1 shots on
RATING
8.3
PREDICTIONS
▶ MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

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Championship: Birmingham vs Preston
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Championship: Birmingham vs Preston
📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

115%
BALL POSSESSION %
90%
18
TOTAL SHOTS
16
5
SHOTS ON TARGET
6
210%
PASS ACCURACY %
190%
3
CORNERS
3
KEY EVENTS 13 events
  1. 10'
    Goal · 1-0
    BIR
  2. 16'
    Goal · 2-0
    BIR
  3. 25'
    Goal · 2-1
    PRE
  4. 37'
    Subst
    BIR
  5. 45'+2
    Card · Foul
    PRE
  6. 65'
    Subst
    PRE
  7. 65'
    Subst
    BIR
  8. 72'
    Subst
    BIR
  9. 72'
    Card · Foul
    PRE
  10. 73'
    Subst
    PRE
  11. 73'
    Subst
    PRE
  12. 78'
    Subst
    PRE
  13. 84'
    Subst
    PRE
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
BIRMINGHAM AVG 7.5
PRESTON AVG 7.3
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
18.0
TOTAL SHOTS
16.0
5.0
ON TARGET
6.0
3.0
OFF TARGET
7.0
10.0
BLOCKED
3.0
POSSESSION
115.0%
POSSESSION %
90.0%
316.0
PASSES
310.0
210.0%
PASS ACCURACY
190.0%
SET PIECES
3.0
CORNERS
3.0
8.0
OFFSIDES
13.0
DISCIPLINE
11.0
FOULS
9.0
0.0
YELLOW CARDS
2.0
4.0
GK SAVES
3.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
BIRMINGHAM 4 shots
Jay Stansfield
2/2
Ibrahim Osman
1/1
Ethan Laird
1/1
PRESTON 2 shots
Andrew Hughes
1/1
Liam Lindsay
0/1
⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 38%
62% A
5
EVENTS LOGGED
8
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 4-2-3-1 vs 3-5-2
4-2-3-1
3-5-2
25
JAMES BEA
 7.0
31
KAI WAGNE
4
CHRISTOPH
5
PHIL NEUM
 7.7
2
ETHAN LAI
 7.2
8
SEUNG-HO
24
TOMOKI IW
 8.2
17
IBRAHIM O
 7.3
28
JAY STANS
23
CARLOS VI
29
AUGUST PR
 7.0
1
DANIEL IV
 8.3
16
ANDREW HU
 7.0
6
LIAM LIND
42
ODELUGA O
3
ANDRIJA V
21
ALFIE DEV
 7.2
15
JORDAN TH
44
BRAD POTT
2
POL VALEN
17
LEWIS DOB
28
MILUTIN O
SUBSTITUTES · BIRMINGHAM
20
Alex Cochran...
D
26
Bright Osayi...
D
16
Patrick Robe...
M
33
Marvin Ducks...
F
6
Jack Robinso...
D
7
Tommy Doyle
M
10
Demarai Gray
F
21
Ryan Allsop
G
14
Jhon Solís
M
COACH: Chris Davies
SUBSTITUTES · PRESTON
9
Daniel Jebbi...
F
26
Thierry Smal...
D
14
Jordan Store...
D
24
Michael Smit...
F
23
Andrew Moran
M
11
Robbie Brady
M
12
Jack Walton
G
13
David Cornel...
G
22
Miloš Lukovi...
F
COACH: Paul Heckingbottom
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
BIR · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

PRE · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
B. Toner
—
BIR MANAGER
Chris Davies
head coach
PRE MANAGER
Paul Heckingbottom
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
5
BIR WINS
2
DRAWS
3
PRE WINS
50%
20%
30%
10 – 8
TOTAL GOALS · 10 MEETINGS
1.80
AVG GOALS / MATCH
RECENT MEETINGS SHOWING 5 / 10
21 Oct 2025
Preston
0 – 1
Birmingham
W
01 Apr 2024
Birmingham
1 – 0
Preston
W
19 Sep 2023
Preston
2 – 1
Birmingham
L
21 Jan 2023
Birmingham
1 – 2
Preston
L
03 Sep 2022
Preston
0 – 1
Birmingham
W
BIRMINGHAM LAST 5 OVERALL
W D W L L
PRESTON LAST 5 OVERALL
W L W D D
MATCH IMPACT Final 2–1 · result locked
BIRMINGHAM #10
Won · already at 63 pts
PRESTON #12
Lost · already at 60 pts
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 Coventry 45 27 11 7 +48 92
W W D D D
2 Ipswich 45 22 15 8 +30 81
D D W D L
3 Millwall 45 23 11 11 +13 80
D W W D L
4 Middlesbrough 45 22 13 10 +25 79
W W D L D
5 Southampton 45 21 14 10 +24 77
D D W W W
6 Wrexham 45 19 13 13 +4 70
L W W L L
7 Hull City 45 20 10 15 +3 70
L D D L D
8 Derby 45 20 9 16 +9 69
W L W L W
9 Norwich 45 19 8 18 +8 65
D W W L W
10 Birmingham 45 17 12 16 +1 63
W W D W L
11 Swansea 45 17 10 18 -4 61
D W L W D
12 Preston 45 15 15 15 -5 60
W L L W D
13 Bristol City 45 16 11 18 -2 59
L D L D W
14 QPR 45 16 10 19 -9 58
L L L D D
15 Sheffield Utd 45 17 6 22 -1 57
L L W W L
16 Watford 45 14 15 16 -8 57
L L L L D
17 Stoke City 45 15 10 20 -3 55
L L L D L
18 Portsmouth 45 14 12 19 -15 54
W L W W W
19 Charlton 45 13 14 18 -12 53
W L D L D
20 Blackburn 45 13 13 19 -13 52
W D L D D
21 West Brom 45 13 14 18 -9 51
D W W D D
22 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 -12 47
W L L W D
23 Leicester 45 11 16 18 -11 43
D D L L D
24 Sheffield Wednesday 45 1 12 32 -61 -3
L L D D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 84'
    Subst
    8th Substitution
  • 78'
    Subst
    7th Substitution
  • 73'
    Subst
    6th Substitution
  • 73'
    Subst
    5th Substitution
  • 72'
    Card · Foul
    2nd Yellowcard
  • 72'
    Subst
    4th Substitution
  • 65'
    Subst
    3rd Substitution
  • 65'
    Subst
    2nd Substitution
  • HALF TIME · 2 – 1
  • 45'+2
    Card · Foul
    1st Yellowcard
  • 37'
    Subst
    1st Substitution
  • 25'
    Goal · 2-1
    3rd Goal
  • 16'
    Goal · 2-0
    2nd Goal
  • 10'
    Goal · 1-0
    1st Goal
13 BOOKIES
📊 AVERAGE ACROSS 13 BOOKMAKERS
BIRMINGHAM WIN
1.65
60.6% implied
↑ best 1.70
DRAW
4.00
25% implied
↑ best 4.25
PRESTON WIN
4.90
20.4% implied
↑ best 5.20
MATCH WINNER ODDS avg across bookmakers
BOOKMAKER 1 X 2
10Bet 1.70 3.80 4.55
1xBet 1.65 4.00 4.74
888Sport 1.65 3.80 4.75
Bet365 1.62 4.00 5.00
Betano 1.67 4.25 5.20
Betfair 1.62 4.20 5.00
BetVictor 1.65 4.00 5.00
Dafabet 1.70 4.10 4.90
Marathonbet 1.63 4.00 4.80
Pinnacle 1.65 4.20 5.08
SBO 1.63 3.78 4.80
Unibet 1.62 4.00 5.10
William Hill 1.65 3.90 4.80

Best odds in gold. Edge ≥ +5% (lime) means market under-prices the AI's probability. 18+ only.

📊 OTHER MARKETS

Over/Under · BTTS · Asian Handicap

avg across bookmakers
⚽ GOALS · OVER / UNDER
1.5 O 1.22 U 3.98
2.5 O 1.72 U 2.08
3.5 O 2.79 U 1.41
⚽ BOTH TEAMS SCORE
YES
1.71 10 bks
NO
2.03 10 bks
⚖ ASIAN HANDICAP
Away -0.25 2.65
Away -0.5 2.23
Away -0.75 1.99
Away -1 1.71
Away -1.25 1.54
Away -1.5 1.42
📈 MARKET MOVEMENT

How the market shifted before kick-off

historical line movement
7d ago 3d 1d KICK-OFF

Smoothed line illustration · per-snapshot historical odds storage activates Q3.