Preston North End vs Birmingham City: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 15.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Bring on Preston North End - Birmingham City! Even with mixed fortunes up until now, this fixture should be awesome!

Insights:
  • Birmingham City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

This could be an entertaining fixture with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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Preston North End form and stats

Preston North End have collected 19 points from their Championship home games so far after 5-4-2.

Preston faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cardiff City (after extra-time) (1-2).

In the game before, an away victory in the Championship match versus Stoke City with a 2-1 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Preston handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and three defeats.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Preston as they have a new game in only three days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Sheffield United are visiting.

Preston has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Preston's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Birmingham City form and stats

There's been little loot from Birmingham City's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Championship. Birmingham City only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Birmingham are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Birmingham City might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Plymouth Argyle (after extra-time) proved too strong as Birmingham City slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at St. Andrew's Stadium.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Queens Park Rangers.

We have checked recent matches where Birmingham have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were four victories, one draw and six defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Fulham.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Birmingham as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Birmingham have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head game ended Birmingham City - Preston North End 0-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Preston North End victories, two draws and two Birmingham City wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PrestonE. Riis Jakobsen
E. Riis Jakobsen
8 goals
Birmingham CityS. Hogan
S. Hogan
6 goals
Preston North EndB. Whiteman
B. Whiteman
4 goals

Preston North End missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Birmingham City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 6 Played P 4 12 24
8 5 3 Won W 2 3 7
7 4 1 Drew D 1 3 6
8 2 2 Lost L 1 6 11
26 15 8 Scored S 7 10 23
29 12 8 Conceded C 3 16 32
87% 91% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 83%
74% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 71%
52% 45% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 46%
17% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 21%
9% 9% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 8%
61% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 17% 29%
22% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 75% 42% 42%
30% 9% 17% Failed to Score F T 25% 58% 46%
 
4.7 4.7 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 2.8 3.9
5 4.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 6.4 5.3
2 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
10 11.6 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 10.9 11.5
3.2 4.1 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.2 3.2
35% 33% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 26% 29%
 
11.9 12.3 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 12.8 11
3.4 3.5 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.6 3.7
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 24 10 5 9 28 25 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 4 2 5 11 12 3 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Preston North End 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 5 4 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 11 17 -3 31
15 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
16 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 23 8 4 11 29 36 12 4 4 4 18 18 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 22
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 5 5 2 14 11 13 2 6 5 9 13 -1 11

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 24 10 5 9 28 25 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 4 2 5 11 12 3 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Preston North End 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 5 4 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 11 17 -3 31
15 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
16 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 23 8 4 11 29 36 12 4 4 4 18 18 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 22
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 5 5 2 14 11 13 2 6 5 9 13 -1 11

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