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Birmingham

Vs

Preston

Since 31/10/2020

BIR wins

Draws

PRE wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

10 Birmingh… · 8 Preston

Goals per game

1.80

both sides combined

Over 1.5

50%

of meetings

Over 2.5

40%

of meetings

BTTS

50%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-1

22 Apr 2026

Next game

13 Oct

Tuesday, Championship

Birmingham vs Preston: the head-to-head

Birmingham have struck a decisive rhythm in the recent encounters, winning the last three clashes against Preston. Since 2020 the two sides have met ten times, with Birmingham securing five victories, Preston three, and two draws. The aggregate tally shows Birmingham scoring ten goals to Preston’s eight, an average of 1.8 goals per game. In half of the meetings the total exceeded two goals, while 40% saw three or more, and both teams managed to score in 50% of the fixtures. The most recent contest finished 2-1 in Birmingham’s favour on 22 April 2026. Across all meetings Birmingham have netted 10 goals and conceded 8. At home Birmingham have won twice, drawn once and lost twice, whereas on the road they have won three, drawn once and lost once. The next meeting is scheduled for 13 October 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Birmingham vs Preston

Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Championship

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Birmingham

Preston

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 10 games between these two clubs

50%

win %

30%

1.80

avg goals

1.80

50%

over 1.5 %

50%

40%

over 2.5 %

40%

over 3.5 %

1.00

scored

0.80

conceded

1.00

50%

btts

50%

40%

clean sheet

20%

8.60

corners

8.60

3.20

cards

3.20

Top three rows are this fixture: 10 meetings, 5 to Birmingham, 2 drawn, 3 to Preston, at 1.80 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Birmingham

Won at home

40%

2 of 5 home meetings

Won away

60%

3 of 5 away meetings

Drawn

20%

2 of 10 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Preston

Won at home

20%

1 of 5 home meetings

Won away

40%

2 of 5 away meetings

Drawn

20%

2 of 10 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Birmingham
22 Apr 2026	Championship	Birmingham	2-1	Preston	W	view
21 Oct 2025	Championship	Preston	0-1	Birmingham	W	view
01 Apr 2024	Championship	Birmingham	1-0	Preston	W	view
19 Sep 2023	Championship	Preston	2-1	Birmingham	L	view
21 Jan 2023	Championship	Birmingham	1-2	Preston	L	view
03 Sep 2022	Championship	Preston	0-1	Birmingham	W	view
15 Jan 2022	Championship	Preston	1-1	Birmingham	D	view
25 Sep 2021	Championship	Birmingham	0-0	Preston	D	view
20 Jan 2021	Championship	Birmingham	0-1	Preston	L	view
31 Oct 2020	Championship	Preston	1-2	Birmingham	W	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Birmingham · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.7

Avg scored

1.3

Avg conceded

1.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.20	1.27	1.33	1.40	1.07	1.13
vs Stronger (3)	1.00	3.00	1.00	3.50	1.00	2.00
vs Similar (26)	1.15	1.04	1.38	1.08	0.92	1.00
vs Weaker (1)	3.00	2.00	-	-	3.00	2.00
Clean sheet %	23% (-5pp vs league)

Preston · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.2

Avg scored

0.9

Avg conceded

2.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.97	1.80	0.94	1.88	1.00	1.71
vs Stronger (4)	0.50	2.50	0.00	4.00	0.67	2.00
vs Similar (26)	1.04	1.69	1.00	1.73	1.09	1.64
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	10% (-19pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Birmingham

DWWDWDDLWD

Last 10: 13 scored, 14 conceded.

Preston

LLWLDLLLLL

Last 10: 9 scored, 23 conceded.

Birmingham

Home · last 10

LWDLWWWDLD

4 won · 13 scored, 16 conceded

Away · last 10

WLLLLDDWDW

3 won · 8 scored, 11 conceded

Preston

Home · last 10

LLWDLLDLLL

1 won · 9 scored, 23 conceded

Away · last 10

LDLLDWLWLL

2 won · 10 scored, 17 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Birmingham

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 10 meetings have goal timings on record. See Birmingham's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Preston

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 16-30'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 10 meetings have goal timings on record. See Preston's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

BirminghamPreston

€93.1m

squad value

€42.5m

€130.9m

attack

€73.7m

€29.7m

midfield

€30.3m

€110.8m

defence

€67.3m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Birmingham carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Birmingham

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	@ Hull	1-1	D
22 Apr	vs Preston	2-1	W
25 Apr	vs Bristol City	2-1	W
02 May	@ Portsmouth	1-1	D
08 Aug	@ Swansea	1-0	W
15 Aug	@ Sheffield United	0-0	D
22 Aug	vs Bristol City	2-2	D
25 Aug	vs Brentford	1-6	L
28 Aug	@ Wrexham	2-1	W
01 Sep	vs Southampton	1-1	D

Preston

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	vs West Brom	0-2	L
22 Apr	@ Birmingham	1-2	L
25 Apr	@ Sheffield United	3-2	W
02 May	vs Southampton	1-3	L
08 Aug	vs Huddersfield	1-1	D
15 Aug	@ Bolton	1-2	L
22 Aug	vs Wolves	1-3	L
26 Aug	vs Everton	0-4	L
29 Aug	@ Charlton	0-1	L
01 Sep	vs Bristol City	1-3	L