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PrestonPreston vs Birmingham — Championship
1-1
BirminghamDeepdale, Preston
Going into the match, Preston had won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Birmingham had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in 10, scoring 0.7. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Birmingham 3 wins. Preston are 24th in the Championship on 4 points; Birmingham are 4th on 20.
Match report
Home form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 (D W L W D). 1.5 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Millwall · 13 Jan 2018
- W 1-5 at Wycombe · 6 Jan 2018
- L 2-3 vs Middlesbrough · 1 Jan 2018
- W 0-1 at Cardiff · 29 Dec 2017
- D 0-0 at Barnsley · 26 Dec 2017
- D 1-1 vs Nott'm Forest · 23 Dec 2017
Away form going in: Birmingham
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (L W W W L). 0.7 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 0-3 vs Derby · 13 Jan 2018
- W 1-0 vs Burton Albion · 6 Jan 2018
- W 0-2 at Reading · 2 Jan 2018
- W 1-0 vs Leeds · 30 Dec 2017
- L 0-2 vs Norwich · 26 Dec 2017
- D 1-1 at Sunderland · 23 Dec 2017
Head-to-head: Preston vs Birmingham
- Birmingham 4-0 Preston · 13 Oct 2026 · Championship
- Birmingham 2-1 Preston · 22 Apr 2026 · Championship
- Preston 0-1 Birmingham · 21 Oct 2025 · Championship
Match statistics
| Preston | Metric | Birmingham |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Total shots | 17 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |