Championship
Wednesday 22 April 2026 · 19:45 · HT 2-1 · St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham · Referee Ben Toner
Birmingham City v Preston North End: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Birmingham City's last 10 home games and Preston North End's last 10 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 11 of 20, over 2.5 goals in 8 of 20, with 10.1 corners per match (league 10.3) and 3.3 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Birmingham City v Preston North End, full match
50%
Possession
50%
1.95
Expected goals (xG)
2.37
18
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
6
3
Corners
3
11
Fouls
9
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
5
Offsides
2
Goals and cards
11'
Goal
Jay Stansfield BIR
16'
Goal
Ibrahim Osman BIR
25'
Goal
Andrew Hughes PRE
45+2'
Yellow card
Andrija Vukčević PRE
72'
Yellow card
Andrew Moran PRE
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Birmingham City's last 10 home games and Preston North End's last 10 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
55%
11/20 games · League 57%
Over 1.5 goals
80%
16/20 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
40%
8/20 games · League 51%
Over 3.5 goals
20%
4/20 games · League 25%
Over 9.5 corners
45%
9/20 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 cards
45%
9/20 games · League 53%
Birmingham City clean sheet
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Preston North End clean sheet
10%
1/10 games · League 25%
Birmingham City fail to score
20%
2/10 games · League 25%
Preston North End fail to score
40%
4/10 games · League 25%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.4
League 2.6
Corners
10.1
League 10.3
Cards
3.3
League 3.9
