Preston vs Birmingham — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 7

Preston

2–1Full-time

Birmingham

DWWLLLGoals 11-21

LWWDDLGoals 13-14

Deepdale, Preston · Capacity 23,408 · grass · Referee: D. Whitestone

Match events

46'J. Stansfield
48'J. Whatmough
51'A. McCann (R. Brady)
51'K. Bielik
52'J. Whatmough (Andrew Hughes)
67'M. Osmajić (Alan Browne)
68'M. Osmajić
68'R. Ledson (B. Whiteman)
71'I. Sunjic (Juninho Bacuna)
72'Juninho Bacuna
77'M. Osmajić (Mads Frøkjær)
82'K. Anderson (S. Hogan)
88'K. Bielik (Gary Gardner)
88'O. Burke (J. James)

Lineups

Preston

Birmingham

3-4-2-1

4-2-3-1

R. LoweCoach

J. Eustace

Bench (9)

Match trends

Preston have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Birmingham have averaged 1.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 3 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Preston wins

2Draws

4Birmingham wins

5-7Goals

Birmingham

2–1Apr 22, 2026, 6:45 PM

Preston

0–1Oct 21, 2025, 6:45 PM

Birmingham

1–0Apr 1, 2024, 2:00 PM

Preston

Birmingham

1–2Jan 21, 2023, 3:00 PM

Preston

0–1Sep 3, 2022, 2:00 PM

Birmingham

Preston

1–1Jan 15, 2022, 3:00 PM

Birmingham

0–0Sep 25, 2021, 2:00 PM

Preston

Birmingham

0–1Jan 20, 2021, 7:45 PM

Preston

Pre-match comparison

1.1Goals scored per game1.3

2.1Goals conceded per game1.4

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

D. Whitestone

3.15Yellow cards / game

0.07Red cards / game

0.07Penalties scored / game

Based on 27 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Preston

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

100%

Birmingham

0-15'

0%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Match statistics

41%Possession59%

0.6Expected goals (xG)1.14

3Shots on target4

10Total shots16

2Shots off target5

5Blocked shots7

6Shots inside the box9

4Shots outside the box7

5Corners2

0Offsides3

11Fouls13

2Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

3Goalkeeper saves2

281Total passes414

170Accurate passes310

60%Pass accuracy75%

Player ratings

1Alan BrownePreston🅰️ 18.9
2Koji MiyoshiBirmingham7.7
3M. OsmajićPreston⚽ 1🟨7.5
4B. PottsPreston7.5
5K. LongBirmingham7.2
6L. LindsayPreston7.2

Box score

Preston

25

25D. HolmesF · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes17%

Tackles2

Duels33%

28

28M. OsmajićF · 77'

⚽ 1🟨7.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels9%

13

13A. McCannM · 51'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles6

Duels62%

23

23L. MillarM · 90'

7.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes6%

Tackles2

Duels50%

26

26J. WhatmoughD · 52'

🟨6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes11%

Tackles1

Duels33%

1

1F. WoodmanG · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

Duels—

6

6L. LindsayD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels73%

44

44B. PottsM · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes22%

Tackles5

Duels67%

8Alan Browne (C)F · 90'

🅰️ 18.9

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles4

Duels93%

14

14J. StoreyD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles—

Duels42%

18

18R. LedsonM · 68'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles1

Duels75%

Bench (9)

11

11R. BradyM · 39'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels43%

4

4B. WhitemanM · 22'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels50%

10Mads FrøkjærM · 13'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles1

Duels33%

20Ben WoodburnM

—

21

21D. CornellG

—

3

3G. CunninghamD

—

16Andrew HughesD · 38'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels100%

17Layton StewartF

—

33Kian BestD

—

Birmingham

23

23E. LongeloD · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles2

Duels53%

26

26K. LongD · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles2

Duels85%

12

12Cody DramehD · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes45%

Tackles3

Duels71%

21

21J. RuddyG · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes15%

Tackles—

Duels—

14

14K. AndersonM · 82'

6.6

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes20%

Tackles—

Duels36%

5

5D. Sanderson (C)D · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes43%

Tackles—

Duels43%

45

45O. BurkeM · 88'

6.0

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

Tackles—

Duels10%

11Koji MiyoshiM · 90'

7.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes21%

Tackles6

Duels61%

34

34I. SunjicM · 71'

6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes26%

Tackles2

Duels27%

6

6K. BielikM · 88'

6.7

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes32%

Tackles—

Duels25%

28J. StansfieldF · 90'

⚽ 16.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels24%

Bench (9)

44Emanuel AiwuD

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7Juninho BacunaM · 19'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles—

Duels33%

1

1N. EtheridgeG

—

9

9S. HoganF · 8'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels0%

4

4M. RobertsD

—

20Gary GardnerM · 11'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels100%

27Brandon KhelaM

—

19

19J. JamesM · 11'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles3

Duels100%

43

43J. DixonF

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Preston vs Birmingham played?+

The match is played at Deepdale, Preston (capacity 23,408).

What time does Preston vs Birmingham kick off?+

Kickoff is at Sep 19, 2023, 6:45 PM (your local time, based on your device).