Birmingham host Preston at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham on 13 October 2026 at 20:00 in the Championship. Birmingham's last five results: D L W D W (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss). Preston's last five: W L L D L (1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses). In their last 6 meetings, Birmingham have won 4, Preston 2, with 0 draws.
Birmingham vs Preston kicks off at 20:00 UK time on Tuesday 13 October 2026 in the Championship, at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham.
Birmingham vs Preston is being played at St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham, the home ground of Birmingham.
Birmingham's last five results read D L W D W (oldest to newest): 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Preston's last five results read W L L D L (oldest to newest): 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Across the last 6 meetings Birmingham have won 4, Preston have won 2 and 0 were drawn. The most recent was Birmingham City 2-1 Preston North End on 22 April 2026 in the Championship.
Jay Stansfield leads Birmingham with 11 shots on target across their last 10 games.
Harry Clarke leads Preston with 4 yellow cards across their last 10 games.
Samuel Allison is the referee for Birmingham vs Preston, averaging 22.8 fouls and 2.8 yellow cards per game this season.
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Birmingham and Preston are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Birmingham the favourite with a 60% chance of winning, against 16% for Preston and 23% for the draw. Projected goals are Birmingham 1.9 - 0.9 Preston.
The most likely scoreline is 1-1, a draw, at 11%. Both teams to score is 52% likely and over 2.5 goals 54%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Preston North End | 2-1 |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Championship | Preston North End vs Birmingham City | 0-1 |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Preston North End | 1-0 |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Championship | Preston North End vs Birmingham City | 2-1 |
| 21 Jan 2023 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Preston North End | 1-2 |
| 3 Sep 2022 | Championship | Preston North End vs Birmingham City | 0-1 |
Statz's projection model expects Birmingham 1.9 - 0.9 Preston in goals. It gives Birmingham a 60% chance of winning, the draw 23% and Preston 16%. Both teams to score is 52% likely, over 1.5 goals 78% and over 2.5 goals 54%. The most likely scorelines are 1-1 (11%), 2-0 (11%), 1-0 (11%), 2-1 (10%), 3-0 (7%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Draw | 11% |
| 2-0 | Birmingham win | 11% |
| 1-0 | Birmingham win | 11% |
| 2-1 | Birmingham win | 10% |
| 3-0 | Birmingham win | 7% |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Birmingham vs Preston, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Birmingham | Fouls committed | Preston | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Priske | 17 | C. Lang | 14 |
| 2 | J. Stansfield | 15 | L. Leroy | 12 |
| 3 | C. Klarer | 14 | J. Thompson | 11 |
| 4 | C. Vicente | 11 | L. Lindsay | 9 |
| 5 | B. Osayi-Samuel | 11 | H. Clarke | 9 |
| # | Birmingham | Shots | Preston | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Stansfield | 23 | J. Erabi | 17 |
| 2 | A. Priske | 21 | C. Lang | 17 |
| 3 | C. Vicente | 18 | A. Devine | 14 |
| 4 | T. Iwata | 13 | J. Kenny | 13 |
| 5 | P. Neumann | 8 | H. Clarke | 10 |
| # | Birmingham | Shots on target | Preston | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Stansfield | 11 | C. Lang | 6 |
| 2 | A. Priske | 8 | J. Erabi | 4 |
| 3 | C. Vicente | 5 | A. Devine | 3 |
| 4 | P. Neumann | 4 | J. Thompson | 3 |
| 5 | L. Millar | 4 | D. Burgzorg | 3 |
| # | Birmingham | Goals | Preston | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Priske | 3 | C. Lang | 3 |
| 2 | C. Vicente | 2 | J. Kenny | 2 |
| 3 | P. Neumann | 2 | L. Dobbin | 1 |
| 4 | L. Millar | 1 | C. Wiley | 1 |
| 5 | S. Paik | 1 | J. Thompson | 1 |
| # | Birmingham | Yellow cards | Preston | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Osayi-Samuel | 5 | H. Clarke | 4 |
| 2 | C. Vicente | 4 | L. Leroy | 3 |
| 3 | A. Cochrane | 3 | J. Thompson | 3 |
| 4 | P. Neumann | 3 | A. Vukcevic | 2 |
| 5 | L. Vázquez | 2 | A. Hughes | 2 |
Statz's bet builder picks for Birmingham vs Preston: Jay Stansfield 1+ shots on target (100% hit rate at 1.25); Tomoki Iwata 1+ shots (100% hit rate at 1.22); Christoph Klarer 1+ fouls (100% hit rate at 1.67); August Priske 1+ shots on target (80% hit rate at 1.44). Combined odds 4.19 at bet365.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 | 11 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 8 of 24 |
| Shots | 13.3 | 13 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.6 | 10 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12 | 5 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.3 | 10 of 24 |
| Passes | 349.7 | 19 of 24 |
| Corners | 6.3 | 5 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 21 of 24 |
| Shots | 12.9 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 2.9 | 23 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.3 | 15 of 24 |
| Tackles | 14 | 16 of 24 |
| Passes | 336.7 | 22 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.1 | 14 of 24 |