England Championship · Full time ·Matchday 10

Birmingham vs Preston

4 – 0 Full time

24′Liam GibbsDelano Burgzorg
34′Liam Millar
45′August Priske
45′August Priske
45′Callum LangAndrew Moran
47′Stanley Mills
50′Liam Millar
56′Stanley Mills
61′Jhon Elmer Solís RomeroMax Bird
61′Liam MillarDemarai Gray
61′Alfie DevineLewis Gibson
75′Patrick RobertsCarlos Vicente
75′Tomoki IwataTaylor·Gardner Hickman
76′Demarai Gray
84′Jay StansfieldMarvin Ducksch

St. Andrew's Stadium, BirminghamReferee: Sam Allison

Birmingham 63%
Draw 22%
Preston 15%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

18 Shots 6
5 Shots on target 1
76 Possession % 24
6 Corners 3
8 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 2
1 Saves 3
476 Accurate passes 116

Birmingham vs Preston overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Birmingham vs Preston

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityBirminghamDrawPreston
Model60.4%23.1%16.5%
Market64.3%21.0%14.7%
Final63.3%21.5%15.1%
Edge-1.0%+0.5%+0.5%

Confidence: Low · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Birmingham

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.00 vs 0.97.
  • Better recent form: 2 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Birmingham ↓ / Preston → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 6% 1 9% 11% 2 10% 10% 3 7% 7% 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 94%
2+ goals 81%
3+ goals 57%
No goals 6%

Birmingham and Preston expected goals

Birmingham 2.00
Preston 0.97

Total expected goals: 2.96

Birmingham and Preston attack and defence ratings

Birmingham

Attack 1.07 +7%
Defence 1.06 +6%

Preston

Attack 0.75 -25%
Defence 1.31 +31%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Birmingham vs Preston: result vs prediction

Birmingham 4 – 0 Preston

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

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England Championship

Before and after this match

Birmingham vs Preston markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Birmingham 63.3% 1.58 -1.0% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 57.0% 1.76 — —
Both teams to score Yes 54.6% 1.83 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 84.9% 1.18 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 39.7% 2.52 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Birmingham63.3%
Draw21.5%
Preston15.1%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.557.0%
Under 2.543.0%
Both teams to scoreYes54.6%
No45.4%
Double chance1X (home or draw)84.9%
12 (either side)78.5%
X2 (draw or away)36.7%
Handicap -1Birmingham win37.2%
Push (exactly one goal)23.0%
Loss39.7%
Correct score (top 3)1-110.9%
2-010.3%
2-110.0%

Birmingham vs Preston stats

Birmingham and Preston recent form

newest first
Birmingham WDWLDD
Preston LDLLWL

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Birmingham and Preston going into this match

league record before kick-off

Birmingham record

  • They have won 3 of their 9 league games this season, scoring 1.4 goals per match.
  • They average 1.8 goals per game at home against 1.2 on the road.
  • 40% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Preston record

  • They have won 1 of their 9 league games this season, scoring 0.9 goals per match.
  • They have failed to score in 3 of 9 matches.

Birmingham vs Preston head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

5Birmingham wins 2Draws 3Preston wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-04-22BirminghamPrestonEngland Championship2-1
2025-10-21PrestonBirminghamEngland Championship0-1
2024-04-01BirminghamPrestonChampionship1-0
2023-09-19PrestonBirminghamChampionship2-1
2023-01-21BirminghamPrestonChampionship1-2
2022-09-03PrestonBirminghamChampionship0-1
2022-01-15PrestonBirminghamChampionship1-1
2021-09-25BirminghamPrestonChampionship0-0
2021-01-20BirminghamPrestonChampionship0-1
2020-10-31PrestonBirminghamChampionship1-2

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Birmingham vs Preston odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 64.3%, draw 21.0%, away 14.7%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 1.47 4.40 6.17
Bet365 1.48 4.50 6.50
BetVictor 1.45 4.50 7.00
Betano 1.50 4.65 6.80
Betfair 1.44 4.50 6.50
Dafabet 1.50 4.60 6.40
Marathonbet 1.46 4.40 6.15
Pinnacle 1.48 4.78 6.58
SBO 1.47 3.98 5.61
William Hill 1.44 4.33 5.80

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 1.47 ▼ -0.18
X 4.50 ▲ +0.65
2 6.45 ▲ +1.59

14 snapshots recorded, from .