Birmingham City

Football England - EFL Championship St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Mon 1 Apr 10:00

Preston North End

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Our betting prediction is that Preston North End can land victory although let’s go with the Draw No Bet option when they clash with Birmingham City. The +125 are attractive when it comes to this pick.

Expert Analysis

We take note of any injuries or suspensions affecting each side before going ahead with our football picks. The form guide and stats also help the team at Sportsgambler.com crunch the numbers ahead of the action.

Key Birmingham City vs Preston North End stats:

  • Birmingham City have failed to win any of their last 7 matches
  • Birmingham City have lost 12 of their past 20 matches
  • Birmingham City have conceded 2 or more goals in 10 of their last 20 matches
  • Preston North End have won 3 consecutive away matches
  • Preston North End have scored 2 or more goals in 18 of their past 38 matches this season

Land yourself +125 on the visitors on the Draw No Bet market. This Championship tip can be backed with confidence as the money back draw provides some insurance.

If you’re wanting to land a bigger payout on your bet, then you might consider Preston North End to win without the draw money back.

Last Matches & H2H

Birmingham´s last game was a 2-1 loss against QPR at Loftus Road. Juninho Bacuna scored in this Championship match, with Birmingham having two corners in total and three shots on target.

Preston won 3-0 in their previous match against Rotherham. They managed to have 62% possession in this game, with Duane Holmes and Emil Riis Jakobsen (2) on the scoresheet in this Championship match at Deepdale.

Preston North End won against Birmingham City by a 2-1 scoreline when the teams last met at Deepdale.

During the past 10 matches, Birmingham City have won two times. Preston North End have won six and the other two games ended in a draw.

Confirmed Lineups

Birmingham City (confirmed lineup): John Ruddy, Ethan Laird, Emanuel Aiwu, Dion Sanderson, Lee Buchanan, Seung-Ho Paik, Krystian Bielik, Koji Miyoshi, Jordan James, Juninho Bacuna, Jay Stansfield.

Preston North End (confirmed lineup): Freddie Woodman, Jack Whatmough, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Duane Holmes, Robert Brady, Alistair McCann, Noah Mawene, Mads Froekjaer-Jensen, Will Keane, Emil Riis Jakobsen.

Birmingham City vs Preston North End Prediction

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Birmingham City vs Preston North End Odds

The bookies have priced up the draw at +240, with Birmingham City available to back at betting odds of +120. Preston North End are +225 to win this Championship match.

Under 2.5 Goals is currently the betting favourite and a bet on this option would mean you need no more than two goals to be scored. If you think both teams will score, then BTTS Yes could appeal. Otherwise, you can back BTTS No as an alternative.

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 4 wins, 12 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 9 wins, 7 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Birmingham City FC

Preston North End FC

Goals / match
0.4 1.6
Conceded / match
1.2 0.4
Total / match
1.6 2

Corners

Corners

Birmingham City FC

Preston North End FC

For / match
3.6 4.2
Against / match
6 5.6
Total / match
9.6 9.8

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

You’ve found the right place for Birmingham City vs Preston North End team news, with all the latest information available including lineups and injuries so you’re fully informed.

We’ve got details of the Championship squads so that you know every player on the roster.

Birmingham City vs Preston North End Lineups

Birmingham City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Preston North End Confirmed Lineup 3-4-1-2

Birmingham City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

21 John Ruddy
2 Ethan Laird 44 Emanuel Aiwu 5 Dion Sanderson 3 Lee Buchanan
13 Seung-Ho Paik 6 Krystian Bielik
11 Koji Miyoshi 19 Jordan James 7 Juninho Bacuna
28 Jay Stansfield
1 Freddie Woodman
26 Jack Whatmough 6 Liam Lindsay 16 Andrew Hughes
25 Duane Holmes 11 Robert Brady 13 Alistair McCann 35 Noah Mawene
10 M. Froekjaer-Jensen
7 Will Keane 19 Emil Riis Jakobsen

Preston North End Confirmed Lineup 3-4-1-2

Birmingham City Substitutes

  • 1Neil Etheridge
  • 8Tyler Roberts
  • 9Scott Hogan
  • 12Cody Drameh
  • 14Keshi Anderson
  • 16Andre Dozzell
  • 17Siriki Dembele
  • 20Gary Gardner
  • 34Ivan Sunjic

Preston North End Substitutes

  • 3Gregory Cunningham
  • 14Jordan Storey
  • 17Layton Stewart
  • 20Benjamin Woodburn
  • 21David Cornell
  • 23Liam Millar
  • 28Milutin Osmajic
  • 33Kian Best
  • 36Joshua Seary

Previous Birmingham City Lineups

29 Mar Championship
QPR 2-1 Birmingham
16 Mar Championship
Birmingham 0-1 Watford
12 Mar Championship
Birmingham 0-1 Middlesbrough

Previous Preston North End Lineups

29 Mar Championship
Preston 3-0 Rotherham
16 Mar Championship
Plymouth 0-1 Preston
09 Mar Championship
Preston 1-2 Stoke City

The Birmingham City vs Preston North End lineups are available before kick-off, with the predicted lineups showing first and they are followed by confirmed starting 11s.

Injuries & Suspensions

Birmingham City Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Marc Roberts Knock injury
Alfie Chang ACL injury

Preston North End Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Brad Potts Knock injury
Ched Evans Knee injury

Before the latest matches, get up-to-date injuries and suspensions news. We have the latest injury news and you can scroll through each list of players.

We’ve got a full list of players for every squad and there’s also stats available.

England FlagChampionship Table

Championship 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 39 25 9 5 81:49 84
2 Leeds United 38 25 7 6 70:28 82
3 Leicester City 38 26 4 8 74:34 82
4 Southampton 37 22 8 7 74:48 74
5 West Brom 39 19 10 10 60:37 67
6 Norwich 39 19 7 13 71:55 64
7 Coventry 38 16 12 10 62:44 60
8 Preston 38 17 8 13 52:54 59
9 Hull City 38 16 10 12 53:48 58
10 Middlesbrough 39 16 7 16 54:53 55
11 Cardiff City 39 16 5 18 43:53 53
12 Sunderland 39 15 6 18 50:45 51
13 Bristol City 39 14 8 17 43:45 50
14 Watford 38 12 12 14 53:51 48
15 Swansea City 39 12 11 16 49:59 47
16 Millwall 39 11 11 17 37:51 44
17 Stoke City 39 12 8 19 37:53 44
18 QPR 39 11 10 18 38:51 43
19 Blackburn 39 11 9 19 51:65 42
20 Plymouth 39 10 11 18 55:64 41
21 Birmingham 39 10 9 20 43:61 39
22 Huddersfield 39 8 15 16 43:64 39
23 Sheffield Wed 39 11 6 22 31:62 39
24 Rotherham 39 3 11 25 30:80 20
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds United 19 15 4 0 41:12 49
2 Ipswich Town 19 14 4 1 53:29 46
3 Norwich 20 14 2 4 39:19 44
4 West Brom 19 13 3 3 31:14 42
5 Leicester City 18 13 1 4 35:13 40
6 Southampton 19 12 3 4 46:25 39
7 Preston 20 10 4 6 31:31 34
8 Coventry 18 8 8 2 29:17 32
9 Sunderland 19 10 1 8 29:22 31
10 Bristol City 20 9 3 8 23:20 30
11 Cardiff City 20 9 3 8 23:24 30
12 Plymouth 19 8 4 7 38:33 28
13 Hull City 20 7 7 6 27:22 28
14 Birmingham 19 7 6 6 26:24 27
15 Sheffield Wed 20 7 5 8 21:24 26
16 Middlesbrough 19 7 4 8 20:21 25
17 Swansea City 19 6 5 8 22:26 23
18 Blackburn 20 6 5 9 26:31 23
19 Millwall 20 6 5 9 17:28 23
20 Huddersfield 20 5 7 8 24:31 22
21 Stoke City 19 6 4 9 14:24 22
22 Watford 19 5 6 8 29:26 21
23 QPR 20 5 6 9 23:30 21
24 Rotherham 19 3 7 9 17:24 16

The updated Championship standings highlight the performance of each football team. See where the sides are ranked according to points earned so far.