📊 Form Guide

Birmingham City

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Birmingham City will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 2-1 Championship loss in their previous game against Queens Park Rangers.

In that game, Birmingham City managed 45% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Birmingham City was Juninho Bacuna (62'). At the other end, Queens Park Rangers got 18 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Steve Cook (65') and Jimmy Dunne (92') scored for Queens Park Rangers.

Under three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Birmingham City have been participants. With regard to the goal distribution during this period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 8 while Birmingham City got themselves 4.

Their past results show that Birmingham City:

• have not emerged victorious against Preston North End in their previous 2 matches in the league.
• haven’t won at home in the past 3 matches in the league.

Preston North End

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Preston North End will go into this encounter following on from a 3-0 Championship win as they beat Rotherham United in their most recent outing.

In that match, Preston North End managed 62% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Preston North End, the goalscorers were Duane Holmes (22') and Emil Riis (37', 42'). For their opponents, Rotherham United had 7 shots on goal with 3 on target.

Ryan Lowe's Preston North End have converted 9 times in the course of their most recent 6 matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during those same clashes comes to 5.

Analysis of their past results shows that Preston North End:

• are undefeated by Birmingham City in away games against them for the last 4 league matches. A very decent away record against them.
• are undefeated in their previous 4 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 20/01/2021 tells us that Birmingham City have won 1 of these & Preston North End 3, with the tally of drawn games being 2.

A combined total of 10 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 4 of them for The Blues and 6 coming from The Lilywhites. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.

The last league contest featuring the two was Championship match day 7 on 19/09/2023 when it ended Preston North End 2-1 Birmingham City.

That time, Preston North End had 41% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Milutin Osmajić (67').

On the other side, Birmingham City had 16 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Jay Stansfield (46') and Krystian Bielik (51' Own goal) scored.

The match was refereed by Dean Whitestone.

📋 Team News: Birmingham City

Looking at personnel, there is just a single fitness concern for the Birmingham City gaffer Gary Rowett to be concerned about from an otherwise complete group. Alfie Chang (Knee injury) won’t play.

📋 Team News: Preston North End

Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe has some current player fitness concerns. Finlay Cross-Adair (traffic accident) and Alan Browne (unknown injury) are not ready for selection.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that Preston North End have the firepower to find the back of the net against this Birmingham City side, but it realistically won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We are anticipating both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Birmingham City by the conclusion of the game. There looks to be little in this one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 13:04 01/04/2024