Birmingham City vs Preston North End Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Birmingham City

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Birmingham City are hoping to win again after their last result, a 1-2 FA Cup victory versus Forest Green Rovers.

For Birmingham City, the scorers were Lukas Jutkiewicz (50') and Kevin Long (65'). Ben Stevenson (8') was the scorer for Forest Green Rovers.

At least three goals per match have been seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Birmingham City have played. Their opponents scored 14 times in this period while Birmingham City totted up 8.

Analysis of their past results shows that Birmingham City:

• haven't lost in the league to Preston North End in their last 3 games.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.

Preston North End

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Since a loss in their previous game against Norwich City in Championship action, Preston North End will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Preston North End managed 38% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Norwich City had 22 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Teemu Pukki (13', 69') and Kieran Dowell (16', 28') scored for Norwich City.

The stats tell the story, and Preston North End have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. In defence, Preston North End have seen their frailties exposed. That trend might not follow through here, however.

Heading into this fixture, Preston North End remain unbeaten by Birmingham City in away games against them for the last 3 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels stretching back to 18/07/2020, neither club has come out on top overall with Birmingham City winning 2 of those games, Preston North End 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

A total of 9 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 4 of them for The Blues and 5 belonging to The Lilywhites. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.5.

The last league clash featuring the two was Championship match day 8 on 03/09/2022 when it ended Preston North End 0-1 Birmingham City.

In that match, Preston North End managed 63% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

At the other end, Birmingham City got 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. Maxime Colin (16') was the scorer.

The referee was James Bell.

📰 Team News: Birmingham City

The Birmingham City boss John Eustace does not have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash owing to a completely injury-free group available to select from.

📰 Team News: Preston North End

Owing to a completely healthy group available to choose from, the Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe has zero fitness worries at all before this game.

✨ Prediction

Our thinking is that Preston North End will have their work cut out to register a score against this Birmingham City team who we think will end up scoring and staying ahead.

We’re therefore expecting a good battle with a 1-0 advantage for Birmingham City at the end of this game.

A close call.

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Renata Leite, 01:49 17/01/2023