Championship

Championship | Gameweek 28

Jan 21, 2023 at 3pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
1 - 2
Preston

Jutkiewicz (83')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Ledson (10'), Browne (15')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Birmingham City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Forest Green 1-2 Birmingham
Tuesday, January 17 at 7.45pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 0-4 Norwich
Saturday, January 14 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Birmingham City win with a probability of 37.17%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 34.3% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.76%) and 2-0 (6.99%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (11.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.28%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Preston North End
37.17% ( 0.01)	28.52% ( 0)	34.3% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 46.17% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.79% (

-0.01)

60.21% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.6% (

-0.01)

80.4% (

0.01)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.88% (

31.12% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.56% (

67.45% (

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.03% (

-0.01)

32.97% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.45% (

-0.01)

69.55% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 37.17%

Preston North End 34.3%

Draw 28.51%

Birmingham City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 11.97% 2-1 @ 7.76% 2-0 @ 6.99% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.02% 3-0 @ 2.72% ( 0) 3-2 @ 1.68% Other @ 3.03% Total : 37.17%	1-1 @ 13.28% 0-0 @ 10.25% 2-2 @ 4.3% ( -0) Other @ 0.67% Total : 28.51%	0-1 @ 11.38% 1-2 @ 7.37% ( -0) 0-2 @ 6.32% ( -0) 1-3 @ 2.73% ( -0) 0-3 @ 2.34% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.59% ( -0) Other @ 2.58% Total : 34.3%