Championship

Championship | Gameweek 45

Jul 18, 2020 at 3pm UK

Cossham Street Stadium

Preston
2 - 0
Birmingham

Bauer (43'), Potts (87')
Harrop (21'), Gallagher (52')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Sunjic (28'), Bellingham (67')

The Match

Match Report

Blues are only two points above the bottom three.

Preview

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

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 Preston North End win with a probability of 47.92%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 26.12% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.22%) and 2-0 (8.93%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (8.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Birmingham City
47.92%	25.96%	26.12%

Both teams to score 49.94%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.33%

53.67%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.84%

75.16%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.59%

22.4%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.08%

55.92%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.37%

35.63%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.6%

72.4%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 47.92%

Birmingham City 26.12%

Draw 25.96%

Preston North End	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 11.94% 2-1 @ 9.22% 2-0 @ 8.93% 3-1 @ 4.6% 3-0 @ 4.45% 3-2 @ 2.37% 4-1 @ 1.72% 4-0 @ 1.67% Other @ 3.02% Total : 47.92%	1-1 @ 12.32% 0-0 @ 7.98% 2-2 @ 4.76% Other @ 0.9% Total : 25.96%	0-1 @ 8.24% 1-2 @ 6.36% 0-2 @ 4.25% 1-3 @ 2.19% 2-3 @ 1.64% 0-3 @ 1.46% Other @ 1.98% Total : 26.12%