Championship

Championship | Gameweek 9

Oct 31, 2020 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
1 - 2
Birmingham

Stockley (24')
Johnson (87')

FT(HT: 1-1)

McGree (2'), Gardner (85')

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The Match

Match Report

Gary Gardner grabs late winner for Birmingham against Preston.

Preview

Sport Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible starting 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 41.76%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 29.7% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.2%) and 2-1 (8.19%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (10.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Birmingham City
41.76%	28.53%	29.7%

Both teams to score 44.94%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

38.84%

61.16%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.88%

81.11%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.11%

28.89%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.24%

64.76%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.2%

36.8%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.41%

73.59%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 41.76%

Birmingham City 29.7%

Draw 28.53%

Preston North End	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 13.2% 2-0 @ 8.2% 2-1 @ 8.19% 3-0 @ 3.39% 3-1 @ 3.39% 3-2 @ 1.7% 4-0 @ 1.05% 4-1 @ 1.05% Other @ 1.59% Total : 41.76%	1-1 @ 13.19% 0-0 @ 10.63% 2-2 @ 4.1% Other @ 0.61% Total : 28.53%	0-1 @ 10.62% 1-2 @ 6.6% 0-2 @ 5.31% 1-3 @ 2.2% 0-3 @ 1.77% 2-3 @ 1.37% Other @ 1.83% Total : 29.7%