Championship

Championship | Gameweek 8

Sep 3, 2022 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
0 - 1
Birmingham

Evans (83')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Colin (16')
Roberts (65'), Hogan (69'), James (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

Last Six:

Last Game: Coventry 0-1 Preston
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
9	Queens Park Rangers	7	2	11
10	Preston North End	7	2	11
11	Hull City	7	-2	11

Birmingham City

Last Six:

Last Game: Birmingham 1-2 Norwich
Tuesday, August 30 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
21	Swansea City	7	-5	6
22	Birmingham City	7	-4	5
23	Huddersfield Town	6	-3	4

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 52.43%. A draw had a probability of 25.9% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 21.66%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.53%) and 2-1 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.12%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (7.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 8% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Birmingham City
52.43% ( -0.05)	25.91% ( -0.35)	21.66% ( 0.41)

Both teams to score 45.6% (

1.43)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.96% (

1.61)

57.04% (

-1.61)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.07% (

1.27)

77.93% (

-1.27)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.16% (

0.65)

21.84% (

-0.65)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.94% (

0.98)

55.06% (

-0.98)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.34% (

1.35)

41.66% (

-1.35)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.86% (

1.16)

78.13% (

-1.16)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 52.43%

Birmingham City 21.66%

Draw 25.91%

Preston North End	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 13.84% ( -0.59) 2-0 @ 10.53% ( -0.23) 2-1 @ 9.22% ( 0.14) 3-0 @ 5.34% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 4.68% ( 0.16) 3-2 @ 2.05% ( 0.14) 4-0 @ 2.03% ( 0.03) 4-1 @ 1.78% ( 0.09) Other @ 2.96% Total : 52.43%	1-1 @ 12.12% ( -0.05) 0-0 @ 9.1% ( -0.57) 2-2 @ 4.04% ( 0.21) Other @ 0.65% Total : 25.91%	0-1 @ 7.97% ( -0.19) 1-2 @ 5.31% ( 0.17) 0-2 @ 3.49% ( 0.04) 1-3 @ 1.55% ( 0.1) 2-3 @ 1.18% ( 0.1) 0-3 @ 1.02% ( 0.05) Other @ 1.16% Total : 21.66%