Birmingham City vs Preston North End – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

22/04/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

St. Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham).

Championship - Round 44
Referee: Toner B. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay
Iceland	Viaplay
Norway	TV2 Play, Viaplay
Sweden	Viaplay
United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.95	2.11
Ball possession
50%	50%
Total shots
18	18
Shots on target
5	6
Big chances
3	4
Corner kicks
3	3
Passes
66% (207/314)	61% (188/306)
Yellow cards
0	2
Expected goals (xG)
1.95	2.11
xG on target (xGOT)
1.50	2.22
Total shots
18	18
Shots on target
5	6
Shots off target
3	8
Blocked shots
10	4
Shots inside the box
11	13
Shots outside the box
7	5
Hit the woodwork
1	0
Big chances
3	4
Corner kicks
3	3
Touches in opposition box
28	28
Accurate through passes
0	1
Offsides
5	2
Free kicks
10	10
Passes
66% (207/314)	61% (188/306)
Long passes
29% (24/84)	28% (25/90)
Passes in final third
55% (81/148)	55% (68/123)
Crosses
27% (4/15)	19% (4/21)
Expected assists (xA)
0.96	1.46
Throw ins
36	27
Fouls
11	9
Tackles
50% (5/10)	67% (10/15)
Duels won
56	69
Clearances
50	53
Interceptions
3	3
Errors leading to shot
2	2
Errors leading to goal
1	0
Goalkeeper saves
4	3
xGOT faced
2.22	1.50
Goals prevented
1.22	-0.50

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (2 - 1)
10', 1 - 0, Stansfield J. ⚽, Osman I. (A),
16', 2 - 0, Osman I. ⚽,
25', 2 - 1, Hughes A. ⚽,
37', Osman I. ↓, Gray D. ↑,
45+2', Vukcevic A. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
65', Laird E. ↓, Osayi-Samuel B. ↑,
65', Potts B. ↓, Moran A. ↑,
72', Moran A. 🟨,
72', Stansfield J. ↓, Solis Romero J. E. ↑,
73', Osmajic M. ↓, Jebbison D. ↑,
73', Valentin P. ↓, Small T. ↑,
78', Vukcevic A. ↓, Brady R. ↑,
84', Dobbin L. ↓, Smith M. ↑,

Chances of winning

Birmingham City
56.2%

Draw
23.9%

Preston North End
19.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

55.2%

25.1%

19.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

56%

25.5%

19.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Birmingham City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1%)

Preston North End has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.1%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Birmingham City than the current prediction. (-0.2%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (-0.4%)

Birmingham City - Preston North End Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.69 ↑ (1.68)	3.95 ↑ (3.7)	4.74 ↑ (4.69)	5.6% (7.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Birmingham City - Preston North End?

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Birmingham will win (votes: 4 - 44.4%). Preston will win (votes: 3 - 33.3%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 22.2%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Birmingham: 11.9% – 76.9%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -1.25 - Birmingham (2.39) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Birmingham (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 14 and 16).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 3.
Birmingham is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Preston's form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
In this match, Birmingham is a strong favorite.
There will not play in Birmingham: Buchanan L. (Knee Injury) Furuhashi K. (Inactive)
There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Muscle Injury) Lang C. (Hamstring Injury) McCann A. (Injury)
There are questionable in Birmingham: Osayi-Samuel B. (Injury)
There are questionable in Preston: Whiteman B. (Injury)
In the last 19 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 5 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 19:22. (average 1:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Birmingham won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 10:11. (average 1.1:1.2).

How many head-to-head matches has Birmingham City won against Preston North End?

Birmingham City has won 3 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Preston North End won against Birmingham City?

Preston North End has won 2 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Birmingham City - Preston North End were as follows:

21.10.2025 Preston North End - Birmingham City 0:1

01.04.2024 Birmingham City - Preston North End 1:0

19.09.2023 Preston North End - Birmingham City 2:1

21.01.2023 Birmingham City - Preston North End 1:2

03.09.2022 Preston North End - Birmingham City 0:1

Latest results of Birmingham City

18.04.2026 Hull City - Birmingham City 1:1 ✺

12.04.2026 Birmingham City - Wrexham 2:0 ✺

06.04.2026 Ipswich Town - Birmingham City 2:1 ✺

03.04.2026 Birmingham City - Blackburn Rovers 0:1 ✺

21.03.2026 Derby County - Birmingham City 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Preston North End

18.04.2026 Preston North End - West Bromwich Albion 0:2 ✺

11.04.2026 Charlton Athletic - Preston North End 1:2 ✺

06.04.2026 Preston North End - Queens Park Rangers 1:1 ✺

03.04.2026 Leicester City - Preston North End 2:2 ✺

20.03.2026 Preston North End - Stoke City 3:1 ✺

English League Championship Table

Main

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	52	95
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	33	84
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	15	83
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	25	80
6	Hull	46	21	10	15	70:66	4	73
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	4	71
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	8	69
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	7	65
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	1	64
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57
17	Stoke	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51
22	Oxford Utd	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wed	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0

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