Birmingham 2-1 Preston North End final score - 22 April 2026, Championship

England - Championship

Birmingham
2
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1
End
Preston North End
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Highlights

Birmingham Birmingham
Preston North End Preston North End
End of game
84'
M. Smith
L. Dobbin
78'
R. Brady
A. Vukcevic
73'
T. Small
P. Valentín
73'
D. Jebbison
M. Osmajic
J. Solis
J. Stansfield
73'
72'
A. Moran
65'
A. Moran
B. Potts
B. Osayi-Samuel
E. Laird
65'
Half-time
45+3'
A. Vukcevic
D. Gray
I. Osman
37'
25'
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A. Hughes
I. Osman
16'
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J. Stansfield
I. Osman
10'
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Kick-off

Game Statistics

Birmingham Birmingham
Preston North End Preston North End
49
Possession (%)
51
9
Total shots
10
7
Shots on target
5
3
Corners
3
10
Free Kicks
17
12
Fouls
8
0
Yellow card
2
5
Offside
2
2
Shots off target
5
3
Shots blocked
5
4
Saves
5
12
Clearances
5
2
Injuries
0
3
Substitutions
5

Form

Table

Teams Pts P W D L GD
10 Birmingham
64 46 17 13 16 +1
14 Preston North End
60 46 15 15 16 -7

Last matches

Birmingham
Birmingham Last matches
D L L L W D
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

1.83 Total goals
50% BTTS
0.83 Goals scored
1 Goals conceded
17% Over 2.5
83% Under 2.5

18 Apr 2026 - Championship

Hull
1 :  1
Birmingham

12 Apr 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
2 :  0
Wrexham

6 Apr 2026 - Championship

Ipswich Town
2 :  1
Birmingham

3 Apr 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
0 :  1
Blackburn

21 Mar 2026 - Championship

Derby County
1 :  0
Birmingham

14 Mar 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
1 :  1
Sheffield United
D L W D L W
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2 Total goals
50% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1 Goals conceded
17% Over 2.5
83% Under 2.5

12 Apr 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
2 :  0
Wrexham

3 Apr 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
0 :  1
Blackburn

14 Mar 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
1 :  1
Sheffield United

11 Mar 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
1 :  0
QPR

2 Mar 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
1 :  3
Middlesbrough

15 Feb 2026 - FA Cup

Birmingham
1 :  1
Leeds
W L L L L D
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.17 Total goals
50% BTTS
0.67 Goals scored
1.5 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

18 Apr 2026 - Championship

Hull
1 :  1
Birmingham

6 Apr 2026 - Championship

Ipswich Town
2 :  1
Birmingham

21 Mar 2026 - Championship

Derby County
1 :  0
Birmingham

7 Mar 2026 - Championship

Charlton Athletic
1 :  0
Birmingham

25 Feb 2026 - Championship

Millwall
3 :  0
Birmingham

21 Feb 2026 - Championship

Norwich
1 :  2
Birmingham
Preston North End
Preston North End Last matches
L W D D W L
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.33 Goals scored
1.5 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

18 Apr 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  2
West Brom

11 Apr 2026 - Championship

Charlton Athletic
1 :  2
Preston North End

6 Apr 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  1
QPR

3 Apr 2026 - Championship

Leicester
2 :  2
Preston North End

20 Mar 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
3 :  1
Stoke

14 Mar 2026 - Championship

Norwich
2 :  0
Preston North End
D L L W D L
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
1.83 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

18 Apr 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  2
West Brom

6 Apr 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  1
QPR

20 Mar 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
3 :  1
Stoke

6 Mar 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  3
Oxford United

28 Feb 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  2
Millwall

14 Feb 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  2
Watford
L D L L D W
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
50% BTTS
0.83 Goals scored
1.67 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

11 Apr 2026 - Championship

Charlton Athletic
1 :  2
Preston North End

3 Apr 2026 - Championship

Leicester
2 :  2
Preston North End

14 Mar 2026 - Championship

Norwich
2 :  0
Preston North End

11 Mar 2026 - Championship

Coventry City
3 :  0
Preston North End

24 Feb 2026 - Championship

Swansea
1 :  1
Preston North End

20 Feb 2026 - Championship

Blackburn
1 :  0
Preston North End

Head to head

Birmingham

50 %

Draw

25 %

Preston North End

25 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

2.25
Total goals
50%
BTTS
1.25
Goals scored
1
Goals conceded
50%
Over 2.5
50%
Under 2.5

21 Oct 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  1
Birmingham

1 Apr 2024 - Championship

Birmingham
1 :  0
Preston North End

19 Sept 2023 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  1
Birmingham

27 Sept 2016 - Championship

Birmingham
2 :  2
Preston North End

Tactical Scheme

Birmingham

Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

25
J. Beadle
2
E. Laird
5
P. Neumann
4
C. Klarer
31
K. Wagner
8
S. Paik
24
T. Iwata
23
C. Vicente
28
J. Stansfield
17
I. Osman
29
A. Priske
17
L. Dobbin
28
M. Osmajic
3
A. Vukcevic
21
A. Devine
15
J. Thompson
44
B. Potts
2
P. Valentín
16
A. Hughes
6
L. Lindsay
42
O. Offiah
1
D. Iversen

Formation : 3 - 5 - 2

Preston North End

Substitutes

Birmingham
Birmingham
Goalkeeper

R. Allsop

Defender

A. Cochrane

J. Robinson

Midfielder

B. Osayi-Samuel

E. Laird 65'

T. Doyle

J. Solis

J. Stansfield 73'

P. Roberts

Forward

M. Ducksch

D. Gray

I. Osman 37'

Preston North End
Preston North End
Goalkeeper

J. Walton

D. Cornell

Defender

J. Storey

T. Small

P. Valentín 73'

Midfielder

A. Moran

B. Potts 65'

R. Brady

A. Vukcevic 78'

Forward

D. Jebbison

M. Osmajic 73'

M. Lukovic

M. Smith

L. Dobbin 84'

Missing players

Birmingham
Birmingham
Defender

L. Buchanan

Forward

K. Furuhashi

Preston North End
Preston North End
Defender

J. Lewis

Midfielder

A. McCann

Forward

C. Lang

Live Commentary

 

Birmingham City scores 1.63 goals when playing at home and Preston North End scores 1.04 goals when playing away (on average).

 

Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Birmingham City and Preston North End is 0.8.

 

Average number of goals in meetings between Birmingham City and Preston North End is 1.8.

 

Birmingham City scores 1 goals in a match against Preston North End and Preston North End scores 0.8 goals against Birmingham City (on average).

 

In the last 5 meetings Birmingham City won 3, Preston North End won 2, 0 draws.

 

Preston North End's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Birmingham City's.

 

In Championship, Preston North End has better performance than Birmingham City.

 

When Preston North End is down 1-0 away, they win 16% of their matches.

 

When Birmingham City is down 0-1 home, they win 0% of their matches.

 

When Preston North End leads 0-1 away, they win in 50% of their matches.

 

When Birmingham City leads 1-0 at home, they win in 70% of their matches.

 

On their last meeting Birmingham City won by 1 goals.

 

The winner of their last meeting was Birmingham City.

 

Birmingham City wins 35% of halftimes, Preston North End wins 30%.

 

Birmingham City wins 1st half in 35% of their matches, Preston North End in 30% of their matches.

 

Preston North End have conceded a goal in each of their last 11 matches.

 

Jay Stansfield has assisted the most goals for Birmingham City with 7. Lewis Norman Dobbin is Preston North End's biggest assister (7).

 

Preston North End's away record this season: 6-8-7.

 

Preston North End haven't scored in 6 of their 21 away matches in Championship this season.

 

Birmingham City haven't scored in 2 of their 21 home matches in Championship this season.

 

Preston North End haven't lost in their last 4 games.

 

Did you know that Preston North End scores 22% of their goals between the minutes 76-90?

 

Did you know that Birmingham City scores 20% of their goals between the minutes 76-90?

 

During the last 30 meetings, Birmingham City have won 9 times, there have been 6 draws while Preston North End have won 15 times.

 

During the last 15 meetings with Birmingham City playing at home, Birmingham City have won 5 times, there have been 3 draws while Preston North End have won 7 times.

 

The most common result of matches between Birmingham City and Preston North End is 0-1. 7 matches have ended with this result.

 

The most common result of matches between Birmingham City and Preston North End when Birmingham City is playing at home is 0-1. 3 matches have ended with this result.

Score and result Birmingham - Preston North End

The Birmingham - Preston North End match (Football - Championship) at 22/04/2026 14:45 is complete.

The Birmingham - Preston North End match result is as follows: 2-1.

Now that this Championship Football match is over and the score is known, you can find the highlights and key statistics on that same page.