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Championship | Gameweek 25
Jan 20, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
0 - 1
Preston


Friend (22'), Gardner (90')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sinclair (61')

The Match

Match Report

The former Aston Villa striker scored the only goal to give Preston victory.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible 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 46.91%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.23%) and 1-2 (8.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.72%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 1-0 (9.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Preston North End in this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawPreston North End
25.9%27.19%46.91%
Both teams to score 46.3%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.7%58.3%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.07%78.92%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.64%38.36%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.88%75.11%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.12%24.88%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.51%59.49%
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 25.9%
    Preston North End 46.91%
    Draw 27.19%
Birmingham CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 9.15%
2-1 @ 6.1%
2-0 @ 4.38%
3-1 @ 1.95%
3-0 @ 1.4%
3-2 @ 1.35%
Other @ 1.58%
Total : 25.9%
1-1 @ 12.72%
0-0 @ 9.54%
2-2 @ 4.24%
Other @ 0.68%
Total : 27.19%
0-1 @ 13.27%
0-2 @ 9.23%
1-2 @ 8.85%
0-3 @ 4.28%
1-3 @ 4.1%
2-3 @ 1.97%
0-4 @ 1.49%
1-4 @ 1.43%
Other @ 2.29%
Total : 46.91%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Preston

Birmingham City
Draw
Preston North End
Birmingham City
43.5%
Draw
29.0%
Preston North End
27.5%
69
Head to Head
Oct 31, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 9
Preston
1-2
Birmingham
Stockley (24')
Johnson (87')
McGree (2'), Gardner (85')
Jul 18, 2020 3pm
Sep 21, 2019 3pm
Mar 16, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 38
Preston
1-0
Birmingham
Maguire (94')
Pearson (10'), Fisher (45'), Davies (86')

Kieftenbeld (64'), Maghoma (84'), Gardner (96')
Dec 1, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 20
Birmingham
3-0
Preston
Kieftenbeld (46'), Maghoma (61'), Adams (77')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd38257653282580
3Burnley382115252114178
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38149155359-651
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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