EFL Championship · Matchday 10
Birmingham City v Preston North End
- Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:00:00 UTCSt Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkMatchday 10
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Birmingham City 56%Draw 24%Preston North End 20%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Birmingham CityPreston North End
76Possession24
2.28Expected goals (xG)0.52
18Shots6
5Shots on target1
3Shots off target3
10Blocked shots2
14Shots inside box6
5Shots outside box0
6Corners3
3Offsides2
8Fouls13
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards1
1Saves3
552Passes183
476Accurate passes116
Match events
- 24′Liam Gibbs ← Delano Burgzorg
- 34′Liam Millar (assist Patrick Roberts)
- 45′August Priske (assist Alex Cochrane)
- 45′August Priske (assist Jay Stansfield)
- 45′Callum Lang ← Andrew Moran
- 47′Stanley Mills
- 50′Liam Millar
- 56′Stanley Mills
- 61′Jhon Solís → Max Bird
- 61′Liam Millar → Demarai Gray
- 61′Alfie Devine ← Lewis Gibson
- 75′Patrick Roberts → Carlos Vicente
- 75′Tomoki Iwata → Taylor Gardner-Hickman
- 76′Demarai Gray (assist Max Bird)
- 84′Jay Stansfield → Marvin Ducksch
Birmingham City · Preston North End
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Birmingham City167.5↓75'Roberts
267.2Osayi-Samuel
177.5↓61'Millar
57.2Neumann
47.2Klarer
246.8↓75'Iwata
208.0Cochrane
146.8↓61'Solís
287.5↓84'Stansfield
17.3Beadle
98.8Priske
Preston North End166.3Hughes
106.3↓45'Lang
146.3Storey
15.7Iversen
156.3Thompson
276.3Leroy
76.3↓61'Devine
206.3↓24'Gibbs
116.3Small
174.4Mills
246.3Offiah
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Birmingham City
- 16Patrick Roberts7.5
- 26Bright Osayi-Samuel7.2
- 17Liam Millar7.5
- 5Phil Neumann7.2
- 4Christoph Klarer7.2
- 24Tomoki Iwata6.8
- 20Alex Cochrane8.0
- 14Jhon Solís6.8
- 28Jay Stansfield7.5
- 1James Giles Beadle7.3
- 9August Priske8.8
Preston North End
- 16Andrew Hughes6.3
- 10Callum Lang6.3
- 14Jordan Storey6.3
- 1Daniel Iversen5.7
- 15Jordan Thompson6.3
- 27Léo Leroy6.3
- 7Alfie Devine6.3
- 20Liam Gibbs6.3
- 11Thierry Small6.3
- 17Stanley Mills4.4
- 24Odeluga Offiah6.3
Birmingham CityTale of the tapePreston North End
4-2-4Formation4-5-1
20 ptsTable4 pts
+9Goal difference-15
WDWLDFormLDLLW
2Head-to-head wins0
56%Win chance20%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Birmingham City 2W0D0W Preston North End
Goals 3–1
- 2026-04-22Birmingham City2–1Preston North End
- 2025-10-21Preston North End0–1Birmingham City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Birmingham City
WDWLD- @West Bromwich Albion1-0
- vsMiddlesbrough2-2
- @Derby County2-1
- @Norwich City1-2
- vsWolverhampton Wanderers2-2
Preston North End
LDLLW- vsMillwall0-1
- @Queens Park Rangers2-2
- vsLincoln City0-1
- @Watford1-2
- vsBlackburn Rovers2-1
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +9 | 20 |
| Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |
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