Preston North End concede 2.4 goals per match
Preston North End2.4
Birmingham City0.6
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Birmingham City concede 0.6.
Match Centre: Preston North End vs Birmingham City
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Preston North End
20:45
Tue 16 Feb · your time
in 109 days 7 h
Away
Birmingham City
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Birmingham City3:0Queens Park Rangers
Millar 27', 49'Gray 90+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Stadium: Deepdale, Preston
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Preston North End without a win in 7 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 2:1 against Blackburn Rovers.
Last meeting, 13 October: Birmingham City – Preston North End 4:0
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August Priske Flyger: 2 goals. Birmingham City have won the last 3 meetings.
Birmingham City score 2.0 goals per match
Preston North End0.8
Birmingham City2.0
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Preston North End score 0.8.
Liam Millar: 4 goals in 5 league matches
Goals4
The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Johnny Kenny
Preston North End · forward
2goals
1assist
7.11avg rating
Last match, West Bromwich Albion: rating 7.2.
Liam Millar
Birmingham City · midfielder
4goals
3assists
7.35avg rating
Last match, Cardiff City: rating 6.6.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Preston North End at home and Birmingham City away, as in this match.
Preston North End
all matches · 10
1W2D7L0.8scored per match2.0conceded per match
at home · 10
2W1D7L0.7scored per match2.0conceded per match
away · 10
2W2D6L1.3scored per match2.2conceded per match
- 24 Oct West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 1:1D
- 17 Oct WrexhamAChampionship 4:1L
- 13 Oct Birmingham CityAChampionship 4:0L
- 10 Oct MillwallHChampionship 0:1L
- 19 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Lincoln CityHChampionship 0:1L
- 8 Sep WatfordAChampionship 2:1L
- 5 Sep Blackburn RoversHChampionship 2:1W
- 1 Sep Bristol CityHChampionship 1:3L
- 29 Aug Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:0L
- 26 Aug EvertonHCarabao Cup 0:4L
- 22 Aug Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:3L
- 15 Aug Bolton WanderersAChampionship 2:1L
- 8 Aug Huddersfield TownHCarabao Cup 1:1W
- 2 May SouthamptonHChampionship 1:3L
- 25 Apr Sheffield UnitedAChampionship 2:3W
- 22 Apr Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:1L
- 18 Apr West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 0:2L
- 11 Apr Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:2W
- 3 Apr Leicester CityAChampionship 2:2D
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipaway
Watford2:1Preston North End
Kayembe 69'Doumbia 76'
Lang 5'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End2:1Blackburn Rovers
Lang 9', 27'
Mills 51' (og)
Tue 1 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Bristol City
Wiley 51'
Twine 4'Eissat 79'Ballard 86'
Wed 26 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End0:4Everton
Barry 25', 59', 70'Johnson 72'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Wolverhampton Wanderers
Thompson 90+1'
López 8', 82'Armstrong 71'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers2:1Preston North End
Dalby 14'Gale 25'
Erabi 86'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End1:1Huddersfield Town
pens 4:3
Erabi 90+3'
Balker 38'
Sat 2 May · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Southampton
Dobbin 60'
Harwood-Bellis 12'Stewart 47'Larin 90+1'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipaway
Sheffield United2:3Preston North End
Hamer 71' (p)Bamford 82'
Lindsay 5', 20'Dobbin 76'
Wed 22 Apr · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:1Preston North End
Stansfield 10'Osman 16'
Hughes 25'
Sat 18 Apr · Championshipat home
Preston North End0:2West Bromwich Albion
Maja 11'Dike 77'
Sat 11 Apr · Championshipaway
Charlton Athletic1:2Preston North End
Rankin-Costello 18'
Dobbin 25'Potts 65'
Fri 3 Apr · Championshipaway
Leicester City2:2Preston North End
Daka 4', 81'
Moran 38'Whiteman 45'
Birmingham City
all matches · 10
5W3D2L1.8scored per match1.0conceded per match
at home · 10
5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.7conceded per match
away · 10
4W3D3L1.0scored per match0.9conceded per match
- 24 Oct Cardiff CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 17 Oct Queens Park RangersHChampionship 3:0W
- 13 Oct Preston North EndHChampionship 4:0W
- 10 Oct West Bromwich AlbionAChampionship 0:1W
- 19 Sep MiddlesbroughHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Derby CountyAChampionship 1:2W
- 9 Sep Norwich CityAChampionship 2:1L
- 6 Sep Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 2:2D
- 1 Sep SouthamptonHChampionship 1:1D
- 28 Aug WrexhamAChampionship 1:2W
- 25 Aug BrentfordHCarabao Cup 1:6L
- 22 Aug Bristol CityHChampionship 2:2D
- 15 Aug Sheffield UnitedAChampionship 0:0D
- 8 Aug Swansea CityACarabao Cup 0:1W
- 31 Jul FC BarcelonaHFriendly 2:2W
- 2 May PortsmouthAChampionship 1:1D
- 25 Apr Bristol CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 22 Apr Preston North EndHChampionship 2:1W
- 18 Apr Hull CityAChampionship 1:1D
- 12 Apr WrexhamHChampionship 2:0W
- 6 Apr Ipswich TownAChampionship 2:1L
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Birmingham City3:0Queens Park Rangers
Millar 27', 49'Gray 90+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipaway
Derby County1:2Birmingham City
Clark 40'
Vicente 42'Paik 63'
Wed 9 Sep · Championshipaway
Norwich City2:1Birmingham City
Schwartau 28'Diallo 39'
Vicente 64'
Sun 6 Sep · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:2Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stansfield 22'Tchatchoua 36' (og)
López 3'Krejci 31'
Tue 1 Sep · Championshipat home
Birmingham City1:1Southampton
Priske 55'
Schlotterbeck 45+3'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Birmingham City1:6Brentford
Gray 28'
Wilson 6'Hickey 35'Collins 40', 77'Damsgaard 70'Thiago 73'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:2Bristol City
Tickle 42' (og)Gray 90+5' (p)
Twine 33'Ballard 85'
Fri 31 Jul · Friendlyat home
Birmingham City2:2FC Barcelona
pens 3:2
Priske 31'Solís 68'
Abdelkarim 42' (p), 60'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:1Bristol City
Neumann 8'Solís 29'
Horvat 82' (p)
Wed 22 Apr · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:1Preston North End
Stansfield 10'Osman 16'
Hughes 25'
Mon 6 Apr · Championshipaway
Ipswich Town2:1Birmingham City
Johnson 41'McAteer 45'
Vicente 32'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2025.
Last time · 13 Oct 2026 · Championship
Birmingham City 4:0 Preston North End
Millar 34' · Flyger 45+2', 45+4' · Gray 76'. Birmingham City: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.
0wins
3wins
0 draws2.7 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 3
0wins
1wins
0 draws1.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 1
0wins
2wins
0 draws3.5 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Preston North End (3-4-1-2, last: West Bromwich Albion) · Birmingham City (4-2-3-1, last: Cardiff City).
DIIversen
OOOffiah
JSStorey
AHHughes
SMMills
LLLeroy
BPPotts
AVVukcevic
ADDevine
JKKenny
DBBurgzorg
JBBeadle
ACCochrane
CKKlarer
PNNeumann
BSOsayi-Samuel
JSSolís
TIIwata
LMMillar
JSStansfield
CVVicente
LVVázquez
Preston North EndBirmingham City
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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Volt matchup
35.6
54.6
Preston North EndBirmingham City
- GolVolt’s own goals model
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- Kick-off
- Tuesday 16 February, 20:45Your time · in 109 days 7 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Deepdale Preston · show map
- Rest
- Preston North End 115 days · Birmingham City 115 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 24. Preston North End (5 pts) and 7. Birmingham City (20 pts) Matchday 32 of 46