Match Info
Kickoff
Wed, Apr 22 2026
·
18:45
Venue
St. Andrew's Stadium
(Birmingham)
Competition
Championship
·
44
Coaches
Chris Davies
Birmingham City
Paul Heckingbottom
Preston North End
Recent Form
Birmingham City
2W 3D 0L
1.6 GF · 1.2 GA
W
H
Leicester City
2-1
Leicester City
2-1
D
H
Stoke City
1-1
Stoke City
1-1
W
H
Coventry City
3-2
Coventry City
3-2
D
H
Southampton
1-1
Southampton
1-1
D
H
Derby County
1-1
Derby County
1-1
2W 3D 0L
1.6 GF · 1.2 GA
W
H
Leicester City
2-1
Leicester City
2-1
D
H
Stoke City
1-1
Stoke City
1-1
W
H
Coventry City
3-2
Coventry City
3-2
D
H
Southampton
1-1
Southampton
1-1
D
H
Derby County
1-1
Derby County
1-1
3W 1D 1L
1.6 GF · 1.2 GA
W
A
Oxford United
2-0
Oxford United
2-0
W
A
Sheffield Wednesday
2-0
Sheffield Wednesday
2-0
D
A
Swansea City
1-1
Swansea City
1-1
W
A
Cambridge United
3-2
Cambridge United
3-2
L
A
Watford
0-3
Watford
0-3
3W 2D 0L
1.6 GF · 0.6 GA
W
H
Leicester City
2-1
Leicester City
2-1
W
A
Oxford United
2-0
Oxford United
2-0
D
H
Stoke City
1-1
Stoke City
1-1
W
A
Sheffield Wednesday
2-0
Sheffield Wednesday
2-0
D
A
Swansea City
1-1
Swansea City
1-1
Preston North End
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D
A
Ipswich Town
1-1
Ipswich Town
1-1
L
A
Middlesbrough
0-4
Middlesbrough
0-4
W
A
Bristol City
2-0
Bristol City
2-0
L
A
Wrexham
1-2
Wrexham
1-2
D
A
Stoke City
0-0
Stoke City
0-0
2W 0D 3L
0.8 GF · 1 GA
W
H
Portsmouth
1-0
Portsmouth
1-0
L
H
Hull City
0-3
Hull City
0-3
L
H
Derby County
0-1
Derby County
0-1
L
H
Wigan Athletic
0-1
Wigan Athletic
0-1
W
H
Sheffield Wednesday
3-0
Sheffield Wednesday
3-0
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D
A
Ipswich Town
1-1
Ipswich Town
1-1
L
A
Middlesbrough
0-4
Middlesbrough
0-4
W
A
Bristol City
2-0
Bristol City
2-0
L
A
Wrexham
1-2
Wrexham
1-2
D
A
Stoke City
0-0
Stoke City
0-0
1W 1D 3L
0.4 GF · 1.8 GA
W
H
Portsmouth
1-0
Portsmouth
1-0
D
A
Ipswich Town
1-1
Ipswich Town
1-1
L
A
Middlesbrough
0-4
Middlesbrough
0-4
L
H
Hull City
0-3
Hull City
0-3
L
H
Derby County
0-1
Derby County
0-1
Sidelined Players
Birmingham City
2 out
Ethan Laird
injury
Ethan Laird
injury
Preston North End
0 out
No reported absences
Head-to-Head (Last 10)
Birmingham City
4
40%
Draws
2
20%
Preston North End
4
40%
Avg Goals
1.7
BTTS
40%
League Signals
Predictability
50%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.5
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
26%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
46%