Birmingham vs Preston: prediction and lineups, Championship
ChampionshipMatchday 10
Tue 13 Oct, 21:00
Match info
St. Andrew's StadiumCapacity 30,009
Birmingham4-2-3-1Expected XI
Expected XI · auto-updates when the teams confirm ~30 min before kickoff
Assistant
Ben Petty
Assistant
Stuart McCall
AssistantBen Petty
Ben Petty- R. AllsopG
21 - Bradley MayoG
30 - L. BuchananD
3 - W. BurrellD
4 - D. FryD
23 - T. Gardner-HickmanD
5 - E. LairdD
2 - K. LundD
25 - M. BirdM
18 - D. Martin-MooreM
8 - M. MazwiM
40 - Luca McCourtieM
0 - Paik Seung-HoM
8 - B. BatemanF
9 - A. Da SilvaF
14 - M. DuckschF
33 - D. GrayF
10 - A. PriskeF
9 - P. RobertsF
16 - S. WrightF
11
AssistantStuart McCall
Stuart McCall- D. CornellG
13 - L. NichollsG
21 - L. GibsonD
19 - L. LindsayD
6 - Ed NolanD
32 - O. OffiahD
24 - T. SmallD
11 - T. TarryD
38 - Pol ValentínD
2 - C. WileyD
12 - L. GibbsM
20 - A. McCannM
8 - A. MoranM
23 - B. PottsM
44 - D. BurgzorgF
37 - J. ErabiF
9 - G. GrybaF
30
Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.
Share of their matchesThey score
88%1+ goal75%
63%2+ goals25%
They concede
88%1+ goal100%
50%2+ goals63%
Heaviest results
best 2-1 (A)·worst 1-2 (A)
best 2-1 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)
Match preview
Birmingham face Preston in the Championship at St. Andrew's Stadium. In their last 20 meetings, Birmingham have won 6, Preston 8, with 6 drawn. BetsyScore's AI model makes Birmingham favourites at 45%. Follow live scores, confirmed lineups and full stats for Birmingham vs Preston right here.
AI prediction
Confidence 45%BIR45%
X45%
PRE10%
→ Double chance: Birmingham or draw
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factor60%Form40%
57%Attack43%
53%Defence47%
58%Goal model (Poisson)42%
60%Head-to-head40%
55%Goals45%
57%Overall43%
Last 5 matches
Scored 8, conceded 8
Last 5 matches
Scored 6, conceded 9
Who will win?
Cast your vote!
Head-to-headLast 20 meetings
6BirminghamWins6 wins
6Draws
Draws6
8Preston
Wins8 wins
- 22 Apr 2026Birmingham2 - 1PrestonChampionship
- 21 Oct 2025Preston0 - 1BirminghamChampionship
- 1 Apr 2024Birmingham1 - 0PrestonChampionship
- 19 Sept 2023Preston2 - 1BirminghamChampionship
- 21 Jan 2023Birmingham1 - 2PrestonChampionship
- 3 Sept 2022Preston0 - 1BirminghamChampionship
Show 14 earlier meetingsHide earlier meetings
- 15 Jan 2022Preston1 - 1BirminghamChampionship
- 25 Sept 2021Birmingham0 - 0PrestonChampionship
- 20 Jan 2021Birmingham0 - 1PrestonChampionship
- 31 Oct 2020Preston1 - 2BirminghamChampionship
- 18 Jul 2020Preston2 - 0BirminghamChampionship
- 21 Sept 2019Birmingham0 - 1PrestonChampionship
- 16 Mar 2019Preston1 - 0BirminghamChampionship
- 1 Dec 2018Birmingham3 - 0PrestonChampionship
- 20 Jan 2018Preston1 - 1BirminghamChampionship
- 16 Sept 2017Birmingham1 - 3PrestonChampionship
- 14 Feb 2017Preston2 - 1BirminghamChampionship
- 27 Sept 2016Birmingham2 - 2PrestonChampionship
- 19 Apr 2016Birmingham2 - 2PrestonChampionship
- 15 Dec 2015Preston1 - 1BirminghamChampionship
Venue spotlight
St. Andrew's Stadium
Birmingham, England
30,009
Capacity