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Birmingham City v Preston North End : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Birmingham City and their boss Chris Davies will be hoping for victory against Graham Alexander and his Preston North End side on Tuesday night, as the pair clash at the St. Andrew's Stadium in the Championship. We have predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head stats across all the main betting markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this Championship clash.

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Birmingham City's next match is v QPR at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
Preston North End's next match is v Wrexham at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
The last English Championship meeting between Birmingham and Preston was on Tuesday 13th October 2026
English Championship
October 13th 2026
Birmingham 4
0 Preston
 
L. Millar 34'
A. Priske 45'
A. Priske 45'
D. Gray 76'
 
BIR
PNE
Shots On
7
1
Shots Off
3
3
Corners
6
3
Possession
76%
24%
Fouls
9
13
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/1
 
BirminghamPreston
 
J. Beadle
C. Klarer
P. Neumann
J. Solis Romero (M. Bird 61')
A. Priskefootball iconfootball icon
P. Roberts (C. Vicente Robles 75')
L. Millarfootball icon (D. Gray 61')
A. Cochrane
B. Osayi-Samuel
T. Iwata (T. Gardner-Hickman 75')
J. Stansfield (M. Ducksch 84')
D. Iversen
T. Small
J. Storey
(L. Gibson 61') A. Devine
J. Thompson
(A. Moran 46') C. Lang
A. Hughes
O. Offiah
(D. Burgzorg 24') L. Gibbs
L. Leroy
S. Mills

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 81% probability of Birmingham and Preston serving up at least two goals in this Championship match. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it would appear that the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.22.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Birmingham
53%
1.48
3%
-
Draw
23%
4.33
24%
-
Preston
25%
6.00
4%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
8.50
13%
-
Birmingham 2-1
10%
8.50-
Birmingham 1-0
9%
8.00
7%
-
Birmingham 2-0
8%
7.50-
Preston 2-1
6%
19.00-
Birmingham 3-1
6%
12.00
8%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
17.00-
Preston 1-0
6%
17.00-
Birmingham 3-0
5%
11.00-
Draw 0-0
5%
13.00
18%
-
Birmingham 3-2
4%
23.00
12%
-
Preston 2-0
3%
34.00-
Birmingham 4-1
3%
21.00
9%
-
Preston 3-1
3%
41.00-
Preston 3-2
2%
41.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
1.67
7%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
2.20
10%
-
Home 1st Goal
53%
1.44-
Away 1st Goal
44%
2.88-
No 1st Goal
3%
13.00
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
60%
1.80
2%
-
BTTS - No
40%
1.91
4%
-
BTTS - Home Win
28%
3.20
6%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
5.50
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
11.00
8%
-
Home/draw
75%
1.13-
Away/draw
47%
2.63
17%
-
Home/away
77%
1.20
4%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1.22
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
4.33
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
2.75
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
1.44
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
5.00
9%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1.17
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
10.00
9%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1.06
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.04
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.00
18%
-
Home DNB
69%
1.18-
Away DNB
40%
4.50-
Birmingham win to nil
25%
2.50
5%
-
Preston win to nil
11%
11.00-
Birmingham / Birmingham
38%
2.20
8%
-
Birmingham / Preston
2%
41.00-
Birmingham / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Birmingham
19%
4.33-
Draw / Preston
6%
13.00
8%
-
Draw / Draw
12%
6.50
8%
-
Preston / Birmingham
4%
21.00-
Preston / Preston
8%
11.00
10%
-
Preston / Draw
4%
17.00-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Birmingham have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Championship league table. Birmingham are unbeaten at home after 4 games and have kept zero clean sheets in those matches. Birmingham are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 0 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Birmingham have outscored their opponents by 13 goals to 8 goals.

Home League Performance

Birmingham have played 4 games at home winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored 7 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Preston are in 24th position in the Championship on 4 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Preston are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Preston have conceded 16 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Birmingham
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea10721923 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Apr 3
Dec 19
2
M'Boro10631621 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 20
Dec 12
Jan 1
3
Birmingham10451617 
-
-
Feb 16
l
 
4-0A
4
West Brom10523217 
Feb 27
w
 
0-1F
Oct 24
Dec 29
5
West Ham94411116 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Feb 6
Nov 21
6
Stoke10514116 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Jan 23
Oct 31
7
Blackburn10433215 
Mar 20
Dec 26
w
 
2-1F
Apr 10
8
QPR9351314 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Feb 20
d
 
2-2F
9
Wolves9423214 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 10
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
10
Millwall10424014 
Nov 3
Jan 26
l
 
0-1A
Feb 27
11
Bristol C10424-214 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 2
l
 
1-3A
Apr 21
12
Charlton10352-314 
Mar 17
Dec 5
Apr 17
l
 
1-0A
13
Southampton95221013 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 20
Nov 7
Jan 30
14
Bolton10415-313 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
15
Sheff Utd9333112 
Mar 6
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 3
Jan 26
16
Wrexham10253-411 
Apr 17
w
 
1-2F
Jan 16
Oct 17
17
Lincoln9324-411 
Jan 23
Oct 31
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
18
Cardiff10244110 
Dec 29
Oct 24
May 1
Nov 24
19
Norwich9306-29 
Apr 7
l
 
2-1A
Nov 28
Mar 13
20
Portsmouth8224-28 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Dec 9
Apr 24
21
Burnley10154-48 
May 1
Nov 25
Mar 16
Dec 6
22
Watford10226-118 
Dec 8
Apr 24
Apr 7
l
 
2-1F
23
Derby9135-76 
Feb 13
w
 
1-2A
Dec 26
Mar 20
24
Preston10118-124 
w
 
4-0F
Feb 16
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Birmingham have drawn 4 consecutive home league games
Birmingham 3RD
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
10
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham2 - 2M'Boro
Birmingham2 - 2Wolves
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Birmingham2 - 2Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 1Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 1Preston
Birmingham2 - 0Wrexham
Birmingham0 - 1Blackburn
Birmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
Birmingham1 - 0QPR
Birmingham1 - 3M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 0West Brom
Birmingham2 - 1Leicester
Birmingham1 - 1Stoke
Birmingham3 - 2Coventry
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Birmingham1 - 1Derby
Birmingham1 - 1Charlton
Birmingham2 - 1Watford
Birmingham4 - 1Norwich
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABirmingham1 - 0West Brom
HBirmingham2 - 2M'Boro
ABirmingham2 - 1Derby
ABirmingham1 - 2Norwich
HBirmingham2 - 2Wolves
HBirmingham1 - 1Southampton
ABirmingham2 - 1Wrexham
HBirmingham2 - 2Bristol C
ABirmingham0 - 0Sheff Utd
ABirmingham1 - 1Portsmouth
HBirmingham2 - 1Bristol C
HBirmingham2 - 1Preston
ABirmingham1 - 1Hull
HBirmingham2 - 0Wrexham
ABirmingham1 - 2Ipswich
HBirmingham0 - 1Blackburn
ABirmingham0 - 1Derby
HBirmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
HBirmingham1 - 0QPR
ABirmingham0 - 1Charlton
Preston 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
QPR2 - 2Preston
Watford2 - 1Preston
Charlton1 - 0Preston
Bolton2 - 1Preston
Sheff Utd2 - 3Preston
Birmingham2 - 1Preston
Charlton1 - 2Preston
Leicester2 - 2Preston
Norwich2 - 0Preston
Coventry3 - 0Preston
Swansea1 - 1Preston
Blackburn1 - 0Preston
Ipswich1 - 1Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Wrexham2 - 1Preston
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Oxford Utd1 - 2Preston
Sheff Wed2 - 3Preston
Watford1 - 1Preston
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston0 - 1Millwall
APreston2 - 2QPR
HPreston0 - 1Lincoln
APreston1 - 2Watford
HPreston2 - 1Blackburn
HPreston1 - 3Bristol C
APreston0 - 1Charlton
HPreston1 - 3Wolves
APreston1 - 2Bolton
HPreston1 - 3Southampton
APreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston1 - 2Birmingham
HPreston0 - 2West Brom
APreston2 - 1Charlton
HPreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Leicester
HPreston3 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Norwich
APreston0 - 3Coventry
HPreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Birmingham have beaten Preston in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Birmingham since 2000
Birmingham
Preston
Goals: Scored
19
17
Games: Scored
10 / 14
11 / 14
Clean sheets
3 / 14
4 / 14
BIR
5
D
3
PNE
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
Birmingham2 - 1
Birmingham1 - 0
1 - 2Preston
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Preston
0 - 1Preston
Birmingham3 - 0
1 - 3Preston
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Preston
Birmingham3 - 1
0 - 1Preston
Birmingham3 - 1
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
14
11
Games: Scored
11 / 14
9 / 14
Clean sheets
5 / 14
3 / 14
BIR
4
D
3
PNE
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
0 - 1Birmingham
Preston2 - 1
0 - 1Birmingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Birmingham
Preston2 - 0
Preston1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston1 - 0
Preston1 - 0
Preston1 - 0
0 - 2Birmingham
Goal Statistics

Birmingham City have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 8 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.9 against Preston North End on Tuesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Birmingham 3rd Preston 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Birmingham will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Birmingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Preston’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Birmingham
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.9
1.2
Attack rating
24%
better
BIR
PNE
view stats
Games scored8
6
Failed to score1
3
Scored first2
3
Goals scored13
8
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.9
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for15
11
Avg. XG for1.7
1.3
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
29%
better
BIR
PNE
view stats
Games conceded7
9
Clean sheets2
0
Conceded first6
6
Goals conceded11
16
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
15%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+29%

Birmingham v Preston Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10434
J BeadleA. PriskeP RobertsB Osayi-Samuel
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK10
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF10
4
-
P Neumann DEF102
3
-
C Klarer DEF10
2
-
A Cochrane DEF102
3
-
T Iwata MID10
-
J Solís MID81
1
-
P Roberts MID73
1
-
J Stansfield MID1011
1
-
L Millar MID623
1
-
A. Priske FWD941
1
-
Subs
R Allsop GLK
-
D Fry DEF2
-
E Laird DEF7
-
M Bird MID31
-
T Gardner-Hickman MID2
-
C Vicente FWD102
3
-
D Gray FWD72
-
L Vázquez FWD8
2
-
M Ducksch FWD6
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10323
D IversenC Lang D BurgzorgL Leroy
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK10
-
L Gibbs DEF5
-
J Storey DEF8
-
O Offiah DEF8
-
A Hughes DEF6
2
-
L Leroy MID10
3
-
J Thompson MID1011
3
-
S Mills MID71
2
1
A Devine MID10
-
T Small MID8
-
C Lang  FWD103
-
Subs
L Nicholls GLK
-
P Valentín DEF3
1
-
A Vukcevic DEF81
1
-
L Lindsay DEF4
1
-
L Gibson DEF6
1
-
A Moran MID2
-
J Erabi FWD91
-
G. Gryba FWD1
-
D Burgzorg FWD92
1
-