Birmingham vs Preston — match result and stats (Apr 22, 2026)

Final score: Birmingham 2:1 Preston — Birmingham won. Championship, April 22, 2026. Stats, events and head-to-head are below.

Championship

апр 22, 2026 at 21:45

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Birmingham

2:1

Preston

1.94

2.11

Championship: Birmingham vs Preston on 22 Apr 2026 finished 2:1.

Birmingham are in excellent form: 6-2-2 in their last 10, 1.6 scored and 0.8 conceded per game.

Preston are in good form: 3-0-4 in their last 7, 1.6 scored and 2.0 conceded per game.

Over 2.5 lands in 50% of Birmingham's games and 71% of Preston's; both teams score in 60% and 71%.

Chance quality: xG 1.9 vs 2.1.

Head-to-head (5): Birmingham 3, Preston 2, 0 draws.

Predicted: 1:0 (13%) · also likely 1:1 (12%)

Lineups

BirminghamΣ €65.2m

#	Player	Role	Apps	G+A	Rat	€	From
25	Beadle GK NEW	CORE	29		6,7	€6m	Sheffield Wed
24	Iwata	KEY	47	3+1	6,9	€2m
5	Neumann NEW	CORE	35	3+0	6,9	€2.5m	Hannover
4	Klarer	KEY	46	3+0	7,2	€7m
31	Wagner NEW	ROT	18	1+3	7,3	€2.2m	Philadelphia Union
14	Solis Romero NEW	ROT	18	1+0	6,5	€4.5m	Girona
8	Paik	CORE	37	4+0	6,9	€2m
23	Vicente NEW	ROT	18	3+1	6,6	€7m	Alaves
28	Stansfield	KEY	47	11+6	6,5	€18m
17	Osman NEW	ROT	10	1+1	6,9	€7m	Auxerre
29	Priske NEW	SUB	9	0+1	6,3	€7m	Djurgarden

Out (3)

Buchanan L.Knee Injury

Furuhashi K.Inactive

Osayi-Samuel B.Injury ?

PrestonΣ €30.1m

#	Player	Role	Apps	G+A	Rat	€	From
1	Iversen GK	CORE	37	0+1	6,9	€2.5m
42	Offiah NEW	CORE	44		6,6	€2.5m	Blackpool
14	Storey	KEY	45	2+2	7,0	€4.5m
19	Gibson	CORE	29	1+0	6,6	€2.5m
16	Hughes	CORE	41	1+0	7,0	€300k
44	Potts	ROT	17	2+2	6,6	€600k
21	Devine NEW	KEY	48	8+7	6,9	€8m	Westerlo
15	Thompson NEW	ROT	21	0+3	6,6	€700k	Stoke
23	Moran NEW	ROT	11	1+1	6,5	€1.5m	Los Angeles FC
9	Jebbison NEW	CORE	40	6+2	6,4		Bournemouth
17	Dobbin NEW	KEY	41	11+8	6,7	€7m	West Brom

Out (4)

Brady R.Muscle Injury

Lang C.Hamstring Injury

McCann A.Injury

Whiteman B.Injury ?

Match statistics

51%Possession49%

1.94xG2.11

7Shots on target6

10Shots off target14

10Blocked shots5

3Corners3

115Attacks90

52Dangerous attacks56

11Key passes11

72%Pass accuracy62%

12Crosses18

12Fouls9

5Offsides2

0Yellow cards2

4Goalkeeper saves5

36Throw-ins26

9Free kicks11

86Ball safe76

2Injuries0

By half (1H / 2H)

	1H		2H		FT
Metric	H	A	H	A	H	A
Shots on	4	1	3	5	7	6
Corners	3	3	0	0	3	3
Dangerous	18	21	34	35	52	56
Fouls	4	4	8	5	12	9
Yellow	0	1	0	1	0	2

Detailed statistics

Recent matches (2 months)

	Goals Threshold: 2,75			Yellow cards Threshold: 4,5			Corners Threshold: 10
Metric			Total			Total			Total
Matches played	10	10	—	10	10	—	10	10	—
Total less	7 70%	5 50%	—	6 60%	8 80%	—	6 60%	5 50%	—
Total more	3 30%	5 50%	—	4 40%	2 20%	—	3 30%	5 50%	—
Matches home / away	5	5	—	5	5	—	5	5	—
Total less (home / away)	4 80%	2 40%	—	3 60%	4 80%	—	3 60%	3 60%	—
Total more (home / away)	1 20%	3 60%	—	2 40%	1 20%	—	2 40%	2 40%	—
Individual total (home / away)	1,00	1,00	2,00	1,80	2,00	3,80	7,60	3,60	11,20
Individual total (overall)	0,70	1,00	1,70	1,90	1,70	3,60	5,80	4,60	10,40
Avg total	2,00	2,80	2,40	3,60	2,90	3,25	9,80	10,90	10,35
Avg total (home / away)	2,00	2,80	2,40	3,80	3,00	3,40	10,80	9,80	10,30
Avg opponents' total	1,30	1,80	3,10	1,70	1,20	2,90	4,00	6,30	10,30
Avg opponents' total (home / away)	1,00	1,80	2,80	2,00	1,00	3,00	3,20	6,20	9,40
Predicted total	—	—	2,40	—	—	3,50	—	—	10,35

Referee

Ben Toner

Last 2 months: 5 games · 21 YC total · 4.2 YC/game

03.04	Charlton — Bristol City	2-2	4
21.03	Southampton — Oxford	0-3	3
11.03	Norwich — Sheff United	2-2	4
28.02	Preston — Millwall	3-2	5
24.02	Watford — Ipswich	2-3	5

Last 10 matches

Birmingham10 matches

Both teams to score6/1060% fair1.67

Clean sheets3 / 10

Scored9 / 10

Preston7 matches

Both teams to score5/771% fair1.40

Clean sheets0 / 7

Scored5 / 7

Line trends

Statistical team streaks on goals, corners and cards. Each column starts with the team's overall trends, followed by home-only or away-only trends (tagged). The Shared block shows trends that both teams have in common. How to read the codes →

Birmingham

↓Goals (match) < 4.510/10100%

↓Goals (match) < 5.510/10100%

↓Goals (match) < 3.59/1090%

↓Goals (team) < 1.59/1090%

↓Goals (match) < 4.5home9/9100%

↑Corners (team) > 3.5home9/9100%

↑Corners (team) > 4.5home9/9100%

Shared

↓Goals (match) < 4.510/10 + 10/10100%

↓Goals (match) < 5.510/10 + 10/10100%

Preston

↓Goals (match) < 4.510/10100%

↓Goals (match) < 5.510/10100%

↑Corners (match) > 7.510/10100%

↓Cards (match) < 5.510/10100%

↑Goals (match) > 0.5away8/8100%

↓Goals (match) < 4.5away8/8100%

↑Corners (match) > 7.5away8/8100%

OverUnder

Goals

BK line2.75

94%

0.5

16 of 17

76%

24%

1.5

13 of 17

35%

65%

2.5

11 of 17

18%

82%

3.5

14 of 17

100%

4.5

17 of 17

Corners

BK line10

94%

7.5

16 of 17

76%

24%

8.5

13 of 17

59%

41%

9.5

10 of 17

59%

41%

10.5

10 of 17

35%

65%

11.5

11 of 17

Head-to-head

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
21.10.25	Championship	Preston	Birmingham	0	1	1.61	0.82	62%	38%	7	1	9	8	86	20	9	3	2	4
01.04.24	Championship	Birmingham	Preston	1	0	1.42	0.23	54%	46%	3	0	5	3	31	39	0	0	1	1
19.09.23	Championship	Preston	Birmingham	2	1	0.56	0.97	44%	56%	4	4	7	10	43	47	5	2	2	1
21.01.23	Championship	Birmingham	Preston	0	2	—	—	68%	32%	1	4	2	1	28	12	2	2	2	1
03.09.22	Championship	Preston	Birmingham	0	1	—	—	61%	39%	2	2	1	4	20	20	2	5	0	0
15.01.22	Championship	Preston	Birmingham	1	0	—	—	61%	39%	2	1	6	5	26	5	4	2	0	0
25.09.21	Championship	Birmingham	Preston	0	0	—	—	50%	50%	1	2	5	7	43	42	5	7	1	3
20.01.21	Championship	Birmingham	Preston	0	0	—	—	59%	41%	1	0	6	1	35	7	4	1	1	0
31.10.20	Championship	Preston	Birmingham	1	2	—	—	59%	41%	6	4	5	13	46	44	4	4	1	0
18.07.20	Championship	Preston	Birmingham	2	0	—	—	62%	38%	7	2	7	11	63	65	5	7	2	2

Against common opponents (2 months)

Birmingham

Date	League	Home	Away		xG		%		On		Off		DA
11.03.26	Championship	Birmingham	QPR	1	1.59	0.38	58%	42%	5	2	18	8	72	27	10	1	3	0	0
07.03.26	Championship	Charlton	Birmingham	1	0.82	0.32	43%	57%	4	1	7	7	30	40	3	3	0	1	0
25.02.26	Championship	Millwall	Birmingham	3	1.21	0.11	48%	52%	5	2	6	4	48	34	7	5	1	1	1

Preston

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
11.04.26	Championship	Charlton	Preston	1	2	1.32	1.32	45%	55%	6	5	12	10	56	35	7	4	2	3
06.04.26	Championship	Preston	QPR	1	1	0.62	0.87	51%	49%	2	5	7	13	40	37	2	6	1	3
28.02.26	Championship	Preston	Millwall	0	2	0.43	1.59	58%	42%	2	4	4	9	56	30	2	6	3	2

Against similar-strength opponents

Matches with the same favourite/underdog setup by the bookmaker line.

Birmingham (as favourite) odds 1.45–2.05

Record 1-2-2 (W-D-L), 0.4 scored / 0.6 conceded avg.

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
03.04.26	Championship	Birmingham	Blackburn	0	1	1.06	1.51	65%	35%	5	4	7	15	65	41	9	10	0	1	0
14.03.26	Championship	Birmingham	Sheff United	1	1	1.06	1.74	52%	48%	3	2	4	1	41	16	3	0	1	1	1
11.03.26	Championship	Birmingham	QPR	1	0	1.59	0.38	58%	42%	5	2	18	8	72	27	10	1	3	0	0
07.03.26	Championship	Charlton	Birmingham	1	0	0.82	0.32	43%	57%	4	1	7	7	30	40	3	3	0	1	0
10.02.26	Championship	Birmingham	West Brom	0	0	1.09	0.43	60%	40%	5	1	10	8	38	36	11	3	1	4	0

Preston (vs a strong favourite) odds 1.01–2.30

Record 1-1-3 (W-D-L), 0.8 scored / 2.0 conceded avg.

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
18.04.26	Championship	Preston	West Brom	0	2	0.46	1.80	53%	47%	1	3	3	1	37	39	8	6	0	0
11.04.26	Championship	Charlton	Preston	1	2	1.32	1.32	45%	55%	6	5	12	10	56	35	7	4	2	3
03.04.26	Championship	Leicester	Preston	2	2	1.99	0.41	59%	41%	9	3	19	5	60	23	7	2	0	4
14.03.26	Championship	Norwich	Preston	2	0	0.87	1.26	64%	36%	2	2	4	1	19	13	3	2	1	0
11.03.26	Championship	Coventry	Preston	3	0	3.99	0.44	0%	0%	9	2	16	3	62	20	8	1	0	0

Last matches (2 months)

Birmingham DWLLLDWLLL

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
18.04.26	Championship	Hull	Birmingham	1	1	0.96	0.44	42%	58%	3	5	11	6	37	55	2	6	4	1	0
12.04.26	Championship	Birmingham	Wrexham	2	0	1.55	0.07	46%	54%	8	0	4	2	37	24	6	3	1	1	0
06.04.26	Championship	Ipswich	Birmingham	2	1	1.77	0.41	54%	46%	4	3	8	5	30	48	6	4	1	1	0
03.04.26	Championship	Birmingham	Blackburn	0	1	1.06	1.51	65%	35%	5	4	7	15	65	41	9	10	0	1	0
21.03.26	Championship	Derby	Birmingham	1	0	1.11	0.05	52%	48%	1	0	16	2	51	36	6	2	1	4	0
14.03.26	Championship	Birmingham	Sheff United	1	1	1.06	1.74	52%	48%	3	2	4	1	41	16	3	0	1	1	1
11.03.26	Championship	Birmingham	QPR	1	0	1.59	0.38	58%	42%	5	2	18	8	72	27	10	1	3	0	0
07.03.26	Championship	Charlton	Birmingham	1	0	0.82	0.32	43%	57%	4	1	7	7	30	40	3	3	0	1	0
02.03.26	Championship	Birmingham	Middlesbrough	1	3	0.60	1.07	60%	40%	7	3	4	7	55	54	6	2	2	4	0
25.02.26	Championship	Millwall	Birmingham	3	0	1.21	0.11	48%	52%	5	2	6	4	48	34	7	5	1	1	1

Preston LWDDWLLLLD

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
18.04.26	Championship	Preston	West Brom	0	2	0.46	1.80	53%	47%	1	3	3	1	37	39	8	6	0	0
11.04.26	Championship	Charlton	Preston	1	2	1.32	1.32	45%	55%	6	5	12	10	56	35	7	4	2	3
06.04.26	Championship	Preston	QPR	1	1	0.62	0.87	51%	49%	2	5	7	13	40	37	2	6	1	3
03.04.26	Championship	Leicester	Preston	2	2	1.99	0.41	59%	41%	9	3	19	5	60	23	7	2	0	4
20.03.26	Championship	Preston	Stoke	3	1	2.80	1.28	45%	55%	3	2	10	10	51	36	7	9	2	1
14.03.26	Championship	Norwich	Preston	2	0	0.87	1.26	64%	36%	2	2	4	1	19	13	3	2	1	0
11.03.26	Championship	Coventry	Preston	3	0	3.99	0.44	0%	0%	9	2	16	3	62	20	8	1	0	0
06.03.26	Championship	Preston	Oxford	1	3	0.92	1.80	70%	30%	4	8	9	7	79	27	9	5	1	1
28.02.26	Championship	Preston	Millwall	0	2	0.43	1.59	58%	42%	2	4	4	9	56	30	2	6	3	2
24.02.26	Championship	Swansea	Preston	1	1	1.55	1.76	63%	37%	2	3	11	11	53	47	4	8	2	2

Last matches (1 year)

Birmingham DWLLLDWLLL

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
18.04.26	Championship	Hull	Birmingham	1	1	0.96	0.44	42%	58%	3	5	11	6	37	55	2	6	4	1	0
12.04.26	Championship	Birmingham	Wrexham	2	0	1.55	0.07	46%	54%	8	0	4	2	37	24	6	3	1	1	0
06.04.26	Championship	Ipswich	Birmingham	2	1	1.77	0.41	54%	46%	4	3	8	5	30	48	6	4	1	1	0
03.04.26	Championship	Birmingham	Blackburn	0	1	1.06	1.51	65%	35%	5	4	7	15	65	41	9	10	0	1	0
21.03.26	Championship	Derby	Birmingham	1	0	1.11	0.05	52%	48%	1	0	16	2	51	36	6	2	1	4	0
14.03.26	Championship	Birmingham	Sheff United	1	1	1.06	1.74	52%	48%	3	2	4	1	41	16	3	0	1	1	1
11.03.26	Championship	Birmingham	QPR	1	0	1.59	0.38	58%	42%	5	2	18	8	72	27	10	1	3	0	0
07.03.26	Championship	Charlton	Birmingham	1	0	0.82	0.32	43%	57%	4	1	7	7	30	40	3	3	0	1	0
02.03.26	Championship	Birmingham	Middlesbrough	1	3	0.60	1.07	60%	40%	7	3	4	7	55	54	6	2	2	4	0
25.02.26	Championship	Millwall	Birmingham	3	0	1.21	0.11	48%	52%	5	2	6	4	48	34	7	5	1	1	1

Preston LWDDWLLLLD

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
18.04.26	Championship	Preston	West Brom	0	2	0.46	1.80	53%	47%	1	3	3	1	37	39	8	6	0	0
11.04.26	Championship	Charlton	Preston	1	2	1.32	1.32	45%	55%	6	5	12	10	56	35	7	4	2	3
06.04.26	Championship	Preston	QPR	1	1	0.62	0.87	51%	49%	2	5	7	13	40	37	2	6	1	3
03.04.26	Championship	Leicester	Preston	2	2	1.99	0.41	59%	41%	9	3	19	5	60	23	7	2	0	4
20.03.26	Championship	Preston	Stoke	3	1	2.80	1.28	45%	55%	3	2	10	10	51	36	7	9	2	1
14.03.26	Championship	Norwich	Preston	2	0	0.87	1.26	64%	36%	2	2	4	1	19	13	3	2	1	0
11.03.26	Championship	Coventry	Preston	3	0	3.99	0.44	0%	0%	9	2	16	3	62	20	8	1	0	0
06.03.26	Championship	Preston	Oxford	1	3	0.92	1.80	70%	30%	4	8	9	7	79	27	9	5	1	1
28.02.26	Championship	Preston	Millwall	0	2	0.43	1.59	58%	42%	2	4	4	9	56	30	2	6	3	2
24.02.26	Championship	Swansea	Preston	1	1	1.55	1.76	63%	37%	2	3	11	11	53	47	4	8	2	2

Bookmaker lines

1X211,73X3,8024,50

Total 2,75O2,00U1,85

AH -0,7511,9321,93

Match FAQ

What was the final score of Birmingham vs Preston?

The match ended 2:1 (Championship, April 22, 2026).

Who won, Birmingham or Preston?

Birmingham won 2:1.

Where can I see the match stats?

Shots, possession, corners and match events are below on this page.

How have Birmingham and Preston fared against each other?

Over the last 10 head-to-head meetings: 4 wins for Birmingham, 2 draws, 4 wins for Preston. Details are in the H2H block on this page.

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