Championship

Championship | Gameweek 27

Jan 15, 2022 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
1 - 1
Birmingham

Bauer (31')
Whiteman (72')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Hogan (86')
Mengi (56')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Preston North End 1-0 Birmingham City

Both sides played out a goalless draw at St Andrews earlier this season, and another low-scoring affair could be on the cards this weekend. With Birmingham struggling to pose a threat in the final third, Preston should do enough to secure a slender victory on home soil. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 47.57%. A draw had a probability of 28% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 24.42%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.81%) and 2-1 (8.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.79%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (9.56%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Birmingham City
47.57%	28.01%	24.42%

Both teams to score 42.97%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

38.05%

61.95%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.3%

81.7%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.78%

26.22%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.69%

61.31%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.23%

41.77%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.77%

78.23%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 47.56%

Birmingham City 24.42%

Draw 27.99%

Preston North End	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 14.65% 2-0 @ 9.81% 2-1 @ 8.57% 3-0 @ 4.38% 3-1 @ 3.82% 3-2 @ 1.67% 4-0 @ 1.47% 4-1 @ 1.28% Other @ 1.92% Total : 47.56%	1-1 @ 12.79% 0-0 @ 10.94% 2-2 @ 3.74% Other @ 0.52% Total : 27.99%	0-1 @ 9.56% 1-2 @ 5.59% 0-2 @ 4.17% 1-3 @ 1.63% 0-3 @ 1.22% 2-3 @ 1.09% Other @ 1.17% Total : 24.42%