Championship

Championship | Gameweek 9

Sep 25, 2021 at 3pm UK

St Andrew's

Birmingham
0 - 0
Preston

Bela (45+1')

Bauer (39'), Storey (62'), Ledson (72')

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The Match

Match Report

It was a fourth straight draw in the Championship for Preston.

Preview

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

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 40.94%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 30.01% and a draw had a probability of 29%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.11%) and 1-2 (7.97%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (11.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.29%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Preston North End
30.01%	29.05%	40.94%

Both teams to score 43.71%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

37.24%

62.75%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

17.71%

82.29%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.57%

37.43%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.78%

74.21%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.86%

30.14%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.71%

66.29%

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 30.01%

Preston North End 40.94%

Draw 29.04%

Birmingham City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 11.08% 2-1 @ 6.53% 2-0 @ 5.45% 3-1 @ 2.14% 3-0 @ 1.78% 3-2 @ 1.28% Other @ 1.74% Total : 30.01%	1-1 @ 13.29% 0-0 @ 11.28% 2-2 @ 3.92% Other @ 0.55% Total : 29.04%	0-1 @ 13.53% 0-2 @ 8.11% 1-2 @ 7.97% 0-3 @ 3.24% 1-3 @ 3.19% 2-3 @ 1.57% 0-4 @ 0.97% 1-4 @ 0.96% Other @ 1.39% Total : 40.94%