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Birmingham City 4-0 Preston North End: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Birmingham City crest Birmingham City
4-0Full time
Preston North End crest Preston North End
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham

Our picks against the result

7 of 12 right

  • Result Birmingham City win58% 4-0
  • Double chance Birmingham City or draw (1X)83% 4-0
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Under 2.551% 4 goals
  • More corners Birmingham City70% Birmingham City (6-3)
  • Yellow cards Around average 0 yellow cards · league 3.3
  • Yellow cards 0 yellow cards 3.5 Under64% 4.5 Under81% 5.5 Under91%
  • Corners Around average 9 corners · league 10.5
  • Corners 9 corners 8.5 Over72% 9.5 Over62% 10.5 Over52%

Match stats

Birmingham City Preston North End
  • 4 Goals 0
  • 0 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 1
  • 6 Corners 3

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Birmingham City vs Preston North End takes place at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park on Tuesday 13 October 2026 in the Championship, and our result pick is a Birmingham City win, with a double chance on Birmingham City win or draw.

Why this pick?

Birmingham City are our result pick, largely because our model regards them as the distinctly stronger side: they measure above the Championship average, while Preston North End fall well short. There is little to set against that, though five draws from nine league matches and a tendency to concede more clear opportunities than most suggest the hosts are not infallible. The reasoning holds because the wider picture is stark: Preston sit bottom with four points, their attack and defence among the weakest, and Birmingham's recent play has produced more shots, more big chances and more touches in the box than the average team. The call is a moderate one.

Form guide

Birmingham City

  • W 1-0 at West Bromwich Albion (A) Championship · 10 Oct
  • D 2-2 vs Middlesbrough (H) Championship · 19 Sep
  • W 2-1 at Derby County (A) Championship · 12 Sep
  • L 1-2 at Norwich City (A) Championship · 9 Sep
  • D 2-2 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Championship · 6 Sep

Preston North End

  • L 0-1 vs Millwall (H) Championship · 10 Oct
  • D 2-2 at Queens Park Rangers (A) Championship · 19 Sep
  • L 0-1 vs Lincoln City (H) Championship · 12 Sep
  • L 1-2 at Watford (A) Championship · 8 Sep
  • W 2-1 vs Blackburn Rovers (H) Championship · 5 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Birmingham CityPreston North End
Attack 52 13 1.4 goals per match this season0.9 goals per match this season
Defence 74 9 1.2 conceded per match this season1.8 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

6Birmingham City wins
6draws
8Preston North End wins

20 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 22 Apr 2026 · Championship Birmingham City 2-1 Preston North End
  • 21 Oct 2025 · Championship Preston North End 0-1 Birmingham City
  • 1 Apr 2024 · Championship Birmingham City 1-0 Preston North End
  • 19 Sep 2023 · Championship Preston North End 2-1 Birmingham City
  • 21 Jan 2023 · Championship Birmingham City 1-2 Preston North End

Championship so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
8 Birmingham City 9 351 13:11 +2 14
24 Preston North End 9 117 8:16 -8 4

Positions in our table of 24 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Championship, Matchday 10
Kick-off
Venue
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham

Questions and answers

What was the score of Birmingham City vs Preston North End?

Birmingham City 4-0 Preston North End in the Championship (Matchday 10) on Tuesday 13 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Birmingham City vs Preston North End right?

Yes: our result pick was Birmingham City win, and the score after 90 minutes was 4-0. 7 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Birmingham City vs Preston North End?

0 yellow cards (Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0), 1 red card (Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1) and 9 corners (Birmingham City 6, Preston North End 3).

Other Championship results that day

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