Preston North End 2-0 Birmingham City: result and report

Preston North End 2-0 Birmingham City

Championship · Saturday 18 July 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Preston North End defeated Birmingham City 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 18 July 2020. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Patrick Bauer opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Preston North End's goals came from Patrick Bauer (43') and Brad Potts (87'). Birmingham City did not score.

Discipline: Preston North End received 2 yellow cards; Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 9th on 62 points from 44 and Birmingham City 20th on 50 points from 44. Preston North End went on to finish that season 9th with 66 points, and Birmingham City 21st with 50.

Preston North End lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Birmingham City in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Patrick Bauer of Preston North End (8.2), level with Jordan Storey (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Preston North End wins, 4 draws and 1 for Birmingham City.