Preston North End vs Birmingham City prediction and preview

Championship · Tuesday 16 February 2027, 19:45 UTC

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Preston North End vs Birmingham City

Championship · Tuesday 16 February 2027, 19:45 UTC · Deepdale, Preston

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Preston North End vs Birmingham City preview

Preston North End host Birmingham City in the Championship on Tuesday 16 February 2027, kick-off 19:45 UTC at Deepdale in Preston. Preston North End are 24th in the table with 5 points from 14, while Birmingham City are 3rd in the table with 26 points from 14.

Recent form: Preston North End L-L-D-L-L, Birmingham City W-W-L-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Preston North End have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Birmingham City average 2.3 scored and 0.3 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Preston North End won 3, 2 games were drawn and Birmingham City won 5. Those games averaged 1.9 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 13 Oct 2026, ended Birmingham City 4-0 Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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3Birmingham City147522613+1326WWLWW
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 3, draws 2, Birmingham City 5.

Team news

Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny

Birmingham City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

J. Beadle, Alex Cochrane, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Jay Stansfield, Tomoki Iwata, Liam Millar, Jhon Solís, Patrick Roberts, August Priske Flyger

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