Birmingham vs Preston

13 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Liam Millar 34’
  • August Priske 45+2’, 45+4’
  • Demarai Gray 76’

Match summary

Birmingham won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Preston. Birmingham led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Liam Millar put Birmingham ahead in the 34th minute, August Priske made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, and Priske made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Demarai Gray made it 4-0 in the 76th minute.

The chances backed that up: Birmingham created 2.32 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Preston's 0.55 from 6. Preston had a player sent off.

Match stats

76% Possession 24%
19 Shots 6
7 Shots on target 1
6 Corners 3
145 Attacks 66
76 Dangerous attacks 34
663 Passes 201
87.5% Pass accuracy 64.7%
16 Tackles 16
9 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Birmingham Preston
Kick-off
11’
Callum LangShot on target
24’
Delano BurgzorgLiam Gibbs
26’
Corner
27’
Corner
28’
Corner
Liam MillarRight foot shot1-0 (Birmingham)
34’
August Priske2-0 (Birmingham)
45+2’
August Priske3-0 (Birmingham)
45+4’
Half-time3-0
46’
Andrew MoranCallum Lang
47’
Stanley MillsFoul
August PriskeShot on target
48’
Liam MillarFoul
50’
Second half underway
56’
Stanley MillsSecond yellowFoul
61’
Lewis GibsonAlfie Devine
Demarai GrayLiam Millar
61’
Max BirdJhon Solís
61’
Max BirdShot on target
62’
Corner
68’
Corner
68’
Corner
69’
Max BirdShot on target
74’
Taylor Gardner-HickmanTomoki Iwata
75’
Carlos VicentePatrick Roberts
75’
Demarai GrayRight foot shot4-0 (Birmingham)
76’
Marvin DuckschJay Stansfield
84’
Corner
90’
Corner
90’
Corner
90+3’
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.32 0.55 34’ Liam Millar (Birmingham), 1-0 34’ 45+2’ August Priske (Birmingham), 2-0 45+2’ 45+4’ August Priske (Birmingham), 3-0 45+4’ 76’ Demarai Gray (Birmingham), 4-0 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.32 0.55 34’ Liam Millar (Birmingham), 1-0 Millar 34’ 45+2’ August Priske (Birmingham), 2-0 Priske 45+2’ 45+4’ August Priske (Birmingham), 3-0 Priske 45+4’ 76’ Demarai Gray (Birmingham), 4-0 Gray 76’
Birmingham 2.32 xGPreston 0.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Birmingham attacking 
47’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 29’ Patrick Roberts (Birmingham), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90’ Christoph Klarer (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.30 xG, blocked 34’ Liam Millar (Birmingham), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 28’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 55’ Alfie Devine (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 74’ Max Bird (Birmingham), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 49’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 27’ Thierry Small (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 17’ Alex Cochrane (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Max Bird (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Max Bird (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Max Bird (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Stanley Mills (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ Callum Lang (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Patrick Roberts (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Odeluga Offiah (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Demarai Gray (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 69’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 29’ Patrick Roberts (Birmingham), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90’ Christoph Klarer (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.30 xG, blocked 34’ Liam Millar (Birmingham), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 28’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 55’ Alfie Devine (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 74’ Max Bird (Birmingham), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 49’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 27’ Thierry Small (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 17’ Alex Cochrane (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Max Bird (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Max Bird (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Max Bird (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ Stanley Mills (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Patrick Roberts (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Callum Lang (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Odeluga Offiah (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Demarai Gray (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 69’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Birmingham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Beadle
Neumann
Klarer
Cochrane
Osayi-Samuel
Iwata 75’
Solís 61’
Millar 61’
Roberts 75’
Stansfield 84’
Priske 2
Preston 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Iversen
Storey
Hughes
Offiah
Small
Leroy
Thompson
Gibbs 24’
Devine 61’
Mills
Lang 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
James Beadle
90′ 1 0 32 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Bright Osayi-Samuel
90′ 2 – – 6 – 74 – – – –
Phil Neumann
90′ 2 1 – 4 1 61 – – – –
Christoph Klarer
90′ 2 – 1 12 10 86 3 – – –
Alex Cochrane
90′ 1 1 – 5 1 87 1 – 1 –
Midfielders9 players
Tomoki Iwata Taken off
75′ – – 52 – – – – 1 1 – –
Jhon Solís Taken off
61′ – – 45 – – 2 – 2 1 – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
75′ – 1 48 3 – 2 – 2 1 – –
Jay Stansfield Taken off
84′ – 1 54 2 – 1 1 1 – – –
Liam Millar Taken off
61′ 1 – 36 3 – 1 – 5 1 3
Max Bird Came on as a substitute
29′ – 1 22 1 – 2 – 2 1 – –
Demarai Gray Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 – 22 – – – – 2 – 2 –
Carlos Vicente Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 11 – – – – – – – –
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 18 – – – – 3 – 2 –
Forwards2 players
August Priske
90′ 2 – 4 3 0.78 – – 4 – 11 –
Marvin Ducksch Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – – – – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Birmingham win 64% Avg odds 1.47
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.50
Preston win 15% Avg odds 6.27

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Birmingham DLWDW
Preston WLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Birmingham 2-1 Preston, 22 Apr 26 Next meeting: Preston vs Birmingham, 16 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Birmingham vs Preston meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.