Birmingham vs Preston

1 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee O Langford

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jay Stansfield 68’

Match summary

Birmingham beat Preston 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Jay Stansfield put Birmingham ahead in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: Birmingham created 1.42 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Preston's 0.23 from 4.

Match stats

Birmingham Preston
11 Shots 4
4 Shots on Target 1
0 Corners 0
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.42 xG 0.23
1.42 Non-penalty xG 0.23

Key events

Birmingham Preston
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jay Stansfield1-0 (Birmingham)
68’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Birmingham
  • Ethan Laird
Preston
  • Will Keane

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 0.23 68’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 1-0 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 0.23 68’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 1-0 Stansfield 68’
Birmingham 1.42 xGPreston 0.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Birmingham attacking 
80’ Seung Ho Paik (Birmingham), set piece, 0.60 xG, saved 68’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 33’ Noah Mawene (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 15’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+3’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Gary Gardner (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 28’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Seung Ho Paik (Birmingham), set piece, 0.60 xG, saved 68’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 33’ Noah Mawene (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 15’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+3’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Gary Gardner (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 11’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Emanuel Aiwu
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Seung Ho Paik Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.60 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Koji Miyoshi Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Jordan James Taken off
54′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
Juninho Bacuna Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.14 – – –
Jay Stansfield Taken off
81′ 1 – 2 0.54 – – –
Andre Dozzell Came on as a substitute
36′ – – – – – – –
Keshi Anderson Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Scott Hogan Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
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 44% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35
Preston win 28% Avg odds 3.45

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.