Preston vs Birmingham

19 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee D Whitestone

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Krystian Bielik 51’ (og)
  • Milutin Osmajić 67’
  • Jay Stansfield 46’

Match summary

Preston came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Birmingham. It was goalless at half-time.

Jay Stansfield put Birmingham ahead in the 46th minute, Bielik's own goal equalised with a header in the 51st minute, and Milutin Osmajić won it in the 67th minute.

Birmingham can feel hard done by, creating 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Preston's 0.60 from 10.

Match stats

Preston Birmingham
10 Shots 16
3 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.60 xG 1.14
0.60 Non-penalty xG 1.14

Key events

Preston Birmingham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
46’
Jay Stansfield0-1 (Birmingham)
Krystian Bielik
Own goal
1-1 (Preston)
51’
Milutin Osmajić2-1 (Preston)
67’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Jack Whatmough
  • Milutin Osmajić
Birmingham
  • Juninho Bacuna

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 1.14 46’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 0-1 46’ 51’ Krystian Bielik (Preston) own goal, 1-1 51’ 67’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 2-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 1.14 46’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 0-1 Stansfield 46’ 51’ Krystian Bielik (Preston) own goal, 1-1 Bielik 51’ 67’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 2-1 Osmajić 67’
Preston 0.60 xGBirmingham 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Preston attacking 
46’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 25’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 66’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 53’ Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 43’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 67’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 53’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 29’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Dion Sanderson (Birmingham), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Gary Gardner (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Duane Holmes (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), own goal 46’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 66’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 25’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 53’ Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 43’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 67’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 53’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 29’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Dion Sanderson (Birmingham), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Gary Gardner (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Duane Holmes (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Whatmough Taken off
52′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.15 – – –
Ali McCann Taken off
51′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Ryan Ledson Taken off
68′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Duane Holmes
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Milutin Osmajić Taken off
77′ 1 – 1 0.12 – –
Robbie Brady Came on as a substitute
39′ – – – – – – –
Andrew Hughes Came on as a substitute
38′ – – – – – – –
Ben Whiteman Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Mads Frøkjær Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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

Preston win 40% Avg odds 2.36
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.05
Birmingham win 29% Avg odds 3.34

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

Form going into the game

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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.