Birmingham City vs Preston North EndLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Birmingham City

Stansfield10'

Osman16'

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Apr 22, 2026

St. Andrew's Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Ibrahim Osman

Birmingham City

Goals

Assists

8.0

84'Substitution

Michael Smith· In

Lewis Dobbin· Out

Preston North End

78'Substitution

Robbie Brady· In

Andrija Vukcevic· Out

Preston North End

73'Substitution

Daniel Jebbison· In

Milutin Osmajic· Out

Preston North End

73'Substitution

Thierry Small· In

Pol Valentín· Out

Preston North End

72'Substitution

Jhon Solís· In

Jay Stansfield· Out

Birmingham City

72'Yellow Card

Andrew Moran

Preston North End

65'Substitution

Andrew Moran· In

Brad Potts· Out

Preston North End

65'Substitution

Bright Osayi-Samuel· In

Ethan Laird· Out

Birmingham City

45'+2Yellow Card

Andrija Vukcevic

Preston North End

37'Substitution

Demarai Gray· In

Ibrahim Osman· Out

Birmingham City

Goal!

2-1

Andrew Hughes

25'·Preston North End

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Goal!

2-0

Ibrahim Osman

16'·Birmingham City

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Goal!

1-0

Jay Stansfield

10'·Birmingham City

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Statistics of the Game

Birmingham City

Preston North End

50%Ball Possession50%

18Shots Total16

5Shots On Target6

3Corners3

11Fouls9

0Yellow Cards2

5Offsides2

4Saves3

316Passes310

3Shots Off Target7

115Attacks90

52Dangerous Attacks56

12Shots Inside Box11

6Shots Outside Box5

2Goals1

9Free Kicks11

10Shots Blocked3

3Substitutions5

1Hit Woodwork0

8Tackles13

1Assists0

210Accurate Passes190

2Injuries0

16Total Crosses23

3Accurate Crosses6

3Interceptions4

56Duels Won71

2Big Chances Created3

1Big Chances Missed2

Birmingham City

Manager: Chris Davies

Starting XI

6.4

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.7

7.1

6.8

7.5

8.0

6.4

Substitutes

6.6

6.8

6.5

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

6.3

6.9

7.3

7.7

6.5

6.9

Jordan Andrew Thompson

6.8

7.2

6.5

5.9

7.4

Substitutes

6.2

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.3

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Ibrahim Osman MF	8.0	37'	1	1	1/2	6(67%)	-	2/5
Jay Stansfield MF	7.5	72'	1	0	2/5	13(75%)	1	4/15
Seung-ho Paik MF	7.1	90'	0	0	0/2	28(85%)	1	8/12
Ethan Laird DF	7.0	65'	0	0	1/1	25(79%)	1	4/11
Phil Neumann DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	22(65%)	1	5/5
Carlos Vicente MF	6.8	90'	0	0	0/1	19(70%)	-	1/6
Kai Wagner DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	43(59%)	1	5/8
Jhon Solís MF	6.8	18'	0	0	0/1	8(89%)	1	2/2
Tomoki Iwata MF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	34(71%)	2	4/7
Demarai Gray FW	6.6	53'	0	0	1/3	22(95%)	1	1/5
Christoph Klarer DF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	41(71%)	-	7/11
Bright Osayi-Samuel DF	6.5	25'	0	0	-	6(50%)	-	1/4
James Beadle GK	6.4	90'	0	0	-	32(25%)	-	-
August Priske FW	6.4	90'	0	0	0/3	17(35%)	-	13/36

Birmingham City vs Preston North End — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Birmingham City	15	D1	2	1	3	1	4/15	4-5
Preston North End	15	L1	0	1	0	12	8/15	8-7

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Birmingham City — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Derby County2026-03-21
L0-1 vs Blackburn Rovers2026-04-03
L1-2 @ Ipswich Town2026-04-06
W2-0 vs Wrexham2026-04-12
D1-1 @ Hull City2026-04-18

Preston North End — last 5 games

W3-1 vs Stoke City2026-03-20
D2-2 @ Leicester City2026-04-03
D1-1 vs Queens Park Rangers2026-04-06
W2-1 @ Charlton Athletic2026-04-11
L0-2 vs West Bromwich Albion2026-04-18

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 19
Period covered: 2015-12-15 – 2025-10-21
Birmingham City wins: 5
Draws: 6
Preston North End wins: 8
Avg goals per meeting: 2.16
Over 2.5 goals: 42%
Both teams scored: 53%
Home side won: 32%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 0D 2L (Birmingham City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.8 vs 2.16

Aggregated from 19 finished meetings (2015-12-15 – 2025-10-21) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 19)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-10-21	Preston North End	0-1	Birmingham City
2024-04-01	Birmingham City	1-0	Preston North End
2023-09-19	Preston North End	2-1	Birmingham City
2023-01-21	Birmingham City	1-2	Preston North End
2022-09-03	Preston North End	0-1	Birmingham City

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Birmingham City	10	46	64	1	WDWWD	1	+9
Preston North End	14	46	60	-7	WLLWL	13	+1

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 4 ptsBirmingham City 64 · Preston North End 60
Positions: #10 vs #14
Goals per game: 1.24/1.22 vs 1.2/1.35scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-22

Previous Meetings

Last 19 matches

Won 26%

(5/19)

Draw 32%

(6/19)

Won 42%

(8/19)

Goals

19-22

Total matches

Recent matches (5/19)

Championship•Oct 21, 2025

Preston North End

0-1

Birmingham City

Championship•Apr 1, 2024

Birmingham City

1-0

Preston North End

Championship•Sep 19, 2023

Preston North End

2-1

Birmingham City

Championship•Jan 21, 2023

Birmingham City

1-2

Preston North End

Championship•Sep 3, 2022

Preston North End

0-1

Birmingham City

Head to Head

Last 19 matches

Birmingham City wins

Draws

Preston North End wins

Goals Scored

19 - 22

Oct 21, 2025 • Championship

Preston North End

0-1

Birmingham City

Apr 1, 2024 • Championship

Birmingham City

1-0

Preston North End

Sep 19, 2023 • Championship

Preston North End

2-1

Birmingham City

Matchday 45 — Championship

Match Report

64 points for Birmingham City (10th), 60 for Preston North End (14th): a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Birmingham City 1st in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Birmingham City were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.22, Preston North End 1.2 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.

The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Birmingham City, 6 draws and 8 for Preston North End, at 2.16 goals per meeting. Only 32% of these meetings ended in a home win.

St. Andrew's Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,409. On the scoreboard, Birmingham City led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.

Goal scorers

Birmingham City: Jay Stansfield (10'), Ibrahim Osman (16') · Preston North End: Andrew Hughes (25')

Key stats

Possession: Birmingham City 50% · Preston North End 50% · Total shots: 18-16 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 3-3

More details:

Birmingham City — live results and schedule Preston North End — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Birmingham City vs Preston North End?

Birmingham City 2-1 Preston North End. Championship (England) match played on 22 Apr 2026.

What league is Birmingham City vs Preston North End in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match was played at St. Andrew's Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham City and Preston North End?

In 19 meetings between 2015 and 2025: Birmingham City has 5 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses against Preston North End.

Where was Birmingham City vs Preston North End played?

The match was played at St. Andrew's Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Birmingham City vs Preston North End — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/19)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 19 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 45 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions