Championship· Season 2025
Match Summary
Birmingham defeated Preston 2:1. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by J. Stansfield 10′, I. Osman 16′, A. Hughes 25′. 2 yellow cards were shown. Birmingham had 50% possession while Preston held 50%. Birmingham had 18 shots (5 on target) compared to 16 (6 on target) for Preston. Expected goals: Birmingham 1.95 — Preston 2.37. Birmingham made 3 substitutions, Preston made 5.
Match Events
Key match events between Birmingham and Preston — 3 goals and 2 cards recorded during the match.
assist: I. Osman
Rivalry since 2015
Birmingham vs Preston Head to Head Results· 19
Birmingham and Preston have met 19 times — Birmingham won 5, Preston won 8, with 6 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2015. Preston leads the head-to-head with 8 victories from 19 meetings. A combined 41 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.16 per match (19 for the home side, 22 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (53%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 8 games (42%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–3 in 2017.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 12 May 2026