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Championship · Matchweek 44 · Apr 22

Birmingham - Preston

Birmingham beat Preston 2-1 in Championship (Matchweek 44). Goals: J. Stansfield 10'; I. Osman 16'; A. Hughes 25'.

BirminghamHOME Birmingham
2 - 1
FT
PrestonAWAY Preston
J. Stansfield 10'I. Osman 16'
⚽
A. Hughes 25'
🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park 👤 Referee: B. Toner
Key events
10' ⚽ J. Stansfield(1 - 0) · Assist: I. Osman Birmingham
16' ⚽ I. Osman(2 - 0) Birmingham
25' ⚽ A. Hughes(2 - 1) Preston
45+2' 🟨 A. VukcevicYellow card Preston
72' 🟨 A. MoranYellow card Preston
Quick stats
%51 Possession %49
1.86 Expected goals (xG) 1.96
1.91 Pre-match xG 1.17
18 Total shots 16
5 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 7
10 Blocked shots 3
11 Shots inside box 11
7 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
J. Stansfield(1 - 0) · Assist: I. Osman⚽
10'
I. Osman(2 - 0)⚽
16'
25'
⚽A. Hughes(2 - 1)
I. Osman ↔ D. GraySubstitution🔁
37'
45+2'
🟨A. VukcevicYellow card
HT 2 - 1
E. Laird ↔ B. Osayi-SamuelSubstitution🔁
65'
65'
🔁B. Potts ↔ A. MoranSubstitution
72'
🟨A. MoranYellow card
J. Stansfield ↔ J. E. Solis RomeroSubstitution🔁
72'
73'
🔁M. Osmajic ↔ D. JebbisonSubstitution
73'
🔁P. Valentin ↔ T. SmallSubstitution
78'
🔁A. Vukcevic ↔ R. BradySubstitution
84'
🔁L. Dobbin ↔ M. SmithSubstitution
FT 2 - 1
Match statsBirmingham · Preston
Key stats
%51 Possession %49
1.86 Expected goals (xG) 1.96
1.91 Pre-match xG 1.17
Shots
18 Total shots 16
5 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 7
10 Blocked shots 3
11 Shots inside box 11
7 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 3
Attacking
115 Attacks 90
52 Dangerous attacks 56
Passing
313 Total passes 298
207 Accurate passes 181
%66 Pass accuracy %61
Set pieces & discipline
3 Corners 3
5 Offsides 2
11 Fouls 9
9 Free kicks 11
36 Throw-ins 27
11 Goal kicks 5
Cards
0 Yellow cards 2
0 1st-half cards 1
0 2nd-half cards 1
By half
2 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 0
3 1st-half corners 3
0 2nd-half corners 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2020–2025
Birmingham 4
Oct 31who was on topOct 21
Preston 3
4 Birmingham 2 draw 3 Preston
Birmingham won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.7goals / match
8–7total goals
4/2clean sheets
1-0Birmingham best win · Oct 21
2-1Preston best win · Sep 19
%44 Over 1.5 4/9
%33 Over 2.5 3/9
%0 Over 3.5 0/9
%44 BTTS 4/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Birmingham at home4 matches
1W 1D 2L 2:3
Preston at home5 matches
1W 1D 3L 4:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
10Birminghamin the table64pts
46matches 17-13-16W-D-L 57:56goals +1diff
DWWDW
14Prestonin the table60pts
46matches 15-15-16W-D-L 55:62goals -7diff
LWLLW
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Oct 21 Preston 0-1 Birmingham Championship
Apr 1 Birmingham 1-0 Preston Championship
Sep 19 Preston 2-1 Birmingham Championship
Jan 21 Birmingham 1-2 Preston Championship
Sep 3 Preston 0-1 Birmingham Championship
Jan 15 Preston 1-1 Birmingham Championship
Sep 25 Birmingham 0-0 Preston Championship
Jan 20 Birmingham 0-1 Preston Championship
xG difference & finishing
Birmingham2 gol · 1.86 xG +0.14
Preston1 gol · 1.96 xG -0.96
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
THE REFEREE21 matches on record
Ben Toner
Strictness48 TEMPO38
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Low
This match vs his average
Cards 23.7 -1.7
Fouls 2022.1 -2.1
Goals 32.4 +0.6
Corners 610.2 -4.2
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.2 +0.8
Shots 18.013.0 +5.0
On target 5.04.0 +1.0
Possession %51%54 -2.9
Corners 3.05.6 -2.6
Cards 0.03.3 -3.3
Conceded 1.01.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 1.01.2 -0.2
Shots 16.010.2 +5.8
On target 6.03.3 +2.7
Possession %49%46 +3.5
Corners 3.04.1 -1.1
Cards 2.02.7 -0.7
Conceded 2.01.3 +0.7
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Andrew Hughes 8.70
Starting XI
17 Ibrahim Osman M · 37' 8.30
Goals1Assist1On target1/1Key pass2Dribbles2/2Duels won2/4Passes6 · %4
2 Ethan Laird D · 65' 7.70
On target1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/12Fouls won1Passes24 · %19
8 Seung-Ho Paik M · 91' 7.30
Key pass2Dribbles3/4Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won9/14Fouls won3Fouls1Passes27 · %23
28 Jay Stansfield M · 72' 7.30
Goals1On target2/2Key pass2Dribbles1/3Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/15Fouls won1Fouls3Passes12 · %9
23 Carlos Vicente M · 91' 7.00
Key pass1Duels won1/5Fouls won1Offside2Passes20 · %14
5 Phil Neumann D · 91' 7.00
Tackles2Blocks1Duels won5/5Passes23 · %15
31 Kai Wagner D · 91' 6.90
Key pass2Tackles1Duels won5/8Passes44 · %26
4 Christoph Klarer D · 91' · K 6.90
Duels won6/9Fouls1Passes38 · %27
25 James Beadle G · 91' 6.90
Saves5Passes30 · %8
24 Tomoki Iwata M · 91' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won4/7Fouls3Offside1Passes33 · %24
29 August Priske F · 91' 6.00
Duels won12/33Fouls won2Fouls3Offside2Passes17 · %6
Substitutes
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel D · 26' 6.70
Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes6 · %3
10 Demarai Gray F · 54' 6.60
On target1/1Tackles1Duels won1/6Passes22 · %21
14 Jhon Solís M · 19' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won2/2Passes9 · %8
Unused: Patrick RobertsAlex CochraneJack RobinsonMarvin DuckschRyan AllsopTommy Doyle
Starting XI
16 Andrew Hughes D · 91' 8.70
Goals1On target1/1Tackles1Blocks3Duels won11/18Fouls won1Fouls3Passes34 · %22
15 Jordan Thompson M · 91' 7.20
Key pass2Tackles1Blocks1Duels won5/8Fouls won2Passes40 · %32
1 Daniel Iversen G · 91' 7.00
Saves3Passes32 · %11
42 Odeluga Offiah D · 91' 6.90
On target1/1Dribbles2/3Tackles2Blocks1Duels won9/11Fouls won1Fouls1Passes24 · %14
21 Alfie Devine M · 91' 6.90
Key pass3Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/7Passes37 · %22
6 Liam Lindsay D · 91' · K 6.90
Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won15/27Fouls2Offside1Passes25 · %13
17 Lewis Dobbin F · 84' 6.90
On target1/3Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won3/8Fouls1Passes13 · %12
44 Brad Potts M · 65' 6.70
On target1/2Dribbles1/1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won5/8Fouls won2Passes7 · %3
2 Pol Valentín M · 73' 6.50
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/8Passes22 · %12
3 Andrija Vukcevic M · 78' 6.20
Key pass2Duels won1/5Fouls1Passes19 · %11
28 Milutin Osmajić F · 73' 5.90
On target2/2Duels won2/8Fouls won2Offside1Passes11 · %5
Substitutes
11 Robbie Brady M · 13' 6.70
Passes7 · %5
23 Andrew Moran M · 26' 6.60
Tackles3Duels won4/6Fouls won1Fouls1Passes11 · %6
26 Thierry Small D · 18' 6.20
Passes3 · %2
9 Daniel Jebbison F · 18' 6.20
On target1/1Key pass1Duels won1/3Passes3 · %2
24 Michael Smith F · 7'
Key pass1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes3 · %3
Unused: David CornellJack WaltonJordan StoreyMiloš Luković
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%63) ✓
Birmingham %63 Draw %17 Preston %20
2.06Birmingham xPuan
0.77Preston xPuan
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