Birmingham City v Preston North End prediction

Yuriy Borshchenko
April 16, 2026
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MATCH DETAILS:
Location: Birmingham, St Andrew’s
Upcoming Information:English League Championship 22.04.2026
Competition: Preston North End vs Birmingham City live

When/Date: 22.04.2026
Time: 2:45 pm
Repeat:Live
Prediction on Birmingham City – Preston North End: Available

Birmingham
55.2%

Draw
25.1%

Preston
19.8%

Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.68	3.7	4.69	Watch and Bet

Facts

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 15 and 13).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 3.

Recent form of Birmingham has been disappointing (last 5 games: 1 wins).

In recent matches, Preston has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

In this match, Birmingham is a strong favorite.

In the last 19 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 5 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 19:22. (average 1:1.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Birmingham won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 10:11. (average 1.1:1.2).

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	42	25	10	7	84:42	42	85
2	Ipswich	41	21	12	8	71:42	29	75
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	9	73
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	23	72
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	20	72
6	Hull	42	20	8	14	64:60	4	68
7	Wrexham	42	17	13	12	63:60	3	64
8	Derby	42	18	9	15	61:53	8	63
9	Norwich	42	17	7	18	55:50	5	58
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	1	58
11	QPR	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	1	57
13	Preston	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57
14	Swansea	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57
15	Birmingham	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56
16	Stoke	42	15	10	17	49:46	3	55
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54
18	Charlton	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48
20	Blackburn	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46
22	Oxford Utd	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41
24	Sheffield Wed ✔	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4

Birmingham City AND Preston North End LAST MATCHES

Latest Results

12.04.26 Birmingham City – Wrexham AFC – 2:0
06.04.26 Ipswich Town – Birmingham City – 2:1
03.04.26 Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – 0:1
21.03.26 Derby County – Birmingham City – 1:0
14.03.26 Birmingham City – Sheffield United – 1:1

11.04.26 Charlton Athletic – Preston North End – 1:2
06.04.26 Preston North End – Queens Park Rangers – 1:1
03.04.26 Leicester City – Preston North End – 2:2
20.03.26 Preston North End – Stoke City – 3:1
14.03.26 Norwich City – Preston North End – 2:0