Preston v Birmingham result

Full-time · Preston 1–1 Birmingham

Championship · Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:00 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Preston 1–1 Birmingham — this Championship match was drawn.

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 1–1 Birmingham · Championship
Referee: Andy Davies, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Preston 1 · draws 0 · Birmingham 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 2W 2D 1L · Birmingham 3W 0D 2L

Preston 1–1 Birmingham (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 0.75

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.2 / 5.67

Corners

against 4.2 / 6.17 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.8 / 2.83

Shots on target

against 3.2 / 5 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.6 / 1.67

Cards

against 2 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 January 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 January 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.2 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.67 for · 6.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	14.8 for · 8.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	13.17 for · 14.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.8 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.83 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12.83 for · 11.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.6 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Hugill n 8	86.5	2.9 7/6	1.8 8/3	S. Gallagher
J. Harrop n 8	40.8	2.5 5/4	0.8 3/0	C. N'Doye
D. Fisher n 8	75.6	1.9 6/4	1.8 6/2	—
Daniel Johnson n 8	66.1	1.9 3/3	0.9 2/2	C. N'Doye
S. Mavididi n 8	38.6	1.7 3/2	2 5/1	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Horgan n 8	32.9	4.8 7/4	1 2/1
C. Robinson n 8	75.9	3.4 7/7	1.6 6/4
B. Bodin n 3	75.3	2.8 3/3	0.8 1/1
P. Gallagher n 8	72.1	2.3 7/5	0.5 3/0
J. Hugill n 8	86.5	2.2 7/6	0.7 4/1

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Hugill n 8	86.5	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
C. Robinson n 8	75.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Clarke n 8	72	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
D. Horgan n 8	32.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
P. Huntington n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Davies n 8	90	0 0/0
P. Huntington n 8	89.9	0 0/0
G. Cunningham n 5	88.8	0 0/0
B. Pearson n 8	88.4	0 0/0
J. Hugill n 8	86.5	0 0/0

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Maxwell n 8	90	2.3 5/3

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Davis n 8	59.1	2.5 6/3	1.5 4/2	—
C. N'Doye n 8	50.3	2.5 4/4	0.9 3/1	Daniel Johnson
C. Gardner n 8	72.8	2.2 7/5	1.1 4/3	—
S. Gallagher n 8	65.6	1.9 6/3	0.9 3/2	J. Hugill
C. Adams n 8	36.9	1.8 3/1	0.6 2/0	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Gallagher n 8	65.6	3.1 6/5	1.2 4/2
J. Maghoma n 8	41.6	2.2 5/3	0.5 2/0
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	42.1	2.1 5/2	0.3 1/0
J. Boga n 8	86.1	2 6/6	0 0/0
C. Gardner n 8	72.8	1.9 6/4	0.2 1/0

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Gallagher n 8	65.6	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
J. Maghoma n 8	41.6	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
C. Adams n 8	36.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
J. Boga n 8	86.1	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
D. Stockdale n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Grounds n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Kieftenbeld n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Morrison n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Roberts n 8	90	0 0/0
H. Dean n 8	89.1	0 0/0

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Stockdale n 8	90	3.5 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Birmingham
48%	Possession	52%
6	Shots	17
3	Shots on target	3
1	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	8
4	Shots inside the box	10
4	Corners	8
0	Offsides	3
11	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
349	Passes	371
66%	Pass accuracy	70%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
C. Maxwell	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
P. Huntington	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
G. Cunningham	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
P. Gallagher	90	0	0	0	4	Y	6.8
Daniel Johnson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
T. Barkhuizen	90	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
J. Harrop	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Robinson	69	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Hugill	57	0	1	0	0	0	6.5
B. Davies	45	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
J. Earl sub	45	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
A. Browne sub	33	0	2	2	0	0	6.6
L. Moult sub	21	0	1	0	0	0	6.7

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
D. Stockdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Colin	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
M. Roberts	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.8
H. Dean	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
J. Grounds	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.9
C. N'Doye	90	0	0	4	1	1	0	6.7
M. Kieftenbeld	90	0	0	1	0	0	Y	6.5
J. Maghoma	90	0	1	2	0	1	0	7.2
D. Davis	90	0	0	1	0	2	Y	7.2
S. Gallagher	90	1	0	4	2	1	0	7.6
J. Boga	86	0	0	2	0	5	0	7.4
C. Adams	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Preston v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonDWLWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

BirminghamLWWWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Preston 1 · 0 draws · Birmingham 0 · 4 goals/game

2017-09-16 Birmingham 1–3 Preston

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#7 pos49 pts31 pl+8 GD

Birmingham#20 pos30 pts31 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.23

Birmingham scored0.71

Preston conceded0.97

Birmingham conceded1.39

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What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Birmingham?: In their last 1 meetings, Preston won 1, Birmingham won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Preston and Birmingham?: Recent form — Preston 2W 2D 1L; Birmingham 3W 0D 2L.

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