Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC Prediction

Championship · Wed 22 Apr, 19:45
Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC

✓ Our AI called it — we predicted Home win (51%); it finished a home win.

What our model predicted

Home 51%
Draw 25%
Away 24%

💡 Birmingham City FC are favourites — about 51 times in 100.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Low · 58.0/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 58.0
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1487 v 1458 Birmingham rated higher
Form Index 0.8 v 1.6 ppg, last 5
Model Consensus 100%
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Why we predict this

  • Closely matched on Power Rating (1487 vs 1458).
  • Preston North End FC is in clearly better recent form (1.6 vs 0.8 pts/game).
  • Home attack projects well against this away defence (1.6 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Birmingham
Form Index
Preston NE
Goal expectation
Birmingham
Home advantage
Birmingham

Green = favours Birmingham · Blue = favours Preston NE. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
BirminghamLLLWD0.8 ppg
Preston NEWDDWL1.6 ppg
Power Rating
Birmingham1487
Preston NE1458
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model52% · 28% · 20%
Power Rating52% · 19% · 30%
Machine-learning49% · 30% · 21%

AI match preview

Birmingham City FC holds a slight edge with a 51% chance to win against Preston North End FC, though a draw remains a significant possibility at 25%. The model projects a modest goal difference, with expected goals at 1.58 for Birmingham and 0.91 for Preston, suggesting a competitive match likely to produce around two goals. While the most probable scoreline is 1-1, the probabilities for over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring hover just below 50%, highlighting the unpredictability of this Championship clash. These projections are statistical estimates—please gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

1.58 – 0.91

Most likely score

1-1

13% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 45%

Under 55%

Both teams to score

Yes 49%

No 51%

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Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Apr 2026 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC
Oct 2025 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC