Birmingham City FC vs Preston North End FC Prediction

Championship · Tue 13 Oct, 19:45
Birmingham City FC
1–1 Predicted · 19:45
Preston North End FC

Match result prediction

Home 50%
Draw 25%
Away 25%

💡 Birmingham City FC are favourites — about 50 times in 100.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Low · 57.1/100
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SwiftScore 57.1
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1517 v 1471 Birmingham rated higher
Form Index LWWWD v WLLWL Birmingham 2.0 · Preston NE 1.2 ppg
Model Consensus 100%
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Why we predict this

  • Birmingham City FC is the stronger side on Power Rating (1517 vs 1471).
  • Birmingham City FC is in clearly better recent form (2.0 vs 1.2 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
Birmingham
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)
BirminghamLWWWD2.0 ppg
Preston NEWLLWL1.2 ppg
Power Rating
Birmingham1517
Preston NE1471
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model52% · 28% · 20%
Power Rating54% · 17% · 29%
Machine-learning44% · 31% · 25%

AI match preview

Birmingham City FC hosts Preston North End FC in a Championship clash where the model gives the home side a 50% chance of victory, slightly ahead of a draw or away win at 25% each. Expected goals favor Birmingham at 1.58 compared to Preston’s 0.88, yet the most likely scoreline is a 1-1 draw, indicating a tight contest. With under 45% probability for over 2.5 goals and BTTS at 48%, this match could be decided by fine margins; remember these are statistical projections and please gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

1.58 – 0.88

Most likely score

1-1

13% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 45%

Under 55%

Both teams to score

Yes 48%

No 52%

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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