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Birmingham vs Preston carries a measured Birmingham edge, but Preston’s wins keep the Championship balance contested. Birmingham won 1–0 on 3 September 2022, 1–0 on 1 April 2024 and 1–0 on 21 October 2025, then took a 2–1 result on 22 April 2026. Preston’s 2–1 wins in September 2023 and January 2023 provide clear counterpoints, making the matchup a question of response rather than a fixed hierarchy.
Past matches, Birmingham vs Preston
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Birmingham
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10F
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26D
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14M
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21G
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6D
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20D
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16M
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7M
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33F
Preston Substitutes
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M
23
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D
26
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F
9
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M
11
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F
24
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G
13
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G
12
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D
14
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F
22
Match events
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10'⚽Jay Stansfield Normal Goal (Asst: Ibrahim Osman)
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16'⚽Ibrahim Osman Normal Goal
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25'⚽Andrew Hughes Normal Goal
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37'Demarai Gray Ibrahim Osman
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45' +2Andrija Vukcevic Yellow Card
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65'Bright Osayi-Samuel Ethan Laird
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65'Andrew Moran Brad Potts
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72'Andrew Moran Yellow Card
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72'Jhon Solís Jay Stansfield
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73'D. Jebbison M. Osmajic
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73'T. Small P. Valentin
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73'Thierry Small Pol Valentín
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73'Daniel Jebbison Milutin Osmajić
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78'Robbie Brady Andrija Vukcevic
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84'Michael Smith Lewis Dobbin
Stats for this game
Matchup Birmingham VS Preston
Birmingham have the measured edge
Birmingham’s 1–0 victories on 3 September 2022, 1 April 2024 and 21 October 2025 establish a narrow-margin edge. The 2–1 result on 22 April 2026 added a little more separation, but not a decisive break from the matchup’s close character. These scorelines give Birmingham direction without making Preston’s answers irrelevant. A narrow result can change the emphasis without erasing the preceding result from the wider comparison. The two Preston wins keep those Birmingham margins in perspective within the wider comparison and leave the overall direction measured rather than absolute.
Preston keep the comparison open
Preston won 2–1 on 19 September 2023 and 21 January 2023, providing direct counterweights to Birmingham’s wins. Those results prevent a one-way reading. The enduring question is whether Birmingham can turn its narrow margins into a lasting edge, or whether Preston can produce another response that keeps this Championship relationship finely poised.
Past head to head stats
Birmingham VS Preston
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Birmingham VS Preston
Head-to-Head History
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