Championship 26/27 · 13 Oct 2026

Birmingham City 4–0 Preston North End

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Birmingham City favourites at 64%.

Birmingham City won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christoph Klarer, 71.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Christoph Klarer +19.7, Jordan Storey +15.0, Alex Cochrane +14.2.

Well below it: Stanley Mills −10.6, Daniel Iversen −9.4, Andrew Hughes −9.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

10 Oct 2026	W 1–0	at West Bromwich Albion Championship
19 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v Middlesbrough Championship
12 Sep 2026	W 2–1	at Derby County Championship
9 Sep 2026	L 1–2	at Norwich City Championship
6 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v Wolverhampton Championship

10 Oct 2026	L 0–1	v Millwall Championship
19 Sep 2026	D 2–2	at Queens Park Rangers Championship
12 Sep 2026	L 0–1	v Lincoln City Championship
8 Sep 2026	L 1–2	at Watford Championship
5 Sep 2026	W 2–1	v Blackburn Rovers Championship

22 Apr 2026	Birmingham City 2–1 Preston North End Championship
21 Oct 2025	Preston North End 0–1 Birmingham City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Demarai Gray Midfielder	29	1	0	0.03	74.7	–
Christoph Klarer Defender	90	0	0	0.30	71.7	+19.7
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder	15	0	0	–	61.8	–
August Priske Forward	90	2	0	0.72	54.6	+13.3
James Beadle Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	48.7	−1.8
Max Bird Midfielder	29	0	1	0.34	45.1	–
Phil Neumann Defender	90	0	0	–	43.7	−7.7
Patrick Roberts Midfielder	75	0	1	0.20	43.6	+3.4
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender	90	0	0	0.05	41.8	+3.9
Alex Cochrane Defender	90	0	1	0.09	41.6	+14.2
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	84	0	1	0.12	40.3	+3.2
Liam Millar Midfielder	61	1	0	0.32	40.2	−5.5
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	75	0	0	0.02	38.9	+1.0
Marvin Ducksch Forward	10	0	0	–	34.0	–
Jhon Solís Midfielder	61	0	0	–	32.9	−8.9
Carlos Vicente Midfielder	15	0	0	–	17.4	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Jordan Storey Defender	90	0.11	60.5	+15.0
Lewis Gibson Defender	29	–	49.5	–
Odeluga Offiah Defender	90	0.02	45.6	+9.4
Delano Burgzorg Forward	66	–	43.6	+2.6
Leo Leroy Midfielder	90	–	43.0	+1.6
Callum Lang Forward	45	0.03	40.2	−2.4
Liam Gibbs Midfielder	24	–	37.5	–
Andrew Moran Midfielder	45	–	37.0	+4.8
Jordan Thompson Midfielder	90	–	36.6	−2.4
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper	90	–	35.4	−9.4
Alfie Devine Midfielder	61	0.15	33.9	−7.2
Thierry Small Midfielder	90	0.11	33.3	+1.8
Andrew Hughes Defender	90	–	30.7	−9.3
Stanley Mills Midfielder	56	0.07	20.7	−10.6