Line-ups
Birmingham (4-2-3-1)
Playing:
25
James Beadle
Guard
2
Ethan Laird
Defender
5
Phil Neumann
Defender
4
Christoph Klarer
Defender
31
Kai Wagner
Defender
8
Seung Ho Paik
Midfielder
24
Tomoki Iwata
Midfielder
23
Carlos Vicente
Forward
28
Jay Stansfield
Forward
17
Ibrahim Osman
Forward
29
August Priske
Forward
Not playing:
21
Ryan Allsop
Guard
7
Tommy Doyle
Midfielder
26
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Midfielder
14
Jhon Solis
Midfielder
20
Alexander William Cochrane
Defender
33
Marvin Ducksch
Forward
16
Patrick Roberts
Midfielder
6
Jack Robinson
Defender
10
Demarai Gray
Forward
Preston (3-5-2)
Playing:
1
Daniel Iversen
Guard
42
Odel Offiah
Defender
6
Liam Lindsay
Defender
16
Andrew Hughes
Defender
2
Pol Valentín
Defender
44
Brad Potts
Midfielder
15
Jordan Thompson
Midfielder
21
Alfie Devine
Midfielder
3
Andrija Vukcevic
Defender
28
Milutin Osmajic
Forward
17
Lewis Dobbin
Forward
Not playing:
13
David Cornell
Guard
22
Milos Lukovic
Forward
9
Daniel Jebbison
Forward
24
Michael Smith
Forward
26
Thierry Small
Defender
11
Robbie Brady
Midfielder
23
Andy Moran
Midfielder
12
Jack James Walton
Guard
14
Jordan Storey
Defender
Latest matches
Birmingham | 04/18/2026 | England Championship | Hull |
1:1
|
Birmingham |
| 04/12/2026 | England Championship | Birmingham |
2:0
|
Wrexham |
| 04/06/2026 | England Championship | Ipswich |
2:1
|
Birmingham |
| 04/03/2026 | England Championship | Birmingham |
0:1
|
Blackburn |
| 03/21/2026 | England Championship | Derby |
1:0
|
Birmingham |
| 03/14/2026 | England Championship | Birmingham |
1:1
|
Sheff Utd |
| 03/11/2026 | England Championship | Birmingham |
1:0
|
QPR |
| 03/07/2026 | England Championship | Charlton |
1:0
|
Birmingham |
| 03/02/2026 | England Championship | Birmingham |
1:3
|
Middlesbrough |
| 02/25/2026 | England Championship | Millwall |
3:0
|
Birmingham |
Preston | 04/18/2026 | England Championship | Preston |
0:2
|
West Brom |
| 04/11/2026 | England Championship | Charlton |
1:2
|
Preston |
| 04/06/2026 | England Championship | Preston |
1:1
|
QPR |
| 04/03/2026 | England Championship | Leicester |
2:2
|
Preston |
| 03/20/2026 | England Championship | Preston |
3:1
|
Stoke |
| 03/14/2026 | England Championship | Norwich |
2:0
|
Preston |
| 03/11/2026 | England Championship | Coventry |
3:0
|
Preston |
| 03/06/2026 | England Championship | Preston |
1:3
|
Oxford Utd |
| 02/28/2026 | England Championship | Preston |
0:2
|
Millwall |
| 02/24/2026 | England Championship | Swansea |
1:1
|
Preston |
Head-to-Head
Birmingham
4
Winning
2
Draw
4
Losses
Preston | 10/21/2025 | England Championship |
Preston
|
0 : 1
|
Birmingham
|
| 04/01/2024 | England Championship |
Birmingham
|
1 : 0
|
Preston
|
| 09/19/2023 | England Championship |
Preston
|
2 : 1
|
Birmingham
|
| 01/21/2023 | England Championship |
Birmingham
|
1 : 2
|
Preston
|
| 09/03/2022 | England Championship |
Preston
|
0 : 1
|
Birmingham
|
| 01/15/2022 | England Championship |
Preston
|
1 : 1
|
Birmingham
|
| 09/25/2021 | England Championship |
Birmingham
|
0 : 0
|
Preston
|
| 01/20/2021 | England Championship |
Birmingham
|
0 : 1
|
Preston
|
| 10/31/2020 | England Championship |
Preston
|
1 : 2
|
Birmingham
|
| 07/18/2020 | England Championship |
Preston
|
2 : 0
|
Birmingham
|
Tournament table
| № | Squad | P | W | D | L | Goals | Points | Form |
| 1 |
Coventry |
46 | 28 | 11 | 7 |
97 : 45
|
95 |
|
| 2 |
Ipswich |
46 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
80 : 47
|
84 |
|
| 3 |
Millwall |
46 | 24 | 11 | 11 |
64 : 49
|
83 |
|
| 4 |
Southampton |
46 | 22 | 14 | 10 |
82 : 56
|
80 |
|
| 5 |
Middlesbrough |
46 | 22 | 14 | 10 |
72 : 47
|
80 |
|
| 6 |
Hull |
46 | 21 | 10 | 15 |
70 : 66
|
73 |
|
| 7 |
Wrexham |
46 | 19 | 14 | 13 |
69 : 65
|
71 |
|
| 8 |
Derby |
46 | 20 | 9 | 17 |
67 : 59
|
69 |
|
| 9 |
Norwich |
46 | 19 | 8 | 19 |
63 : 56
|
65 |
|
| 10 |
Birmingham |
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 |
57 : 56
|
64 |
|
| 11 |
Swansea |
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 |
57 : 59
|
64 |
|
| 12 |
Bristol City |
46 | 17 | 11 | 18 |
59 : 59
|
62 |
|
| 13 |
Sheff Utd |
46 | 18 | 6 | 22 |
66 : 66
|
60 |
|
| 14 |
Preston |
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
55 : 62
|
60 |
|
| 15 |
QPR |
46 | 16 | 10 | 20 |
61 : 73
|
58 |
|
| 16 |
Watford |
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
53 : 65
|
57 |
|
| 17 |
Stoke |
46 | 15 | 10 | 21 |
51 : 56
|
55 |
|
| 18 |
Portsmouth |
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 |
49 : 64
|
55 |
|
| 19 |
Charlton |
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
44 : 58
|
53 |
|
| 20 |
Blackburn |
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
42 : 56
|
52 |
|
| 21 |
West Brom |
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
48 : 58
|
51 |
|
| 22 |
Oxford Utd |
46 | 11 | 14 | 21 |
45 : 59
|
47 |
|
| 23 |
Leicester |
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 |
58 : 68
|
46 |
|
| 24 |
Sheff Wed |
46 | 2 | 12 | 32 |
29 : 89
|
0 |
|
Birmingham vs. Preston on 2026/04/22: Who wins the clash?
Birmingham and Preston will lock horns this Wednesday (22 April) in the EFL Championship. The match begins in 21:45 (Moscow time). Birmingham enter the match with 17 wins, 13 draws, and a whopping 16 loses, currently sitting dead last (10) on the table. On the other hand, Preston comes with 15 wins behind its name as well as 15 draws and 16 defeats. Preston is currently 14 on the PL table.
Bookies are adamant about the favourite – Birmingham should win the clash. Preston has a small 3% chance of winning this match compared to Birmingham’s 96% Preston’s odds are 34 at 1xBet – betting on those odds will bring you a net profit of 3300%, but it’s a risky bet. If you put your money on Birmingham’s 34 odds (1xBet), your net profit is 3300%, which clearly makes the Birmingham outfit an overwhelming favourite
