Birmingham vs Preston Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Birmingham vs Preston Intro
Birmingham have endured an awful campaign and prop up the Championship table. Preston have fared much better, and are looking to get in amongst the top places of the standings as we head into the final rounds. These two teams meet at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium on Monday April 1, 2024, kick off set for 2:00 PM. As Championship heads into matchweek 40, Ryan Lowe can’t be too happy about his team having earned only 59 points, which puts them in the last place in the league. Gary Rowett did a better job with the Monday’s hosts: they are 21st with 39 points. We’re deep inside the second half of the season, and there’s a massive difference in fortunes between Birmingham and Preston in the Championship table. The two teams are divided by 20 points and 13 places.
Birmingham vs Preston Form
Just one point so far for Birmingham. The defeat from Queens Park Rangers in the previous round was not at all what they needed. At the same time, Preston beat Rotherham to make it two in a row and 10 points from the last five games. Birmingham should start exploiting their home team advantage as soon as possible, since they gathered only six points from last five home games in Championship. With 10 points from last five games away from home, Preston are looking very strong.
Birmingham vs Preston H2H
Although Preston is playing away from home today, it has a much better track record in this fixture. It has won 15 of the 28 meetings, with Birmingham only managing to take the spoils on 7 occasions. Looking at just the last six meetings between these two sides, Preston has 2 more victories to its name than Birmingham.
Birmingham vs Preston Analysis
Birmingham lost their last game. Gary Rowett’s squad faced Queens Park Rangers. Th match ended with a score of 1-2. Now Gary Rowett’s men focus on their next opponents, Preston. While facing Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham had 45% of ball possession. In terms of shots on goal, Birmingham struck a total of 8 shots in attack while in defence conceding 12 shots to Queens Park Rangers. Meanwhile, Preston won its last game. In their last matchup, Ryan Lowe’s men were facing Rotherham. That match ended with a 3-0 scoreline. In their match against Rotherham, Preston claimed 62% of the ball. If we look at shots on goal, Preston had a total of 9 shots while they conceded 7 shots.
Birmingham vs Preston Odds
According to the oddsmakers, the favourite for this match between Birmingham and Preston is Birmingham.
