Preston vs Birmingham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd September 2022

The spotlight is on Preston and Birmingham, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Saturday at Deepdale in the Championship. It finished 1-1 when Preston last played Birmingham and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.60.

Preston are number 10 in the table on 11 points after seven matches. Birmingham rank as number 22 with five points after seven matches played.

Birmingham are reeling after a series of defeats in this Championship campaign and look for a way out of the doldrums. Their upcoming clash with Preston gives them another opportunity to get back to winning ways.

Preston scored ten times in the last ten outings for an average of one goals a game. They conceded six and managed seven clean sheets.

Birmingham scored eight goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring once in ten matches.

Preston vs Birmingham Prediction

Preston have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 2-1 against Wolverhampton, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Cardiff. Their latest match brought a 0-1 win in their encounter with Coventry. In their last six Championship matches at home, Preston have one win, while they've drawn four and lost one.

They were able to stay clear of relegation last season, and Preston now aim to climb the rankings to a more secure finish this term.

Birmingham lost their previous three matches by 0-1 against Wigan, 2-0 against Rotherham and 1-2 against Norwich. In their last six Championship away matches, Birmingham failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost four, scoring two while also conceding 12 times.

Birmingham will probably do well to just fend off relegated this coming season and knowing how much every point counts, they should be ready from the outset.

Preston find it just as tough as Birmingham to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at Deepdale.

Preston have the worst attacking record of all on home turf this season in the Championship, managing just zero goals. They also conceded zero goals, and they now face Birmingham who have the worst offensive record so far away from home. They scored just zero goals and conceded three.

Preston vs Birmingham Stats

Preston vs Birmingham Team News

At the time of writing, Preston have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Birmingham on Saturday. Preston have to alter their line-up, as both Ched Evans and Ched Evans get a day in the shade.

Andrew Hughes, Bambo Diaby and Sean Maguire are all absent from the Preston squad that faces Birmingham at Deepdale.

Birmingham face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Preston.

Names like Nico Gordon, Harlee Dean and Adan George most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Preston.

Preston vs Birmingham H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Preston played Birmingham. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Preston enter the match against Birmingham with a 5-3-2 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 50%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Preston vs Birmingham Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in the last ten matches between Birmingham and Preston. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 1.61 with the bookies.

Preston vs Birmingham Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Brad Potts will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Birmingham hope Scott Hogan can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

In their last 10 matches at Deepdale across all tournaments Preston won four times, drew four and lost two times. Birmingham claimed one wins, three draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Preston will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday, with Birmingham managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Preston and Birmingham. Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in these with Preston managing an average of one goal, and Birmingham 0.8 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Preston’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of the last ten matches Birmingham played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goals in these matches.