Championship: Birmingham vs Preston – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Birmingham and Preston who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Birmingham appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Preston in round 10 of the Championship season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park on Tuesday.

Birmingham are placed seventh with 14 points after nine matches. Preston occupy a position as 24th in the league on four points.

Team form: Birmingham vs Preston

Birmingham Form

In their last three matches, Birmingham won 1-2 against Derby, before recording a draw in a 2-2 match against Middlesbrough. They were back on top last time out, defeating West Bromwich 0-1. Birmingham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Preston Form

Preston were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Lincoln City before drawing 2-2 with Queens Park Rangers. They were defeated once again, when Millwall ran out 0-1 winners. Preston only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 11 goals to eight.

Betting facts for Birmingham and Preston

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Birmingham and Preston. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Birmingham vs Preston

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Carlos Vicente, who is performing well for Birmingham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Preston.The visitors will be looking to Callum Lang to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Preston in recent matches.

Betting markets: Birmingham vs Preston

Full-time result

Birmingham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park. They drew five and lost one as well, while Preston won two of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost seven. Preston did not lose any of their last 7 matches at home. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their 24 last matches. Birmingham have beaten Preston in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Preston only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Birmingham played. Birmingham will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Tuesday, as Preston have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Birmingham have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Preston.

Total goals

Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Preston, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.8 times goals per game. Birmingham were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.