Birmingham arrive here in decent nick, picking up 2 wins and 2 draws from their last five in the Championship. Preston, by contrast, have lost 3 of their last 5, kept no clean sheets in that run, and head into this fixture without Ali McCann and Brad Potts. Birmingham are without four players including Demarai Gray, but the squad depth is the lesser concern here.
The head-to-head record across the last two meetings favours Birmingham clearly: 2 wins from 2, scoring 3 and conceding just 1. Preston have conceded in all 5 of their last 5 matches. The model places Birmingham's win probability at 69%, with the home side priced at 1.62 for the straight win and around 1.21-1.22 for Draw No Bet.
DNB on Birmingham at 1.22 (bet365) removes the draw risk and still returns a usable margin. Preston's away record offers no grounds for optimism at 4.80. Back Birmingham DNB.
The numbers behind the tip
Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
Head-to-head · last five
| 22.04.26 | Championship | 2–1 | O2.5 |
| 21.10.25 | Championship | 0–1 | U2.5 |
| 01.04.24 | Championship | 1–0 | U2.5 |
| 19.09.23 | Championship | 2–1 | O2.5 |
| 21.01.23 | Championship | 1–2 | O2.5 |
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