Birmingham City vs Preston North End Prediction: Preston is unbeaten in their last three visits against Birmingham

Birmingham is ready to welcome Preston on Saturday evening. Preston has kept clean sheet in their last three away games against Birmingham City. Would Birmingham be able to turn the tables this time?

Birmingham City’s Form

Birmingham's home form is a matter of concern this season (W4 L5 D5) as they managed to win on four occasions out of 14. They lost in their two previous home games against Middlesbrough (1-3) and Hull City (0-1). In their 14 home league games, the Blues scored 17 goals against their visitors and conceded 16 in return.

Birmingham's away performance is poor as well as they just managed (W4 D4 L5) to win on 4 occasions out of 13. With 32 points in 27 games, Birmingham is sitting in the 18th position. They have netted 29 goals this season and conceded 33 in return.

Scott Hogan is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals followed by Auston Trusty (3) and Troy Deeney (6) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Birmingham City’s possible lineup

Ruddy; Sanderson, Long, Trusty; Colin; Bacuna, Bielik, Chong, Graham; Hogan, Deeney.

Preston’s Form

Preston's away performance is exceptionally well this season as they managed (W7 D3 L3) to win on 6 occasions out of 13. They won in their previous away game against Stoke City (0-1). In their 13 away league games, Preston scored 10 goals against their hosts and conceded 8 in return.

Preston's home performance is a matter of concern as they just managed (W3 L7 D4) to win 3 out of 14 league games. With 37 points in 27 games, Preston is sitting in the 13th position. They have netted 24 goals this season and conceded 30 in return.

Ched Evans is the team’s top scorer with 6 goals followed by Emil Riis Jakobsen (5) and Jordan Storey (3) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Preston’s possible lineup

Woodman; Storey, Diaby, Lindsay; Hughes, Ledson, Johnson, Browne, McCann; Cannon, Woodburn. 

Birmingham vs Preston expert tips

Preston is unbeaten in their last three visits against Birmingham. With their current away performance in this season it won’t be easy for Birmingham to beat them. After analyzing all the facts, we are anticipating Preston to win the game or the game to end in a draw. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.