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Preston host Birmingham in the England Championship on 21 October 2025, Tuesday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 19:45 UK Time.
Preston welcome Birmingham to Deepdale aiming to return to winning ways after a frustrating defeat last weekend. Both sides have been inconsistent recently but remain competitive in tight matches. With several low-scoring games between them, this fixture could follow a familiar pattern of fine margins.
The Lilywhites lost 2-1 at West Brom in their latest outing, ending a solid three-game unbeaten streak. Before that, they secured a confident 2-0 home win over Charlton and drew 2-2 with Hull City. Their results at Deepdale have generally been positive, with steady defensive displays and control in possession.
Preston’s clean-sheet record at home shows promise, and they have scored in four of their last five matches. They remain reliable in their own half but need sharper finishing to convert narrow contests into wins. Facing a Birmingham side with defensive lapses gives them a good chance to bounce back.
The Blues arrive under pressure after a 3-2 home defeat against Hull City. That loss extended their winless run to four games, despite showing flashes of improvement. Their last victory came at home to Swansea, but away form remains shaky.
Birmingham have struggled defensively, conceding in every match since mid-September. While their attack has produced in recent fixtures, their inability to hold leads has been a recurring issue. The trip to Preston presents another stern test given their recent away draws and defeats.
Preston’s home record and Birmingham’s defensive inconsistency suggest the hosts hold the upper hand. The Lilywhites have been difficult to beat at Deepdale and tend to capitalize against struggling visitors.
Birmingham’s attack can create chances, but their back line continues to leak goals. Preston’s balance between compact defense and effective counters could decide this one. The clean-sheet potential and home comfort point toward a routine victory.
Preston to win
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Preston 2-0
| 15.00 Odds | |
| Preston | Birmingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 20 | 20 |
| Wins | 8 | 8 |
| Draws | 8 | 4 |
| Loss | 4 | 8 |
| Goals For | 27 | 29 |
| Goals Against | 21 | 25 |
| Preston | Birmingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 11 | 11 |
| Wins | 5 | 2 |
| Draws | 4 | 2 |
| Loss | 2 | 7 |
| Goals For | 15 | 8 |
| Goals Against | 11 | 17 |
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09.12.25
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Preston Coventry |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
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Preston Wrexham |
1-1 |
|
29.11.25
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Sheffield Wednesday Preston |
2-3 |
|
25.11.25
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Watford Preston |
1-1 |
|
21.11.25
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Preston Blackburn |
1-2 |
|
08.11.25
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Millwall Preston |
1-1 |
|
05.11.25
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Preston Swansea |
2-1 |
|
01.11.25
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Southampton Preston |
0-2 |
|
24.10.25
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Preston Sheffield United |
3-2 |
|
21.10.25
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Preston Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
18.10.25
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West Brom Preston |
2-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Preston Charlton |
2-0 |
|
30.09.25
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Hull City Preston |
2-2 |
|
27.09.25
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Preston Bristol City |
0-0 |
|
20.09.25
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Derby Preston |
0-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Preston Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
30.08.25
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Portsmouth Preston |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
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Preston Wrexham |
2-3 |
|
23.08.25
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Preston Ipswich |
1-0 |
|
16.08.25
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Preston Leicester |
2-1 |
|
12.08.25
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Barrow Preston |
0-1 |
|
09.08.25
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QPR Preston |
1-1 |
|
26.07.25
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Bolton Preston |
2-0 |
|
18.07.25
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Getafe Preston |
0-0 |
|
13.07.25
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Preston Liverpool |
1-3 |
|
09.07.25
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Chorley Preston |
0-1 |
|
08.07.25
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Bamber Bridge Preston |
2-1 |
|
03.05.25
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Bristol City Preston |
2-2 |
|
26.04.25
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Preston Plymouth |
1-2 |
|
21.04.25
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Hull City Preston |
2-1 |
|
18.04.25
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Preston QPR |
1-2 |
|
12.04.25
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Leeds Preston |
2-1 |
|
08.04.25
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Preston Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
05.04.25
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Preston Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
02.04.25
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Derby Preston |
2-0 |
|
30.03.25
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Preston Aston Villa |
0-3 |
|
15.03.25
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Preston Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
11.03.25
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Sunderland Preston |
1-1 |
|
08.03.25
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Sheffield United Preston |
1-0 |
|
04.03.25
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Preston Swansea |
0-0 |
|
01.03.25
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Preston Burnley |
3-0 |
|
22.02.25
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Coventry Preston |
2-1 |
|
18.02.25
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Preston Millwall |
1-1 |
|
15.02.25
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Preston Burnley |
0-0 |
|
11.02.25
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Norwich Preston |
0-1 |
|
08.02.25
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Preston Wycombe (Penalties:4 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
31.01.25
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Blackburn Preston |
2-1 |
|
25.01.25
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Preston Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
21.01.25
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Watford Preston |
1-2 |
|
18.01.25
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Luton Preston |
0-0 |
|
09.12.25
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Preston Coventry |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
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Preston Wrexham |
1-1 |
|
21.11.25
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Preston Blackburn |
1-2 |
|
05.11.25
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Preston Swansea |
2-1 |
|
24.10.25
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Preston Sheffield United |
3-2 |
|
21.10.25
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Preston Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Preston Charlton |
2-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Preston Bristol City |
0-0 |
|
13.09.25
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Preston Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
26.08.25
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Preston Wrexham |
2-3 |
|
23.08.25
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Preston Ipswich |
1-0 |
|
16.08.25
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Preston Leicester |
2-1 |
|
13.07.25
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Preston Liverpool |
1-3 |
|
26.04.25
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Preston Plymouth |
1-2 |
|
18.04.25
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Preston QPR |
1-2 |
|
08.04.25
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Preston Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
05.04.25
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Preston Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
30.03.25
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Preston Aston Villa |
0-3 |
|
15.03.25
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Preston Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
04.03.25
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Preston Swansea |
0-0 |
|
01.03.25
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Preston Burnley |
3-0 |
|
18.02.25
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Preston Millwall |
1-1 |
|
15.02.25
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Preston Burnley |
0-0 |
|
08.02.25
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Preston Wycombe (Penalties:4 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
25.01.25
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Preston Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
14.01.25
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Preston Charlton |
2-1 |
|
04.01.25
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Preston Oxford |
1-1 |
|
29.12.24
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Preston Sheffield Wednesday |
3-1 |
|
26.12.24
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Preston Hull City |
1-0 |
|
14.12.24
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Preston Leeds |
1-1 |
|
30.11.24
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Preston West Brom |
1-1 |
|
23.11.24
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Preston Derby |
1-1 |
|
06.11.24
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Preston Sunderland |
0-0 |
|
02.11.24
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Preston Bristol City |
1-3 |
|
30.10.24
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Preston Arsenal |
0-3 |
|
22.10.24
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Preston Norwich |
2-2 |
|
19.10.24
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Preston Coventry |
1-0 |
|
02.10.24
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Preston Watford |
3-0 |
|
22.09.24
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Preston Blackburn |
0-0 |
|
17.09.24
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Preston Fulham (Penalties:16 - 15) |
1-1 |
|
24.08.24
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Preston Luton |
1-0 |
|
13.08.24
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Preston Sunderland |
2-0 |
|
09.08.24
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Preston Sheffield United |
0-2 |
|
03.08.24
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Preston Everton |
0-3 |
|
27.07.24
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Preston Fiorentina |
2-1 |
|
12.07.24
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Preston Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
29.04.24
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Preston Leicester |
0-3 |
|
13.04.24
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Preston Norwich |
0-1 |
|
09.04.24
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Preston Huddersfield |
4-1 |
|
29.03.24
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Preston Rotherham |
3-0 |
|
29.11.25
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Sheffield Wednesday Preston |
2-3 |
|
25.11.25
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Watford Preston |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
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Millwall Preston |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
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Southampton Preston |
0-2 |
|
18.10.25
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West Brom Preston |
2-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Hull City Preston |
2-2 |
|
20.09.25
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Derby Preston |
0-1 |
|
30.08.25
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Portsmouth Preston |
1-0 |
|
12.08.25
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Barrow Preston |
0-1 |
|
09.08.25
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QPR Preston |
1-1 |
|
26.07.25
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Bolton Preston |
2-0 |
|
18.07.25
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Getafe Preston |
0-0 |
|
09.07.25
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Chorley Preston |
0-1 |
|
08.07.25
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Bamber Bridge Preston |
2-1 |
|
03.05.25
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Bristol City Preston |
2-2 |
|
21.04.25
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Hull City Preston |
2-1 |
|
12.04.25
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Leeds Preston |
2-1 |
|
02.04.25
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Derby Preston |
2-0 |
|
11.03.25
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Sunderland Preston |
1-1 |
|
08.03.25
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Sheffield United Preston |
1-0 |
|
22.02.25
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Coventry Preston |
2-1 |
|
11.02.25
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Norwich Preston |
0-1 |
|
31.01.25
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Blackburn Preston |
2-1 |
|
21.01.25
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Watford Preston |
1-2 |
|
18.01.25
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Luton Preston |
0-0 |
|
01.01.25
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West Brom Preston |
3-1 |
|
21.12.24
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QPR Preston |
2-1 |
|
11.12.24
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Cardiff Preston |
0-2 |
|
07.12.24
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Sheffield Wednesday Preston |
1-1 |
|
26.11.24
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Stoke City Preston |
0-0 |
|
09.11.24
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Portsmouth Preston |
3-1 |
|
26.10.24
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Plymouth Preston |
3-3 |
|
05.10.24
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Burnley Preston |
0-0 |
|
28.09.24
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Millwall Preston |
3-1 |
|
14.09.24
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Middlesbrough Preston |
1-1 |
|
31.08.24
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Oxford Preston |
3-1 |
|
27.08.24
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Harrogate Preston |
0-5 |
|
17.08.24
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Swansea Preston |
3-0 |
|
30.07.24
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Salford City Preston |
0-2 |
|
17.07.24
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Bamber Bridge Preston |
0-3 |
|
16.07.24
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Southport Preston |
2-1 |
|
04.05.24
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West Brom Preston |
3-0 |
|
20.04.24
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QPR Preston |
1-0 |
|
16.04.24
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Southampton Preston |
3-0 |
|
06.04.24
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Watford Preston |
0-0 |
|
01.04.24
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Birmingham Preston |
1-0 |
|
16.03.24
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Plymouth Preston |
0-1 |
|
23.02.24
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Coventry Preston |
0-3 |
|
10.02.24
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Cardiff Preston |
0-2 |
|
27.01.24
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Millwall Preston |
1-1 |
|
09.12.25
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QPR Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
06.12.25
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Southampton Birmingham |
3-1 |
|
01.12.25
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Birmingham Watford |
2-1 |
|
26.11.25
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West Brom Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
22.11.25
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Birmingham Norwich |
4-1 |
|
08.11.25
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Middlesbrough Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
04.11.25
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Birmingham Millwall |
4-0 |
|
01.11.25
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Birmingham Portsmouth |
4-0 |
|
25.10.25
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Bristol City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
21.10.25
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Preston Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
18.10.25
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Birmingham Hull City |
2-3 |
|
03.10.25
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Wrexham Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Birmingham Sheffield Wednesday |
2-2 |
|
27.09.25
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Coventry Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
20.09.25
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Birmingham Swansea |
1-0 |
|
13.09.25
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Stoke City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
29.08.25
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Leicester Birmingham |
2-0 |
|
26.08.25
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Birmingham Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
23.08.25
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Birmingham Oxford |
1-0 |
|
16.08.25
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Blackburn Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
13.08.25
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Birmingham Sheffield United |
2-1 |
|
08.08.25
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Birmingham Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
02.08.25
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Birmingham Nottingham Forest |
1-0 |
|
26.07.25
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Northampton Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
26.07.25
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Port Vale Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
23.07.25
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Solihull Moors Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
19.07.25
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Crewe Birmingham |
4-0 |
|
19.07.25
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Burton Albion Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
03.05.25
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Cambridge Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
30.04.25
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Blackpool Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
27.04.25
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Birmingham Mansfield |
4-0 |
|
24.04.25
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Stevenage Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
21.04.25
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Burton Albion Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
18.04.25
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Birmingham Crawley |
0-0 |
|
13.04.25
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Birmingham Peterborough |
0-2 |
|
08.04.25
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Peterborough Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
05.04.25
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Birmingham Barnsley |
6-2 |
|
01.04.25
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Bristol Rovers Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
29.03.25
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Birmingham Shrewsbury |
4-1 |
|
15.03.25
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Northampton Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
11.03.25
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Birmingham Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
08.03.25
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Birmingham Lincoln |
1-0 |
|
04.03.25
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Bolton Birmingham |
3-1 |
|
01.03.25
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Birmingham Wycombe |
1-0 |
|
25.02.25
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Birmingham Leyton Orient |
2-0 |
|
22.02.25
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Reading Birmingham |
0-0 |
|
18.02.25
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Birmingham Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
15.02.25
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Birmingham Charlton |
1-0 |
|
11.02.25
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Birmingham Cambridge |
4-0 |
|
08.02.25
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Birmingham Chattanooga |
2-3 |
|
01.12.25
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Birmingham Watford |
2-1 |
|
22.11.25
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Birmingham Norwich |
4-1 |
|
04.11.25
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Birmingham Millwall |
4-0 |
|
01.11.25
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Birmingham Portsmouth |
4-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Birmingham Hull City |
2-3 |
|
30.09.25
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Birmingham Sheffield Wednesday |
2-2 |
|
20.09.25
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Birmingham Swansea |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
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Birmingham Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
23.08.25
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Birmingham Oxford |
1-0 |
|
13.08.25
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Birmingham Sheffield United |
2-1 |
|
08.08.25
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Birmingham Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
02.08.25
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Birmingham Nottingham Forest |
1-0 |
|
27.04.25
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Birmingham Mansfield |
4-0 |
|
18.04.25
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Birmingham Crawley |
0-0 |
|
13.04.25
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Birmingham Peterborough |
0-2 |
|
05.04.25
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Birmingham Barnsley |
6-2 |
|
29.03.25
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Birmingham Shrewsbury |
4-1 |
|
11.03.25
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Birmingham Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
08.03.25
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Birmingham Lincoln |
1-0 |
|
01.03.25
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Birmingham Wycombe |
1-0 |
|
25.02.25
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Birmingham Leyton Orient |
2-0 |
|
18.02.25
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Birmingham Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
15.02.25
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Birmingham Charlton |
1-0 |
|
11.02.25
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Birmingham Cambridge |
4-0 |
|
08.02.25
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Birmingham Chattanooga |
2-3 |
|
08.02.25
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Birmingham Newcastle |
2-3 |
|
01.02.25
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Birmingham Atlanta |
0-2 |
|
01.02.25
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Birmingham Rotherham |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
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Birmingham Exeter City |
1-0 |
|
11.01.25
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Birmingham Lincoln |
2-1 |
|
29.12.24
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Birmingham Blackpool |
0-0 |
|
26.12.24
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Birmingham Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
14.12.24
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Birmingham Bristol Rovers |
2-0 |
|
04.12.24
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Birmingham Stockport |
2-0 |
|
09.11.24
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Birmingham Northampton |
1-1 |
|
29.10.24
|
Birmingham Fulham U21 |
7-1 |
|
22.10.24
|
Birmingham Bolton |
2-0 |
|
01.10.24
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Birmingham Huddersfield |
1-0 |
|
28.09.24
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Birmingham Peterborough |
3-2 |
|
16.09.24
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Birmingham Wrexham |
3-1 |
|
03.09.24
|
Birmingham Walsall (Penalties:3 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
31.08.24
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Birmingham Wigan |
2-1 |
|
27.08.24
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Birmingham Fulham |
0-2 |
|
10.08.24
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Birmingham Reading |
1-1 |
|
03.08.24
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Birmingham West Brom |
4-1 |
|
24.07.24
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Birmingham Rangers |
2-1 |
|
04.05.24
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Birmingham Norwich |
1-0 |
|
13.04.24
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Birmingham Coventry |
3-0 |
|
10.04.24
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Birmingham Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
01.04.24
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Birmingham Preston |
1-0 |
|
09.12.25
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QPR Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
06.12.25
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Southampton Birmingham |
3-1 |
|
26.11.25
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West Brom Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
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Middlesbrough Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
25.10.25
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Bristol City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
21.10.25
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Preston Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
03.10.25
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Wrexham Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
27.09.25
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Coventry Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
13.09.25
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Stoke City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
29.08.25
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Leicester Birmingham |
2-0 |
|
16.08.25
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Blackburn Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
26.07.25
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Northampton Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
26.07.25
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Port Vale Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
23.07.25
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Solihull Moors Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
19.07.25
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Burton Albion Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
19.07.25
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Crewe Birmingham |
4-0 |
|
03.05.25
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Cambridge Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
30.04.25
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Blackpool Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
24.04.25
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Stevenage Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
21.04.25
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Burton Albion Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
08.04.25
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Peterborough Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
01.04.25
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Bristol Rovers Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
15.03.25
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Northampton Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
04.03.25
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Bolton Birmingham |
3-1 |
|
22.02.25
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Reading Birmingham |
0-0 |
|
04.02.25
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Stevenage Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
28.01.25
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Huddersfield Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
23.01.25
|
Wrexham Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
14.01.25
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Swindon Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
04.01.25
|
Wigan Birmingham |
0-3 |
|
01.01.25
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Stockport Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
23.12.24
|
Crawley Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
10.12.24
|
Exeter City Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
07.12.24
|
Barnsley Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
01.12.24
|
Blackpool Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
26.11.24
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Exeter City Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
23.11.24
|
Shrewsbury Birmingham |
3-2 |
|
03.11.24
|
Sutton Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
26.10.24
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Mansfield Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
19.10.24
|
Lincoln Birmingham |
1-3 |
|
08.10.24
|
Shrewsbury Birmingham |
0-4 |
|
05.10.24
|
Charlton Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
21.09.24
|
Rotherham Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
24.08.24
|
Leyton Orient Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
17.08.24
|
Wycombe Birmingham |
2-3 |
|
13.08.24
|
Charlton Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
27.07.24
|
Walsall Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
20.07.24
|
Shrewsbury Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
17.07.24
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Solihull Moors Birmingham |
0-3 |
|
13.07.24
|
Paderborn Birmingham |
5-0 |
|
01.04.2024
|
Birmingham Preston |
1-0
|
|
19.09.2023
|
Preston Birmingham |
2-1
|
|
21.01.2023
|
Birmingham Preston |
1-2
|
|
03.09.2022
|
Preston Birmingham |
0-1
|
|
15.01.2022
|
Preston Birmingham |
1-1
|
|
19.09.2023
|
Preston Birmingham |
2-1
|
|
03.09.2022
|
Preston Birmingham |
0-1
|
|
15.01.2022
|
Preston Birmingham |
1-1
|
|
31.10.2020
|
Preston Birmingham |
1-2
|
|
18.07.2020
|
Preston Birmingham |
2-0
|
|
16.03.2019
|
Preston Birmingham |
1-0
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