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Preston North End Birmingham City betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this challenge will be the occurrence of some goals. In addition to the fact that the two teams are almost at full strength, the average of goals in their games is relatively high. It should be noted that the two sides demonstrate, here, a need to react to the bad moment they are going through. Thus, it is expected that the two teams enter the match to practice positive football, with several goal opportunities.
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Preview
Preston North End and Birmingham City meet at Deepdale Stadium, in a match for the 45th round of the Championship. Preston North End got an away win by (0‑1), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 21‑09‑2019. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the home team, since they have a record of 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 16‑03‑2019, in a match for the Championship, Preston North End won by (1‑0). The only goal of the match was scored by S. Maguire (90' ). In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Birmingham City presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Preston

After 16 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, the home team is in the 6th position, havinf won 56 points so far. In the last match, they have lost at home against Queens Park Rangers by (1‑3), after in the previous match they have lost (2‑0) an away match against Fulham. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Preston North End has a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 17 of the last 19 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 37 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 16 times and have only turned the score around in 3.

Preston come to this clash unmotivated after a 1-0 loss at Brentford. The team led by Alex Neil usually play in a 4-4-2 tactical design, where the two most advanced men are Maguire and Barkhuizen. Taking into account the tactical formation used, one of the great qualities of the hosts is the channeling of their offensive plays, mostly, through the central aisle. It should be noted that Preston also present interesting notes from the point of view of the aerial game. Coach Alex Neil should have all the players available for this round.

Confirmed Lineup: Declan Rudd, Joe Rafferty, Jordan Storey, Patrick Bauer, Andrew Hughes, Paul Gallagher, Ryan Ledson, Daniel Johnson, Brad Potts, Josh Harrop, Jayden Stockley.
Coach: A. Neil.

Analysis Birmingham

The away team is currently in the 16th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 12 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Queens Park Rangers, by (2‑2). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Reading, by (1‑3). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 27 conceded. Their last away match was for the FA Cup and ended in a loss by (1‑0) against Leicester City. In the last 10 away league matches Birmingham City has a record of 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (9 out of 19 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 17 times and have only turned the score around in 3.

Birmingham come to this match after a 1-1 home draw against Charlton: Birmingham were losing, however, at 90 '+ 3, Jutkiewicz restored the draw. The away team usually play in a 4-4-2, favoring offensive transitions and channeling their attack through the wings. The two arrows pointed at the opponent's goal will be Jutkiewicz and Hogan, so the player responsible for defining and conducting his team's attacks is the Englishman Gardner. It is possible for Gardner, Sunjic, Crowley and Bela to act in the most central part of the field. English coach James Beattie should have all his players ready for this challenge.

Confirmed Lineup: Lee Camp, Maxime Colin, Kristian Pedersen, Marc Roberts, Harlee Dean, Gary Gardner, Ivan Šunjić, Jude Bellingham, Dan Crowley, Scott Hogan, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Preston vs Birmingham match, on 18 July 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Preston vs Birmingham on 18 July 2020 will be played at Preston, Deepdale.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Preston Birmingham match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Preston at with 77% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2019/2020

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.65%
  • Draws 26.75%
  • Away team wins 31.6%
  • Over 1.5 73.43%
  • Over 2.5 49.37%
  • Over 3.5 26.75%
  • Goals 1467
  • Goals /match 2.63
  • Goals /match home 1.41
  • Goals /match away 1.23
  • Both teams score 52.96%
  • Goals after 80' 18.4%
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