Match prediction · Championship

Birmingham City vs Preston North End

Tue 13 Oct · 20:00 UK time · St Andrew's

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Preston North End Away +1.5

For this to come in, Preston North End must not lose by 2 or more goals.

Model confidence 76%

Match analysis

Written when the call was published: the evidence for it, the evidence against it, and what could undo it.

Recent form

Each side's last five league games this season, oldest to latest, with our call on each.

Last meetings

Birmingham City wins 3 Draws 0 Preston North End wins 2
  1. 22 Apr 2026 Birmingham City 2–1 Preston North End
  2. 21 Oct 2025 Preston North End 0–1 Birmingham City
  3. 1 Apr 2024 Birmingham City 1–0 Preston North End
  4. 19 Sep 2023 Preston North End 2–1 Birmingham City
  5. 21 Jan 2023 Birmingham City 1–2 Preston North End

Confidence is the probability the model gave the call when it was published. It is uncalibrated and it is not a price. Strike rate, the share of graded calls that came in, is the whole claim: today's calls and the record.