England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Birmingham City and Preston North End, taking place on Saturday, 21 January 2023, at St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham.
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Birmingham City, Recent FormThe 4-2 away defeat to Bristol City will not have sat easily with the Birmingham City squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. They achieved 46% possession in that match and had 14 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Bristol City's tally of 10 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
Their boss John Eustace is sure to be taking a close look at his defence, who have given away 13 goals over the last 6 matches and yet amazingly still managed to collect some valuable points during this poor defensive spell due to their 6 goals scored. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
It's been a bad run of form of late for them, having racked up 4 losses and only a single victory in their last 6 league matches, so they'll need to turn things around if they want to start climbing the table.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Birmingham City, Troy Deeney will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Preston North End, Recent FormBuilding up confidence within his squad will be a priority for Preston North End supremo Ryan Lowe after sustaining a heavy 4-0 home loss to Norwich City. Their share of possession in that meeting was 38%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target. Norwich City had 22 shots on goal with 8 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 6 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 10 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. On their travels, they have made a habit of scoring goals, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 outings away from home. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
This squad has enjoyed a decent run of league form on the road of late with 4 wins from their last 6 away matches.
Ched Evans will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Birmingham City in this match, having already scored 5 goals in his last 6 away games for Preston North End.
The last time these sides were pitched against each other in the league, it ended in a 0-1 win for Birmingham City.
The Lilywhites will be looking to extend their current run of 3 clean sheets at St. Andrew's Stadium when they visit Birmingham. Playing at home, Birmingham have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Preston.
Preston remains without a victory against Birmingham in their previous 3 league encounters.
There is only really one injury concern for the Birmingham manager John Eustace ahead of this clash, with Harlee Dean (Calf) missing out, which gives Eustace a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
With only Seán Maguire (Leg) and Emil Riis (Cruciate ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Ryan Lowe will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Birmingham City Playing at home | Preston North End Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| 33' | Time first goal scored | 50' |
| 61' | Time first goal conceded | 41' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.7 | Subs used | 3.7 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
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