Birmingham City vs Preston North End prediction | 13 Oct 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Birmingham City Birmingham Rating: 66.6
H
59%
13 Oct 2026
Championship
D
23%
Preston North End Preston Rating: 60.6
A
18%
Birmingham City
Ranking: #199 overall, #29 in England

66.2 → 66.6 (+0.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 25 Apr Bristol City (H) 65.4 +0.2
1-1 02 May Portsmouth (A) 66.3 +0.9
0-0 15 Aug Sheff Utd (A) 66.9 +0.6
2-2 22 Aug Bristol City (H) 66.5 -0.4
1-2 28 Aug Wrexham (A) 66.6 +0.1
Preston North End
Ranking: #367 overall, #46 in England

59.9 → 60.6 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 25 Apr Sheff Utd (A) 60.8 +0.5
1-3 02 May Southampton (H) 60.6 -0.2
2-1 15 Aug Bolton (A) 60.7 +0.1
1-3 22 Aug Wolves (H) 60.4 -0.3
1-0 29 Aug Charlton (A) 60.6 +0.2

Birmingham City vs Preston North End: by the numbers

Preston North End trail Birmingham City by 168 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 17 in England.

Preston North End arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.7 rating points over their last 10 matches against Birmingham City's +0.4.

Birmingham City lost 0.8 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 22 Apr 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Birmingham City have ever held is 69.9, first set on 22 Dec 2018.

Preston North End first climbed to joint #141 in our European rankings on 9 Feb 2019.