Preston North End vs Birmingham City prediction | 16 Feb 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Preston North End Preston Rating: 60.6
H
30%
16 Feb 2027
Championship
D
28%
Birmingham City Birmingham Rating: 66.6
A
41%
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
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 vs Birmingham City: by the numbers

Birmingham City sit 168 places above Preston North End in our European rankings, and 17 places above them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Preston North End have moved +0.7 rating points, against +0.4 for Birmingham City.

Last time these teams played, on 22 Apr 2026, Preston North End gained 0.7 rating points.

Preston North End first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 68.9 on 9 Feb 2019.

The highest Birmingham City have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #127, first reached on 22 Dec 2018.