Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Birmingham City win with a probability of 37.42%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 35.22% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.07%) and 2-0 (6.73%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.95%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Birmingham City in this match.
| Result | ||
| Birmingham City | Draw | Preston North End | 
| 37.42% (  -0.72) | 27.36% (  0.34) | 35.22% (  0.38) | 
| Both teams to score 49.74% (  -1.02) | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 44.18% (  -1.3) | 55.83% (  1.31) | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 23.05% (  -1.07) | 76.95% (  1.08) | 
| Birmingham City Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 71.2% (  -1.04) | 28.8% (  1.05) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 35.35% (  -1.32) | 64.65% (  1.33) | 
| Preston North End Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 69.86% (  -0.4) | 30.14% (  0.41) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 33.71% (  -0.49) | 66.29% (  0.5) | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Birmingham City | Draw | Preston North End | 
| 1-0 @ 10.8% (  0.23) 2-1 @ 8.07% (  -0.16) 2-0 @ 6.73% (  -0.05) 3-1 @ 3.35% (  -0.17) 3-0 @ 2.79% (  -0.11) 3-2 @ 2.01% (  -0.12) 4-1 @ 1.04% (  -0.08) Other @ 2.63% Total : 37.41% | 1-1 @ 12.95% (  0.13) 0-0 @ 8.68% (  0.43) 2-2 @ 4.84% (  -0.15) Other @ 0.88% Total : 27.35% | 0-1 @ 10.41% (  0.41) 1-2 @ 7.77% (  -0.01) 0-2 @ 6.24% (  0.17) 1-3 @ 3.11% (  -0.04) 0-3 @ 2.5% (  0.04) 2-3 @ 1.93% (  -0.08) 1-4 @ 0.93% (  -0.02) Other @ 2.34% Total : 35.22% | 

| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Leicester CityLeicester | 46 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 89 | 41 | 48 | 97 | 
| P | Ipswich TownIpswich | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 92 | 57 | 35 | 96 | 
| 3 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 43 | 38 | 90 | 
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 63 | 24 | 87 | 
| 5 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 47 | 23 | 75 | 
| 6 | Norwich CityNorwich | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 64 | 15 | 73 | 
| 7 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 60 | 8 | 70 | 
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 69 | 
| 9 | Coventry CityCoventry | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 64 | 
| 10 | Preston North EndPreston | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 63 | 
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 62 | 
| 12 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 46 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 70 | -17 | 62 | 
| 13 | Millwall | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 59 | 
| 14 | Swansea CitySwansea | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 57 | 
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 56 | 
| 16 | Sunderland | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 56 | 
| 17 | Stoke CityStoke | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 56 | 
| 18 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 56 | 
| 19 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 74 | -14 | 53 | 
| 20 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 68 | -24 | 53 | 
| 21 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 70 | -11 | 51 | 
| R | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 50 | 
| R | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 46 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 48 | 77 | -29 | 45 | 
| R | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 46 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 89 | -52 | 27 | 
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