Our prediction for this Championship match:
Preston
Match Time & Date:
19/09/2023
20:45
Prediction: 2-0
Birmingham City
Deepdale will host Tuesday’s football game between Preston and Birmingham City, the two top-table sides. The Lilywhites made a flying start to the season, with the team collecting 16 points in total from possible 18 and, as a result, they are leading the chase for automatic promotion. Barring any fresh injury worries, Ryan Lowe is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Plymouth 2-1 at the weekend.
The likes of Will Keane, Calvin Ramsay, Ched Evans, and Emil Riis Jakobsen, though, remain in the recovery room. Meanwhile, the Blues aim to recover from a 2-0 loss to Watford. Birmingham City are eager to stay in the playoffs berth, but given Preston’s 100% home record, the visitors are unlikely to grab something from the midweek clash. To make things even worse for the visiting team, defender Lee Buchanan serves a one-game ban against the Lilywhites.
Highlighted Player (Maxime Colin):
After spending two seasons at Boulogne, Maxime Colin joined Troyes in 2012. The pacey right back made 55 appearances for Troyes and in 2014 he signed a three-year deal with Belgian side Anderlecht. On 13 September, 2014 he made his Anderlecht debut, in a 2-2 draw with Lierse.
After playing 16 games for the Belgian outfit in the 2014/2015 Pro League campaign, Maxime Colin signed a four-year contract with Brentford in August, 2015 for an undisclosed fee. Reports in England suggested, though, that the fee was around £900,000. Colin made his Brentford debut on 22 August, 2015 in a 1-0 loss to Burnley and it has to be noted that he came on as a substitute 30 minutes before the final whistle.
Speaking of his international career, the defender, who was born on 15 November, 1991, has seven caps for the France U20 team. Colin made France U20 World Cup squad as well and he played a part in matches against Colombia and Mexico.
Highlighted Team (Preston):
Preston North End or Preston were founded in 1880. The Lilywhites or the Invincibles play their home games at Deepdale, the stadium that was built in 1875 and opened three years later.
In 1889 Preston won their first FA Cup trophy and they did well to beat Huddersfield Town in the final of the 1938 FA Cup final. However, the club’s biggest success came in 1889 and 1890 when they won back-to-back domestic trophies (First Division).
Preston have yet to win the League Cup title, but they were runners-up in 1888, 1922, 1937, 1954, 1964. Preston’s main rivals are Blackpool and the two teams square off against each other in the West Lancashire derby. In their first ever meeting in the West Lancashire derby (1901) Preston recorded a 4-1 win over Blackpool.
Burnley and Blackburn Rovers are considered Preston’s big rivals as well. The colour of Preston’s shirts is white and they wear dark blue shorts.
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