Week 8 brings us a match on Sep 3rd where Preston North End and Birmingham City will play a match in Preston in a clash of these two mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 13th placed Preston North End, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Cardiff City. Cardiff City had 23 on net, and Preston North End had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Preston North End is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 21st placed Birmingham City is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Norwich City. Scott Hogan scored the first goal for Birmingham City in the 50th minute, then in the 63rd minute, Grant Hanley sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Andrew Omobamidele Finally they completed the comback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Onel Hernández to cap off a wild match. Birmingham City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Birmingham City hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Hall and Scott Hogan, and they each have 1 goal.