Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Barnsley FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Barnsley FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Oakwell Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Ryan Woods
Romal Palmer 29' Y
Y 58' Tahith Chong
Y 65' Harlee Dean

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Oakwell Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
1
5
Barnsley FC 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-28 Barnsley FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-03-06 Barnsley FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-12-01 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Barnsley FC 2020-02-11 Barnsley FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-08-20 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
21 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–2 D
17 Aug Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
14 Aug Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
07 Aug Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
08 May Norwich City FC H 2–2 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Barnsley FC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Luton Town FC A 5–0 W
18 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L
14 Aug Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
07 Aug Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W
08 May Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–5 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Barnsley FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 6' The deadlock is broken! Callum Styles gets on the scoresheet on 6 minutes.
  • 11' A quiet spell here at Oakwell Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 16' Matija Sarkic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Barnsley FC so far.
  • 21' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Ryan Woods gets a Yellow card.
  • 29' Barnsley FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 33' Goal! Lukas Jutkiewicz scores his 57 goal in 387 matches.
  • 34' Magnificent from Lukas Jutkiewicz! That is 57 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Bowyer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 49' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tahith Chong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Barnsley FC.
  • 54' It looks surprising Barnsley FC does not make any changes. Ivan Sunjic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Poor challenge from Tahith Chong. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 63' Maxime Colin, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Harlee Dean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Barnsley FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' Barnsley FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 80' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Clarke Oduor suffering a number of foals already.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 4
Jay Stansfield 3
Scott Hogan 3
Alfie May 2
Callum Styles 2
Kieran Dowell 1
Luke Harris 1
Alvaro Gimenez 1

Head to Head

2021-08-28 Barnsley FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-03-06 Barnsley FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-12-01 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Barnsley FC 2020-02-11 Barnsley FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-08-20 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Barnsley FC

Barnsley FC Form

2021-08-28 Barnsley FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2021-08-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2021-08-17 Barnsley FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-08-14 Barnsley FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2021-08-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2021-05-08 Barnsley FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-08-28 Barnsley FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2021-08-21 Luton Town FC 0–5 Birmingham City FC W 2021-08-18 Birmingham City FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-08-14 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2021-08-07 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.14 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Barnsley FC or Birmingham City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC36% Draw29% Birmingham City FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
64%
Barnsley FC or Birmingham City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC23% Draw50% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.