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Birmingham City FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Wed 18 Aug 2021 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 May Cardiff City FC H 0–4 L
24 Apr Derby County FC A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Birmingham City FC A 2–0 W
14 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
06 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–2 D
08 May Stoke City FC H 0–2 L
01 May Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
24 Apr Brentford FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC are looking to make home advantage count against AFC Bournemouth.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' England international Ben Pearson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and AFC Bournemouth are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Scott Parker will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' The 31-year-old Emiliano Hansen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Junior Stanislas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emiliano Hansen on 60 minute.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 69' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Leif Davis by Ben Pearson on 69 minute.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FCChuks Aneke on, Lukas Jutkiewicz off on 70 minutes.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kristian Pedersen.
  • 77' The deadlock is broken! Dominic Solanke gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
  • 79' Scott Hogan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Leko at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' Junior Stanislas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FCIvan Sanchez Aguayo on, Tahith Chong off on 87 minutes.
  • 87' GOAL! Jaidon Anthony scores on 87. Assisted by Ben Pearson
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC25% Draw28% AFC Bournemouth47%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
53%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
75%
Birmingham City FC or AFC Bournemouth
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC17% Draw48% AFC Bournemouth35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
11.7%
0 – 0
10%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% 79%
+0.5 49% 51%
+1 49% 24% 27%
+1.5 73% 27%
+2 73% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% 11%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
21%
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
40%

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