Birmingham City FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Birmingham City FC

6 – 2

Full Time

Barnsley FC

Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground 25,018 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jay Stansfield pen 33' 1–0

1–1 35' Davis Keillor-Dunn

Alfie May 47' 2–1

Alfie May 55' 3–1

3–2 59' Stephen Humphrys

Luke Harris 72' 4–2

Kieran Dowell 82' 5–2

Lukas Jutkiewicz 89' 6–2

R 3' Mael de Gevigney

Christoph Klarer 54' Y

Y 76' Jonathan Bland

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Barnsley FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Purkiss
Assistant 1 Jacob Lehane (England)
Assistant 2 Graeme Fyvie

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals Barnsley FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-05 Birmingham City FC 6–2 Barnsley FC 2024-12-07 Barnsley FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2022-01-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2021-08-28 Barnsley FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-03-06 Barnsley FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Barnsley FC	H	6–2	W
01 Apr	Bristol Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
29 Mar	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	4–1	W
15 Mar	Northampton Town FC	A	1–1	D
11 Mar	Stevenage FC	H	2–1	W
08 Mar	Lincoln City FC	H	1–0	W

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	2–6	L
01 Apr	Exeter City FC	H	1–2	L
29 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D
22 Mar	Cambridge United FC	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Mansfield Town FC	A	1–2	L
08 Mar	Blackpool FC	H	0–3	L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Barnsley FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Barnsley FC

Cameron McGeehan	3 G
Reyes Cleary	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Birmingham City FC and Barnsley FC get this one started.
3' Controversy at the stadium! Mael de Gevigney argues furiously but the card stands.
8' Barnsley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Bland is hanging Max Watters on the field on 8 minute.
13' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Barnsley FC's compact .
18' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Barnsley FC's shape.
23' Kieran Flavell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' Brilliant from the ! Jay Stansfield makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 33.
35' Davis Keillor-Dunn does the damage! The net is bulging and Barnsley FC surge ahead!
37' Alfie May gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Willum Thor Willumsson and will look to change the dynamic.
42' It’s high time Conor Hourihane made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
47' GOAL! Alfie May scores on 47.
52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
54' Christoph Klarer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
55' The England forward Alfie May breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 3-1!
59' What a strike from Stephen Humphrys! The score is 3-2.
64' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
67' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Keshi Anderson departs to be replaced by Luke Harris.
72' GOAL! Luke Harris fires home to make it 4-2!
72' Another change for Barnsley FC made on 72 minute. Adam Phillips leaves to be changed by Fabio Jalo.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Bland is booked for Barnsley FC — card on 76.
81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Conor Hourihane might look to freshen things up shortly.
82' GOAL! Kieran Dowell scores on 82. Assisted by Alfie May
86' A tactical swap from Barnsley FC — Dexter Lembikisa on, Stephen Humphrys off on 86 minutes.
87' Time for substitution for Barnsley FC. Luca Connell is replaced by Kelechi Nwakali.
89' Lukas Jutkiewicz doubles the advantage! 6-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
Birmingham City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

30
Kieran Dowell
25
Ben Davies
21
Ryan Allsop
14
Keshi Anderson ↓ Luke Harris 67'
24
Tomoki Iwata
20
Alex Cochrane
28
Jay Stansfield
2
Ethan Laird ↓ Alfons Sampsted 67'
4
Christoph Klarer
18
Willum Thor Willumsson ↓ Alfie May 37'
13
Seung-Ho Paik

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Marc Roberts
44
Stephen Humphrys ↓ Dexter Lembikisa 86'
21
Conor McCarthy
8
Adam Phillips ↓ Fabio Jalo 72'
7
Corey O'Keeffe ↓ Jonathan Lewis 86'
48
Luca Connell ↓ Kelechi Nwakali 87'
36
Max Watters ↓ Jonathan Bland 8'
40
Davis Keillor-Dunn
3
Jonathan Russell
6
Mael de Gevigney
51
Kieran Flavell

Bench

50
Kelechi Nwakali ↑ 87'
14
Jonathan Lewis ↑ 86'
11
Fabio Jalo ↑ 72'
20
Dexter Lembikisa ↑ 86'
30
Jonathan Bland ↑ 8'
27
Adam Hayton
29
Connor Barratt

Coach Conor Hourihane

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	4
Jay Stansfield	3
Scott Hogan	3
Alfie May	2
Callum Styles	2
Onel Hernandez	1
Victor Adeboyejo	1
Kieran Dowell	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-04-05 Birmingham City FC 6–2 Barnsley FC W 2025-04-01 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2025-03-15 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stevenage FC W 2025-03-08 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W

Barnsley FC Form

2025-04-05 Birmingham City FC 6–2 Barnsley FC L 2025-04-01 Barnsley FC 1–2 Exeter City FC L 2025-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-03-22 Barnsley FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D 2025-03-15 Mansfield Town FC 2–1 Barnsley FC L 2025-03-08 Barnsley FC 0–3 Blackpool FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.25 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.19 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Birmingham City FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC62% Draw21% Barnsley FC17%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Barnsley FC

38%

Birmingham City FC or Barnsley FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC44% Draw39% Barnsley FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.8%

3 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 2

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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