Birmingham City FC vs Blackpool FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Birmingham City FC vs Blackpool FC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Blackpool FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lewis Smith
- Assistant 1 Anthony Da Costa
- Assistant 2
29 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 2.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Blackpool FC H 0–0 D 26 Dec Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W 23 Dec Crawley Town FC A 1–0 W 14 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 2–0 W 07 Dec Barnsley FC A 2–1 W 04 Dec Stockport County FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D 26 Dec Wrexham AFC A 1–2 L 21 Dec Stevenage FC H 0–0 D 14 Dec Reading FC A 3–0 W 04 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–1 W 01 Dec Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L Key Stats
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Blackpool FC0-151/–16-301/231-45–/–46-601/–61-751/176+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Blackpool FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' Blackpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 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' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 35' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackpool FC that had 383 games and scored 461 goals.
- 45' Harry Tyrer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 50' Oliver Casey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 55' 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 Lee Evans suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 65' The travelling Blackpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomoki Iwata made 105 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hayden Coulson, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Birmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 6
- 21
- 7
- 3
- 24
- 17
- 4
- 19
- 18
- 13
Bench
- 25
- 45
- 28
- 2
- 12
- 26
- 33
Coach Chris DaviesBlackpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 11
- 8
- 3
- 7
- 15
- 20
- 9
- 25
- 30
- 24
Bench
- 16
- 1
- 6
- 10
- 26
- 19
- 4
Coach Steve Bruce -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lukas Jutkiewicz 2 Jake Beesley 2 Ethan Laird 1 Lyndon Dykes 1 Ivan Sunjic 1 Jordan Rhodes 1 Ken Dougall 1 Callum Connolly 1 Head to Head
Birmingham City FC Form
2024-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2024-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2024-12-23 Crawley Town FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2024-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-12-07 Barnsley FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2024-12-04 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stockport County FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.1 Birmingham City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.05 Blackpool FC xGI would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.15Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Birmingham City FC or Draw 70%Draw or Blackpool FC 60%Birmingham City FC or Blackpool FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.4%0 – 0 Actual1 – 0 11.5%0 – 1 10.9%2 – 1 7.2%1 – 2 6.8%2 – 0 6.7%0 – 2 6.2%2 – 2 3.9%3 – 1 2.7%3 – 0 2.4%1 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC
Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 10% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 20% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 19% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.