Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Birmingham City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Sat 27 Nov 2021 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Kristian Pedersen 38' Y
Riley McGree 69' Y
Y 69' Callum Connolly

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Blackpool FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy 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

3
2
2
Birmingham City FC 7 games · Avg 2.0 goals Blackpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Blackpool FC H 1–0 W
23 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
20 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
06 Nov Reading FC H 1–2 L
02 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
30 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
23 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
20 Nov Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
06 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D
03 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
30 Oct Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium!
  • 5' Blackpool FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Ivan Sunjic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 191 appearances.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' It’s high time Lee Bowyer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Kristian Pedersen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 35' Marc Roberts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 25 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Kristian Pedersen is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' Blackpool FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' 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.
  • 65' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chuks Aneke is hanging Jeremie Bela on the field on 65 minute.
  • 67' The whistle greets Demetri Mitchell as he departs to be replaced by Josh Bowler.
  • 69' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Riley McGree gets a Yellow card.
  • 74' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 75' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 75 minute. Troy Deeney leaves to be changed by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 80' England international Troy Deeney has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 81.
  • 84' Blackpool FC ring the changes. Gary Madine has done his job and it is now time for Jerry Yates to step up.
  • 89' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Riley McGree has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • Another three points for Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jake Beesley 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
CJ Hamilton 1
Maxime Colin 1
Ian Carlo Poveda 1
Alfie May 1
Ethan Laird 1
Lyndon Dykes 1

Head to Head

2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2021-11-23 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-11-20 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC L 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2021-10-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2021-11-23 Blackpool FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-11-20 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2021-11-06 Blackpool FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2021-11-03 Blackpool FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2021-10-30 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.21 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC49% Draw30% Blackpool FC21%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Blackpool FC
51%
Birmingham City FC or Blackpool FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC30% Draw55% Blackpool FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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