Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2024-25
Birmingham City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground 27,340 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Anthony Da Costa
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# 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

3
2
2
Birmingham City FC 7 games · Avg 2.0 goals Blackpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC 2024-12-01 Blackpool FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2023-04-22 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2022-12-10 Blackpool FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-04-18 Blackpool FC 6–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Birmingham City FC and Blackpool FC has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christoph Klarer, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Blackpool 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.
  • 35' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Blackpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Krystian Bielik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 49 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 70' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Oliver Casey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lee Buchanan made 385 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Jake Beesley 2
Alfie May 1
Ethan Laird 1
Lyndon Dykes 1
Ivan Sunjic 1
Jordan Rhodes 1
Ken Dougall 1

Head to Head

2024-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC 2024-12-01 Blackpool FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2023-04-22 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2022-12-10 Blackpool FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-04-18 Blackpool FC 6–1 Birmingham City FC

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

Blackpool FC Form

2024-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2024-12-26 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2024-12-21 Blackpool FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D 2024-12-14 Reading FC 0–3 Blackpool FC W 2024-12-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Blackpool FC W 2024-12-01 Blackpool FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.1 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC40% Draw30% Blackpool FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC24% Draw53% Blackpool FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.