Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Birmingham City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 8 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Hannibal Mejbri 45' Y
Dion Sanderson 52' Y
Y 64' Alex Scott
Krystian Bielik 68' Y
Y 80' Dylan Kadji

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Bristol City 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

8
3
4
Birmingham City FC 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
05 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Sheffield United FC A 1–1 D
17 Sep Coventry City FC H 0–0 D
14 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–2 W
03 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Birmingham City FC A 0–3 L
04 Oct Coventry City FC H 0–0 D
01 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
17 Sep Burnley FC A 1–2 L
14 Sep Norwich City FC A 2–3 L
03 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Bristol City FC
#10 Position #8
11 Points 13
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
12 Scored 11
11 Conceded 12
+1 GD -1
1.38 PPG 1.63
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts).

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
Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs Bristol City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 3' What composure from Auston Trusty! The USA international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 8' John Ruddy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 13' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' Bristol City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Scott Twine scoring 1 goals.
  • 28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Pearson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
  • 38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 43' Against the run of play, Auston Trusty has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' Hannibal Mejbri is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' The whistle greets Mark Sykes as he departs to be replaced by George Tanner.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 52' Poor challenge from Dion Sanderson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 57' Cameron Pring is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 387 games and scored 421 goals.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Alex Scott. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Han-Noah Massengo is replaced by Dylan Kadji.
  • 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Krystian Bielik.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Jordan James comes on to replace George Hall.
  • 74' Cameron Pring is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jay Dasilva at the 74 minute mark.
  • 75' GOAL! Dion Sanderson fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 77' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Jobe Bellingham comes on to replace Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 80' Dylan Kadji has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Juninho Bacuna. He replaces Krystian Bielik on 82 minute.
  • 87' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Birmingham City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Gary Gardner 2
Scott Hogan 2
Auston Trusty 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Mark Sykes 2
Michael Morrison 1

Head to Head

2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-10-01 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-09-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC W 2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2022-10-04 Bristol City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2022-10-01 Bristol City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-09-17 Burnley FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2022-09-14 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bristol City FC L 2022-09-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.96 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC61% Draw23% Bristol City FC16%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Bristol City FC
39%
Birmingham City FC or Bristol City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC42% Draw43% Bristol City FC15%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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