Birmingham City FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

0 – 0

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Bristol City FC

Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 James Wilson

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

Birmingham City FC 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC 2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC 2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	1–3	L
23 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–3	D
18 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	2–3	L
13 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W
08 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	0–0	D
26 Dec	Watford FC	A	4–1	W
22 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	3–2	W
16 Dec	Sunderland AFC	H	1–0	W
12 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
09 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Bristol City FC for another epic battle.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Scotland international Siriki Dembele has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' Bristol City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Nahki Wells, a Bermuda , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' The supporters are chanting for Tommy Conway. He replaces Nahki Wells on 46 minute.
51' 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.
56' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' The crowd applauds Anis Mehmeti as he leaves the pitch. Andreas Weimann steps in for Bristol City FC.
62' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
63' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keshi Anderson is hanging Jay Stansfield on the field on 63 minute.
64' The supporters are chanting for Oliver Burke. He replaces Siriki Dembele on 64 minute.
69' Bristol City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Scott Twine scoring 1 goals.
74' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's 4-4-2 shape.
75' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Mark Sykes departs to be replaced by Sam Bell.
80' Bristol City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 391 games and scored 441 goals.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Scott Hogan	2
Auston Trusty	2
Antoine Semenyo	2
Famara Diedhiou	2
Mark Sykes	2
Gary Gardner	2
Koji Miyoshi	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC L 2023-12-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Birmingham City FC D 2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC L 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2023-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-26 Watford FC 1–4 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Hull City AFC W 2023-12-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2023-12-09 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.52 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Bristol City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC41% Draw27% Bristol City FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Bristol City FC

59%

Birmingham City FC or Bristol City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC30% Draw45% Bristol City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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