Birmingham City FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Birmingham City FC

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Bristol City FC

Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Jhon Solis 14' Y

Y 75' Delano Burgzorg

Jay Stansfield 81' Y

Christoph Klarer 90' Y

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 Robert Jones

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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

2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC 2025-10-25 Bristol City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L
03 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	Southampton FC	A	2–2	D
18 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	2–4	L
11 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–0	D
06 Apr	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Ground!
5' Jhon Solis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
8' What composure from Phil Neumann! The Germany international strokes it home. 1-0.
13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seung-Ho Paik, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
14' A moment of madness from Jhon Solis on 14 minutes earns him a card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
19' Sam Bell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
24' Jay Stansfield needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
29' Jhon Solis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact .
44' Demarai Gray is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
46' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Rob Dickie on, Cameron Pring off on 46 minutes.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Bristol City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' Sam Morsy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 387 appearances.
60' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Jhon Solis by Tomoki Iwata on 60 minute.
63' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Sam Bell by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 63 minute.
68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' The whistle greets Demarai Gray as he departs to be replaced by Tommy Doyle.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Delano Burgzorg argues furiously but the card stands.
77' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sinclair Armstrong is hanging Delano Burgzorg on the field on 77 minute.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Jay Stansfield argues furiously but the card stands.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tomi Horvat makes it 2-1.
85' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jay Stansfield departs to be replaced by Alex Cochrane.
90' Christoph Klarer is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The points are shared — Birmingham City FC 2-1 Bristol City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Demarai Gray ↓ Tommy Doyle 70'
26
Bright Osayi-Samuel ↓ Ethan Laird 70'
5
Phil Neumann
31
Kai Wagner
28
Jay Stansfield ↓ Alex Cochrane 85'
4
Christoph Klarer
8
Seung-Ho Paik
25
James Beadle
14
Jhon Solis ↓ Tomoki Iwata 60'
29
August Priske
23
Carlos Vicente

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Cameron Pring ↓ Rob Dickie 46'
40
Sam Morsy ↓ Adam Randell 63'
10
Scott Twine
11
Delano Burgzorg ↓ Sinclair Armstrong 77'
2
Ross McCrorie
21
Neto Borges
12
Jason Knight
14
Tomi Horvat
38
Noah Eile
20
Sam Bell ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 63'
23
Radek Vitek

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

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

2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-18 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-12 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Wrexham AFC W 2026-04-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2026-04-21 Southampton FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC L 2026-04-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.62 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC48% Draw26% Bristol City FC26%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Bristol City FC

52%

Birmingham City FC or Bristol City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC33% Draw46% Bristol City FC21%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

7.9%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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