Monday , 12 October 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Birmingham City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 11:30 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 33' Scott Twine
Sam Tickle og 42' 1–1
1–2 85' Dominic Ballard
Demarai Gray pen 90+5' 2–2
Bright Osayi-Samuel 32' Y
Patrick Roberts 78' Y
Y 86' Dominic Ballard

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Will Finnie
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
15 Aug Sheffield United FC A 0–0 D
02 May Portsmouth FC A 1–1 D
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
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
15 Aug Millwall FC H 0–2 L
02 May Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
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

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
22% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
11% 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
2/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bristol City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
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
Scott Twine 3 G
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Birmingham City FC host Bristol City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bright Osayi-Samuel on 32 minutes.
  • 33' Scott Twine has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 42' Magnificent from Sam Tickle! That is 3 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Ethan Laird comes on to replace Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 51' Rob Dickie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bright Osayi-Samuel made 386 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' Patrick Roberts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Seung-Ho Paik at the 62 minute mark.
  • 63' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Carlos Vicente by Demarai Gray on 63 minute.
  • 65' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Lorent Tolaj by Dominic Ballard on 65 minute.
  • 70' Joe Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 71' Joe Williams makes way for Gibbo Yah at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 395 games and scored 445 goals.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Patrick Roberts.
  • 78' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. August Priske departs to be replaced by Luis Vazquez.
  • 83' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Carlos Vicente has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Marvin Ducksch on, Jay Stansfield off on 84 minutes.
  • 85' Brilliant from the forward! Dominic Ballard makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 85.
  • 86' Dominic Ballard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 90' Robert Atkinson is replacing Yu Hirakawa for the Bristol City FC side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC 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

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-08-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2026-05-02 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 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

Bristol City FC Form

2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-08-15 Bristol City FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-05-02 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.77 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC50% Draw25% Bristol City FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Bristol City FC
50%
Birmingham City FC or Bristol City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC35% Draw43% Bristol City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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