Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Wed 10 Apr 2024 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 65' Josh Bowler
Y 47' Perry Ng
Krystian Bielik 54' Y
Y 58' Josh Bowler
Y 73' Joe Ralls

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

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

1
3
6
Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-02-14 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
01 Apr Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Watford FC H 0–1 L
12 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–1 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Hull City AFC H 1–3 L
01 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
29 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L
16 Mar Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
09 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Cardiff City FC
#10 Position #21
11 Points 7
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 3
12 Scored 10
11 Conceded 12
+1 GD -2
1.38 PPG 0.88
25% Win % 13%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 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
Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emanuel Aiwu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 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' Lee Buchanan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' It’s high time Erol Bulut made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 46' Rubin Colwill is replacing Aaron Ramsey for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 47' Perry Ng catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 47.
  • 52' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Krystian Bielik was booked on 54.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a card for Josh Bowler.
  • 63' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' A stunning finish from Josh Bowler — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 70' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Lee Buchanan departs to be replaced by Cody Drameh.
  • 71' The whistle greets Josh Bowler as he departs to be replaced by Cian Ashford.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Yakou Meite as he leaves the pitch. Famara Diedhiou steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Ralls argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 79' Krystian Bielik makes way for Scott Hogan at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 81' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Joe Ralls exits the field as David Turnbull enters on 81.
  • 86' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gary Gardner is hanging Juninho Bacuna on the field on 86 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Birmingham City FC 0-1 Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Wilson 4
Joe Ralls 3
Ivan Sunjic 2
Jeremie Bela 2
Jaden Philogene Bidace 1
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo 1
Callum Robinson 1
Perry Ng 1

Head to Head

2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-02-14 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-03-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-03-16 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-04-06 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC L 2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-03-16 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-03-09 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC35% Draw31% Cardiff City FC34%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
65%
Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC25% Draw52% Cardiff City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+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
35% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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