Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Birmingham City FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 1 May 2021 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 61' Marlon Pack
Harlee Dean 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Cardiff 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

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6
Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-02 Cardiff City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Cardiff City FC H 0–4 L
24 Apr Derby County FC A 2–1 W
21 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
10 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Brentford FC A 0–0 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Birmingham City FC A 4–0 W
24 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
20 Apr Brentford FC A 1–1 D
16 Apr Reading FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–5 L

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 9' The Wales forward Harry Wilson breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 0-1!
  • 14' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 24' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Harlee Dean has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Harry Wilson does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
  • 45' England international Marc Roberts has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Mark Harris on, Kieffer Moore off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' Curtis Nelson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' Marlon Pack was booked on 61.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Ivan Sanchez Aguayo. He replaces Josh Cogley on 62 minute.
  • 65' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Rubin Colwill departs to be replaced by Josh Murphy.
  • 68' Assisted by Josh Murphy with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mark Harris makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jonathan Leko has done his job and it is now time for Riley McGree to step up.
  • 79' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 79 minute. Marc Roberts leaves to be changed by Gary Gardner.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Harlee Dean. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' GOAL! Harry Wilson fires home to make it 0-4!
  • 87' Jonny Williams is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Wilson at the 87 minute mark.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Wilson 4
Joe Ralls 3
Ivan Sunjic 2
Jeremie Bela 2
Perry Ng 1
Sean Morrison 1
Juninho Bacuna 1
Robert Glatzel 1

Head to Head

2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-02 Cardiff City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC L 2021-04-24 Derby County FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-04-21 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-04-18 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2021-04-06 Brentford FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC W 2021-04-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-04-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC32% Draw26% Cardiff City FC42%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
68%
Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC25% Draw42% Cardiff City FC33%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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