Sunday , 16 August 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Birmingham City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 11 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Curtis Nelson
Ivan Sunjic 63' Y
Y 72' Joe Ralls
George Friend 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
6
Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 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
11 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
04 Dec Millwall FC A 1–3 L
27 Nov Blackpool FC H 1–0 W
23 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
20 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
06 Nov Reading FC H 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
04 Dec Sheffield United FC H 2–3 L
27 Nov Luton Town FC A 2–1 W
24 Nov Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
20 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–1 W
06 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Cardiff City FC
#15 Position #21
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

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' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Curtis Nelson on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
  • 21' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 29' GOAL! Troy Deeney scores on 29.
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' James Collins has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 46' Magnificent from Ivan Sunjic! That is 9 goals in 190 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Ivan Sunjic gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' The 24-year-old Isaak Davies has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Curtis Nelson departs to be replaced by Mark Harris.
  • 63' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 63.
  • 64' Will Vaulks is replacing Marlon Pack for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Kieffer Moore makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' Joe Ralls picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Marc Roberts has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Chuks Aneke comes on to replace Scott Hogan.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for George Friend.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Troy Deeney is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Wilson 4
Joe Ralls 3
Jeremie Bela 2
Ivan Sunjic 2
Lee Tomlin 1
Will Vaulks 1
Marc Roberts 1
Jaden Philogene Bidace 1

Head to Head

2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 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

2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2021-11-23 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-11-20 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC L 2021-11-27 Luton Town FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-11-24 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-11-06 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.74 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC26% Draw34% Cardiff City FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
74%
Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC16% Draw57% Cardiff City FC27%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.5%
0 – 1
16.1%
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 2
9.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
4.7%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 16% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 24% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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