Thursday , 1 October 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Birmingham City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 14 Feb 2023 · 19:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Hannibal Mejbri 55' Y
Krystian Bielik 59' Y
Y 59' Kion Etete
Harlee Dean 82' Y
Y 90' Ryan Allsop

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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Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Feb Cardiff City FC H 0–2 L
10 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W
04 Feb Swansea City AFC A 4–3 W
31 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
28 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
21 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Feb Birmingham City FC A 2–0 W
11 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 1–3 L
04 Feb Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
31 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
21 Jan Millwall FC H 0–1 L
18 Jan Leeds United FC A 2–5 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' Welcome to St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium that hosts another battle between Birmingham City FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It’s high time Sabri Lamouchi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Eustace will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Cardiff City FC have won 405 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sabri Lamouchi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Harlee Dean suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Krystian Bielik.
  • 64' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Tahith Chong by Emmanuel Longelo on 72 minute.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Connor Wickham. He replaces Sory Kaba on 73 minute.
  • 74' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Kion Etete departs to be replaced by Callum Robinson.
  • 79' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harlee Dean.
  • 84' Perry Ng doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Harlee Dean is replaced by Jordan James on 86 minute.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Ryan Allsop will be fuming at that decision.
  • It finishes all square. Birmingham City FC and Cardiff City FC share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Wilson 4
Joe Ralls 3
Jeremie Bela 2
Ivan Sunjic 2
Jude Bellingham 1
Lee Tomlin 1
Will Vaulks 1
Marc Roberts 1

Head to Head

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 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-02-14 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-02-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC W 2023-01-31 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-01-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2023-01-21 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-02-14 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-02-11 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-02-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-01-31 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-01-21 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-01-18 Leeds United FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC36% Draw29% Cardiff City FC35%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
64%
Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC27% Draw47% Cardiff City FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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