Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

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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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Birmingham City FC to score. At the same time, Cardiff City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Aaron Ramsey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Jamilu Collins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Ralls, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' It’s high time Erol Bulut made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Rubin Colwill. He replaces Aaron Ramsey on 46 minute.
  • 47' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Perry Ng gets a card.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Krystian Bielik on 54.
  • 58' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' 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.
  • 65' Josh Bowler puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
  • 70' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cody Drameh is hanging Lee Buchanan on the field on 70 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Josh Bowler by Cian Ashford on 71 minute.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Yakou Meite is replaced by Famara Diedhiou.
  • 73' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Scott Hogan. He replaces Krystian Bielik on 79 minute.
  • 81' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Turnbull is hanging Joe Ralls on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' The whistle greets Juninho Bacuna as he departs to be replaced by Gary Gardner.
  • Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Birmingham 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
Jeremie Bela 2
Ivan Sunjic 2
Kieffer Moore 1
Curtis Nelson 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Jude Bellingham 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
4 / 4
0.9 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC30% Draw33% Cardiff City FC37%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
70%
Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC20% Draw56% Cardiff City FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.2%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 2
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 3
2.4%
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 19% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 22% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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