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

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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

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

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#1	Position	#14
29	Points	18
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 5
28	Scored	27
14	Conceded	27
+14	GD	+0
1.93	PPG	1.20
53%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cardiff City FC

0-15

4/6

16-30

3/5

31-45

9/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

5/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	10 G	3 A
Yousef Salech	5 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	2 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Birmingham City FC launch into their encounter with Cardiff City FC.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 395 games and scored 433 goals.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Manolis Siopis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Rowett will be considering his options from the bench.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Ramsey, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
45' Cardiff City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yousef Salech scoring 1 goals.
46' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Aaron Ramsey is replaced by Rubin Colwill.
47' Perry Ng was booked on 47.
52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
54' Krystian Bielik catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 54.
58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Josh Bowler.
63' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's 4-4-1-1 shape.
65' What a moment for Josh Bowler! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
70' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Lee Buchanan is replaced by Cody Drameh.
71' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Bowler departs to be replaced by Cian Ashford.
72' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 72 minute. Yakou Meite leaves to be changed by Famara Diedhiou.
73' The referee calls foul for Joe Ralls. He receives a card.
78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
79' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Krystian Bielik has done his job and it is now time for Scott Hogan to step up.
81' David Turnbull gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Joe Ralls and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Gary Gardner gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Juninho Bacuna and will look to change the dynamic.
Another three points for Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

29
Alex Pritchard ↑ 70'
1
Neil Etheridge
16
Andre Dozzell
20
Gary Gardner ↑ 86'
9
Scott Hogan ↑ 79'
8
Tyler Roberts
14
Keshi Anderson ↑ 70'
34
Ivan Sunjic
12
Cody Drameh ↑ 70'

Coach Gary Rowett

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Harry Wilson	4
Joe Ralls	3
Ivan Sunjic	2
Jeremie Bela	2
Robert Glatzel	1
Josh Bowler	1
Kristian Pedersen	1
Mark Harris	1

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

1.56 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.04 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC43% Draw28% Cardiff City FC29%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

57%

Birmingham City FC or Cardiff City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC34% Draw47% Cardiff City FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

8.9%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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