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

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Coventry City FC

Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Bobby Thomas og 12' 1–0

Ivan Sunjic 41' 2–0

Jay Stansfield 59' 3–0

Ivan Sunjic 18' Y

Jay Stansfield 54' Y

Y 54' Joel Latibeaudiere

Y 72' Josh Eccles

Koji Miyoshi 79' Y

Overview

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

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
Assistant 2 Wade Smith

7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 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 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-13 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC 2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-04-29 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-09-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	3–0	W
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

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	0–3	L
09 Apr	Southampton FC	A	1–2	L
06 Apr	Leeds United FC	H	2–1	W
01 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
29 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	3–1	W
16 Mar	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	3–2	W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Birmingham City FC and Coventry City FC has kicked off!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
12' The England Bobby Thomas breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 0-1!
17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
18' Birmingham City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
23' 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.
28' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' A goal from the Bosnia-Herzegovina international Ivan Sunjic! He fires home on 41 to make it 1-1!
46' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Bobby Thomas exits the field as Fabio Tavares enters on 46.
51' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' It’s gonna be a card for Jay Stansfield.
59' Jay Stansfield has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
64' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Sheaf is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
72' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Josh Eccles gets a card.
72' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Kasey Palmer is replaced by Callum O'Hare on 72 minute.
76' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Tyler Roberts has done his job and it is now time for George Hall to step up.
79' Koji Miyoshi was booked on 79.
82' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Koji Miyoshi is replaced by Juninho Bacuna.
83' Scott Hogan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jay Stansfield at the 83 minute mark.
88' The whistle greets Seung-Ho Paik as he departs to be replaced by Gary Gardner.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
Juninho Bacuna ↑ 82'
1
Neil Etheridge
16
Andre Dozzell
20
Gary Gardner ↑ 88'
9
Scott Hogan ↑ 83'
17
Siriki Dembele
44
Emanuel Aiwu
19
Jordan James ↑ 76'
35
George Hall ↑ 76'

Coach Gary Rowett

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

3
Jay Dasilva ↑ 46'
10
Callum O'Hare ↑ 72'
13
Ben Wilson
24
Matt Godden
30
Fabio Tavares ↑ 46'
6
Liam Kelly
28
Josh Eccles ↑ 46'
2
Luis Binks
54
Kai Andrews

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum O'Hare	3
Ben Sheaf	3
Kristian Pedersen	1
Michael Rose	1
Viktor Gyokeres	1
Josh Eccles	1
Ivan Sunjic	1
Jay Stansfield	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-04-13 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 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

Coventry City FC Form

2024-04-13 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-04-09 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-04-06 Coventry City FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-03-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2024-03-16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.39 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC42% Draw29% Coventry City FC29%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Coventry City FC

58%

Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC29% Draw48% Coventry City FC23%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

10%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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