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 8 games · 11 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

4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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

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

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds St Andrew's Ground will turn into a battlefield for Birmingham City FC and Coventry City FC.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Koji Miyoshi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
12' Bobby Thomas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
17' 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.
18' Ivan Sunjic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 18.
23' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
28' 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.
33' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Dion Sanderson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
41' Ivan Sunjic adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
46' The crowd applauds Bobby Thomas as he leaves the pitch. Fabio Tavares steps in for Coventry City FC.
51' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' The referee has no hesitation. Jay Stansfield is booked for Birmingham City FC — card on 54.
59' The England Jay Stansfield breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 2-1!
64' Victor Torp is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
69' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
72' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Eccles is booked for Coventry City FC — card on 72.
72' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Kasey Palmer has done his job and it is now time for Callum O'Hare to step up.
76' The whistle greets Tyler Roberts as he departs to be replaced by George Hall.
79' Birmingham City FC player sees a card in front of him.
82' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 82 minute. Koji Miyoshi leaves to be changed by Juninho Bacuna.
83' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Hogan is hanging Jay Stansfield on the field on 83 minute.
88' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Seung-Ho Paik by Gary Gardner on 88 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Coventry City FC.

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
Ben Sheaf	3
Callum O'Hare	3
Michael Rose	1
Viktor Gyokeres	1
Josh Eccles	1
Ivan Sunjic	1
Jay Stansfield	1
Jeremie Bela	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.