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 46 games · 64 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

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

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

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Coventry City FC
#10	Position	#1
64	Points	95
46	Played	46
17 / 13 / 16	W / D / L	28 / 11 / 7
57	Scored	97
56	Conceded	45
+1	GD	+52
1.39	PPG	2.07
37%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Coventry City FC gets underway.
5' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
10' England international John Ruddy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
12' The England Bobby Thomas breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 0-1!
17' 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.
18' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Ivan Sunjic gets a card.
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' Lee Buchanan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
33' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' 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 Dion Sanderson suffering a number of foals already.
41' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ivan Sunjic makes no mistake. 1-1!
46' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Fabio Tavares on, Bobby Thomas off on 46 minutes.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
54' That looks like a foul for a card for Jay Stansfield.
59' A goal from the England international Jay Stansfield! He fires home on 59 to make it 2-1!
64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
69' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
72' Controversy at the stadium! Josh Eccles argues furiously but the card stands.
72' Callum O'Hare has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kasey Palmer on 72 minute.
76' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Hall is hanging Tyler Roberts on the field on 76 minute.
79' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Koji Miyoshi gets a card.
82' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Koji Miyoshi by Juninho Bacuna on 82 minute.
83' Scott Hogan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jay Stansfield at the 83 minute mark.
88' Seung-Ho Paik makes way for Gary Gardner at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

1.28 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC34% Draw27% Coventry City FC39%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Coventry City FC

66%

Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC23% Draw46% Coventry City FC31%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

8.2%

0 – 0

7.8%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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