Thursday , 2 July 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Birmingham City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington

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

2
4
4
Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-04 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2025-09-27 Coventry City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Coventry City FC H 3–2 W
01 Jan Watford FC A 0–3 L
29 Dec Southampton FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Derby County FC H 1–1 D
20 Dec Sheffield United FC A 0–3 L
13 Dec Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Birmingham City FC A 2–3 L
01 Jan Charlton Athletic FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
20 Dec Southampton FC A 1–1 D
13 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–0 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

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum O'Hare 3
Ben Sheaf 3
Ivan Sunjic 1
Jay Stansfield 1
Jeremie Bela 1
Gustavo Hamer 1
Gary Gardner 1
Kristian Pedersen 1

Head to Head

2026-01-04 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2025-09-27 Coventry City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-01-04 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W 2026-01-01 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-12-29 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2025-12-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-12-13 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2026-01-04 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2026-01-01 Charlton Athletic FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-12-26 Coventry City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-12-20 Southampton FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC35% Draw25% Coventry City FC40%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Coventry City FC
65%
Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC23% Draw43% Coventry City FC34%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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