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

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Championship · 2025-26

Birmingham City FC

3 – 2

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Coventry City FC

Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship .

Birmingham City FC 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/5

46-60

1/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Birmingham City FC launch into their encounter with Coventry City FC.
The points are shared — Birmingham City FC 3-2 Coventry City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

3 / 4

1.45 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Coventry City FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC42% Draw27% Coventry City FC31%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Coventry City FC

58%

Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC29% Draw46% Coventry City FC25%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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