Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Mon 18 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 10' Stephy Mavididi
Jordan James 14' 1–1
1–2 21' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
1–3 50' Stephy Mavididi
Jordan James 74' 2–3
Y 10' Stephy Mavididi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Andrew Fox
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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

1
5
Birmingham City FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC 2020-03-04 Leicester City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Leicester City FC H 2–3 L
13 Dec Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
08 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–2 L
02 Dec Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
29 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–4 L
25 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Birmingham City FC A 3–2 W
13 Dec Millwall FC H 3–2 W
09 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 4–0 W
02 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W
29 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
25 Nov Watford FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% 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 game is set. Leicester City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Stephy Mavididi makes it 0-1.
  • 10' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Stephy Mavididi gets a Yellow card.
  • 11' Leicester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 14' What a moment for Jordan James! That strike on 14 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 21' GOAL! Kiernan Dewsbury Hall scores on 21.
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' Krystian Bielik has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' A goal from the England international Stephy Mavididi! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-3!
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Enzo Maresca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 398 games and scored 442 goals.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Oliver Burke on, Krystian Bielik off on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Birmingham City FC make a change. Jay Stansfield trudges off to be replaced by Romelle Donovan on 72 minutes.
  • 74' What a strike from Jordan James! The score is 2-3.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Thomas Cannon on, Patson Daka off on 78 minutes.
  • 81' Birmingham City FC make a change. Juninho Bacuna trudges off to be replaced by Scott Hogan on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Emanuel Aiwu departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 89' James Justin makes way for Harry Souttar at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leicester City FC.
  • 90' Cesare Casadei has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wilfred Ndidi on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stephy Mavididi 3
Jordan James 2
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 2
Ricardo Pereira 1
Jay Stansfield 1
Jamie Vardy 1
Dennis Praet 1
Yunus Akgun 1

Head to Head

2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC 2020-03-04 Leicester City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC L 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC W 2023-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2023-12-09 Leicester City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-12-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2023-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2023-11-25 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Leicester City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC31% Draw27% Leicester City FC42%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Leicester City FC
69%
Birmingham City FC or Leicester City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC24% Draw46% Leicester City FC30%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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