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

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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

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

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Andrew Fox

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' Birmingham City FC have kicked off against Leicester City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The 29-year-old Juninho Bacuna has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Brilliant from the forward! Stephy Mavididi makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 10.
10' The referee has no hesitation. Stephy Mavididi is booked for Leicester City FC — Yellow card on 10.
11' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Stephy Mavididi gets a Yellow card.
14' Jordan James does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
21' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Leicester City FC are in front.
26' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Leicester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
36' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's 4-3-3 shape.
41' Harry Winks is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
50' Stephy Mavididi with the second goal in the match!
55' It’s high time Enzo Maresca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
70' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
71' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Krystian Bielik has done his job and it is now time for Oliver Burke to step up.
72' Romelle Donovan is replacing Jay Stansfield for the Birmingham City FC side.
74' GOAL! Jordan James fires home to make it 2-3!
78' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Thomas Cannon on, Patson Daka off on 78 minutes.
81' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Scott Hogan comes on to replace Juninho Bacuna.
86' Lukas Jutkiewicz gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Emanuel Aiwu and will look to change the dynamic.
89' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace James Justin by Harry Souttar on 89 minute.
90' Leicester City FC make a change. Wilfred Ndidi trudges off to be replaced by Cesare Casadei on 90 minutes.
Full Time. Leicester City FC beats Birmingham City FC

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

45
Oliver Burke ↑ 71'
1
Neil Etheridge
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 86'
20
Gary Gardner
9
Scott Hogan ↑ 81'
11
Koji Miyoshi ↑ 72'
23
Emmanuel Longelo
24
Marcel Oakley
49
Romelle Donovan ↑ 72'

Coach Wayne Rooney

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

25
Wilfred Ndidi ↓ Cesare Casadei 90'
21
Ricardo Pereira
23
Jannik Vestergaard
8
Harry Winks
2
James Justin ↓ Harry Souttar 89'
10
Stephy Mavididi ↓ Hamza Choudhury 71'
20
Patson Daka ↓ Thomas Cannon 78'
3
Wout Faes
30
Mads Hermansen
22
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
18
Abdul Issahaku

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

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

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.

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

Leicester City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Clean Sheet