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

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

2 – 3

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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

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

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 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

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 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

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Leicester City FC
#10	Position	#23
64	Points	46
46	Played	46
17 / 13 / 16	W / D / L	12 / 16 / 18
57	Scored	58
56	Conceded	68
+1	GD	-10
1.39	PPG	1.00
37%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Ground!
5' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
10' GOAL! Stephy Mavididi fires home to make it 0-1!
10' Leicester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
11' The referee calls foul for Stephy Mavididi. He receives a Yellow card.
14' Jordan James is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
19' Dion Sanderson, a England , has 21 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
21' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall adds to his 1 season tally! Leicester City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
36' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
41' Wout Faes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 165 appearances.
46' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Wilfred Ndidi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' Stephy Mavididi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
55' Harry Winks has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
65' The travelling Leicester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leicester City FC backline.
71' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Oliver Burke comes on to replace Krystian Bielik.
72' Romelle Donovan gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Jay Stansfield and will look to change the dynamic.
74' GOAL! Jordan James fires home to make it 2-3!
78' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Patson Daka is replaced by Thomas Cannon on 78 minute.
81' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Scott Hogan comes on to replace Juninho Bacuna.
86' The crowd applauds Emanuel Aiwu as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Jutkiewicz steps in for Birmingham City FC.
89' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. James Justin departs to be replaced by Harry Souttar.
90' Cesare Casadei is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wilfred Ndidi at the 90 minute mark.
Leicester City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

1.47 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Leicester City FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC33% Draw27% Leicester City FC40%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Leicester City FC

67%

Birmingham City FC or Leicester City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC26% Draw44% Leicester City FC30%

Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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

Season Stats

Key Stats

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