Sunday , 16 August 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Mansfield Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Birmingham City FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Mansfield Town FC
Sun 27 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground 27,920 HT 45' · FT 45'
Keshi Anderson 24' 1–0
Willum Thor Willumsson 39' 2–0
Kieran Dowell 50' 3–0
Tomoki Iwata 57' 4–0
Y 90' Ben Waine
Ben Davies 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Mansfield Town FC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Assistant 1 Mark Russell
  • Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Birmingham City FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Mansfield Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-27 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Mansfield Town FC 2024-10-26 Mansfield Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 4–0 W
24 Apr Stevenage FC A 1–0 W
21 Apr Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
18 Apr Crawley Town FC H 0–0 D
08 Apr Peterborough United FC A 2–1 W
05 Apr Barnsley FC H 6–2 W
Mansfield Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–4 L
21 Apr Reading FC H 1–5 L
18 Apr Rotherham United FC A 3–3 D
08 Apr Leyton Orient FC H 2–3 L
05 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L
01 Apr Charlton Athletic FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Mansfield Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Mansfield Town FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Birmingham City FC welcome Mansfield Town FC for this crunch clash at St Andrew's Ground.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Davies suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham 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.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 24' What a moment for Keshi Anderson! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lukas Jutkiewicz, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 39' What composure from Willum Thor Willumsson! The Iceland international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 44' Fresh legs for Mansfield Town FC! Louis Reed comes on to replace Matthew Craig.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Mansfield Town FC! George Maris comes on to replace George Williams.
  • 50' Goal! Kieran Dowell scores his 25 goal in 319 matches.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Clough will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' A goal from the Japan international Tomoki Iwata! He fires home on 57 to make it 4-0!
  • 62' Time for substitution for Mansfield Town FC. Jordan Rhodes is replaced by Ben Waine.
  • 67' England international Ryan Allsop has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 68' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Keshi Anderson exits the field as Taylor Gardner-Hickman enters on 68.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Kieran Dowell is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' The whistle greets Seung-Ho Paik as he departs to be replaced by Marc Leonard.
  • 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' Ben Waine picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • It finishes all square. Birmingham City FC and Mansfield Town FC share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

Mansfield Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Clough

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Willum Thor Willumsson 2
Lee Gregory 1
Kieran Dowell 1
Keshi Anderson 1
Tomoki Iwata 1

Head to Head

2025-04-27 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Mansfield Town FC 2024-10-26 Mansfield Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-04-27 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Mansfield Town FC W 2025-04-24 Stevenage FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-04-21 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-04-18 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Crawley Town FC D 2025-04-08 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-04-05 Birmingham City FC 6–2 Barnsley FC W

Mansfield Town FC Form

2025-04-27 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Mansfield Town FC L 2025-04-21 Mansfield Town FC 1–5 Reading FC L 2025-04-18 Rotherham United FC 3–3 Mansfield Town FC D 2025-04-08 Mansfield Town FC 2–3 Leyton Orient FC L 2025-04-05 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC L 2025-04-01 Mansfield Town FC 1–2 Charlton Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.18 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Mansfield Town FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC66% Draw21% Mansfield Town FC13%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Mansfield Town FC
34%
Birmingham City FC or Mansfield Town FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC47% Draw41% Mansfield Town FC12%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Mansfield Town FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Mansfield Town FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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