Birmingham City FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Plymouth Argyle FC

Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground 20,685 HT 45' · FT 45'

Scott Hogan 8' 1–0

1–1 60' Ryan Hardie

Jay Stansfield 90+5' 2–1

Dion Sanderson 23' Y

Y 49' Adam Randell

Lee Buchanan 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Plymouth Argyle FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Richard Wild
Assistant 2 Lee Venamore

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 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 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Plymouth Argyle FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
12 Aug	Leeds United FC	H	1–0	W
05 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D
08 May	Sheffield United FC	H	1–2	L
29 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Southampton FC	H	1–2	L
12 Aug	Watford FC	A	0–0	D
05 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–1	W
07 May	Port Vale FC	A	3–1	W
29 Apr	Burton Albion FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% 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' That's the starting whistle at St Andrew's Ground. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Birmingham City FC and Plymouth Argyle FC.
5' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Plymouth Argyle FC backline.
8' Goal! Scott Hogan scores his 40 goal in 361 matches.
13' Plymouth Argyle FC is showing some good football. However, Plymouth Argyle FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
18' Ireland international Finn Azaz has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
23' Dion Sanderson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
33' The travelling Plymouth Argyle FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Ground. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lee Buchanan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
49' Plymouth Argyle FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
59' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' What composure from Ryan Hardie! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-1.
62' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jay Stansfield is hanging Jordan James on the field on 62 minute.
67' It looks surprising Plymouth Argyle FC does not make any changes. Adam Randell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
73' Lee Buchanan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
74' Fresh legs for Plymouth Argyle FC! Matt Butcher comes on to replace Adam Randell.
78' A tactical swap from Plymouth Argyle FC — Julio Pleguezuelo on, Kaine Kesler-Hayden off on 78 minutes.
79' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Koji Miyoshi is withdrawn and George Hall gets his opportunity.
81' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Scott Hogan is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
84' Fresh legs for Plymouth Argyle FC! Mickel Miller comes on to replace Bali Mumba.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Plymouth Argyle FC that had 338 games and scored 416 goals.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Birmingham City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Juninho Bacuna
26
Kevin Long
21
John Ruddy
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 81'
6
Krystian Bielik
14
Keshi Anderson ↓ Emmanuel Longelo 81'
34
Ivan Sunjic
11
Koji Miyoshi ↓ George Hall 78'
3
Lee Buchanan
5
Dion Sanderson
19
Jordan James ↓ Jay Stansfield 62'

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Schumacher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	2
Scott Hogan	1
Ryan Hardie	1
Juninho Bacuna	1
Jordan James	1
Joe Edwards	1
Morgan Whittaker	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.46 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC48% Draw27% Plymouth Argyle FC25%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC

52%

Birmingham City FC or Plymouth Argyle FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC32% Draw48% Plymouth Argyle FC20%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Plymouth Argyle 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 Plymouth Argyle 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

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

Plymouth Argyle 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