Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2024-25
Birmingham City FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Shrewsbury Town FC
Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground 26,254 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Davies 27' 1–0
Ethan Laird 61' 2–0
Alfie May 77' 3–0
Alfie May 86' 4–0
4–1 87' Vadaine Oliver
Y 48' David Wheeler

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Jarvis (England)
  • Assistant 2 Abbas Khan
7 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
Birmingham City FC 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Shrewsbury Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2024-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC H 4–1 W
15 Mar Northampton Town FC A 1–1 D
11 Mar Stevenage FC H 2–1 W
08 Mar Lincoln City FC H 1–0 W
04 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–3 L
01 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–4 L
15 Mar Burton Albion FC H 0–2 L
08 Mar Exeter City FC A 0–2 L
04 Mar Bristol Rovers FC H 0–0 D
01 Mar Peterborough United FC A 1–3 L
22 Feb Stevenage FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at St Andrew's Ground. Birmingham City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC have won 426 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shrewsbury Town FC that had 329 games and scored 385 goals.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Shrewsbury Town FC is showing some good football. However, Shrewsbury Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 27' Ben Davies does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
  • 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shrewsbury Town FC's shape.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Luca Hoole as he leaves the pitch. David Wheeler steps in for Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 48' Shrewsbury Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 48.
  • 53' Ryan Allsop needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shrewsbury Town FC backline.
  • 61' Ethan Laird does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
  • 63' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emil Hansson is hanging Keshi Anderson on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Shrewsbury Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Shrewsbury Town FC team. Dominic Gape is replaced by Vadaine Oliver on 76 minute.
  • 77' Goal! Alfie May scores his 101 goal in 242 matches.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Shrewsbury Town FC — Morgan Feeney on, George Nurse off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The England forward Alfie May breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 4-0!
  • 87' Brilliant from the ! Vadaine Oliver makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 87.
  • 87' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Christoph Klarer exits the field as Grant Hanley enters on 87.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfie May 2
Ben Davies 1
Ethan Laird 1
Vadaine Oliver 1
Tomoki Iwata 1
Jay Stansfield 1
John Marquis 1
Aaron Pierre 1

Head to Head

2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2024-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2025-03-15 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stevenage FC W 2025-03-08 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W 2025-03-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-03-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2025-03-15 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC L 2025-03-08 Exeter City FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2025-03-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2025-03-01 Peterborough United FC 3–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2025-02-22 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Stevenage FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.12 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC60% Draw22% Shrewsbury Town FC18%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC
40%
Birmingham City FC or Shrewsbury Town FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC43% Draw41% Shrewsbury Town FC16%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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