Sunday , 16 August 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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

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 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' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Shrewsbury Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 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' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 27' Assisted by Kieran Dowell with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Davies makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 32' The 28-year-old Kieran Dowell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Cochrane is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
  • 46' Another substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC to replace Luca Hoole by David Wheeler on 46 minute.
  • 48' David Wheeler has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 48.
  • 53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 58' England international Dominic Gape has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' What a strike from Ethan Laird! The score is 2-0.
  • 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 keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' Shrewsbury Town FC have won 385 goals from 329 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Shrewsbury Town FC — Vadaine Oliver on, Dominic Gape off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' Assisted by Emil Hansson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alfie May makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 81' Morgan Feeney is ready to make an impact after coming on for George Nurse at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' Assisted by Luke Harris with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alfie May makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 87' Magnificent from Vadaine Oliver! That is 34 goals in 98 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Grant Hanley comes on to replace Christoph Klarer.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

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
Ethan Laird 1
Vadaine Oliver 1
Tomoki Iwata 1
Jay Stansfield 1
John Marquis 1
Aaron Pierre 1
Tom Bloxham 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.