Birmingham City FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

Championship · 2026-27

Birmingham City FC

1 – 1

Full Time

Southampton FC

Tue 1 Sep 2026 · 19:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45+3' Keven Schlotterbeck

August Priske 55' 1–1

Bright Osayi-Samuel 45' Y

Y 72' Divin Mubama

Jhon Solis 77' Y

Y 90' Nathan Wood-Gordon

Luis Vazquez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Birmingham City FC 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	5	11
2	Swansea City AFC	5	11
3	Middlesbrough FC	5	10
4	Queens Park Rangers FC	5	10
5	Queens Park Rangers FC	5	10
6	Bristol City FC	5	10
7	Bristol City FC	5	10
8	West Bromwich Albion FC	5	10
9	West Bromwich Albion FC	5	10
10	Charlton Athletic FC	5	10
11	Millwall FC	5	9
12	Millwall FC	5	9
13	West Ham United FC	5	8
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	5	8
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	5	8
16	Birmingham City FC	5	7
17	Wrexham AFC	5	6
18	Norwich City FC	5	6
19	Stoke City FC	5	6
20	Portsmouth FC	5	6
21	Sheffield United FC	5	6
22	Blackburn Rovers FC	5	5
23	Lincoln City FC	5	5
24	Lincoln City FC	5	5
25	Watford FC	5	5
26	Southampton FC	5	4
27	Derby County FC	5	4
28	Bolton Wanderers FC	5	4
29	Cardiff City FC	5	3
30	Preston North End FC	5	3
31	Burnley FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 5 games · Avg 3.8 goals Southampton FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-01 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC 2025-12-29 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC 2025-12-06 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-03-02 Birmingham City FC 3–4 Southampton FC 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
28 Aug	Wrexham AFC	A	2–1	W
22 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	2–2	D
15 Aug	Sheffield United FC	A	0–0	D
02 May	Portsmouth FC	A	1–1	D
25 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D
29 Aug	Millwall FC	H	5–1	W
22 Aug	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
16 Aug	Watford FC	A	1–2	L
12 May	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
09 May	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Southampton FC
#16	Position	#26
7	Points	4
5	Played	5
1 / 4 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 1
7	Scored	11
6	Conceded	6
+1	GD	+5
1.40	PPG	0.80
20%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 16th (7 pts). Southampton FC are 26th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Southampton FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	5 G
Finn Azaz	2 G	2 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs Southampton FC — let the football do the talking.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Southampton FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
10' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Ground. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Southampton FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' 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 Jhon Solis suffering a number of foals already.
30' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
40' The 27-year-old Carlos Vicente has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
45' Birmingham City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
48' Brilliant from the ! Keven Schlotterbeck makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 45.
53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Southampton FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' August Priske makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
60' Cyle Larin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 45 goals in his last 33 appearances.
61' The Southampton FC manager makes a substitution. Cameron Bragg departs to be replaced by James Ward-Prowse.
62' A tactical swap from Southampton FC — Kuryu Matsuki on, Tom Fellows off on 62 minutes.
67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
69' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Cyle Larin exits the field as Divin Mubama enters on 69.
70' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Patrick Roberts has done his job and it is now time for Demarai Gray to step up.
72' Divin Mubama was booked on 72.
77' Jhon Solis was booked on 77.
81' The Southampton FC bench stirs into life. Leo Scienza is withdrawn and Lewis Dobbin gets his opportunity.
86' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Luis Vazquez on, August Priske off on 86 minutes.
87' The crowd applauds Carlos Vicente as he leaves the pitch. Ethan Laird steps in for Birmingham City FC.
90' Nathan Wood-Gordon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Southampton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

4
Flynn Downes
15
Nathan Wood-Gordon
14
James Bree
3
Ryan Manning
13
Keven Schlotterbeck
9
Cyle Larin ↓ Divin Mubama 69'
1
Daniel Peretz
10
Finn Azaz
18
Tom Fellows ↓ Kuryu Matsuki 62'
7
Leo Scienza ↓ Lewis Dobbin 81'
26
Cameron Bragg ↓ James Ward-Prowse 61'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Carlos Alcaraz	1
Koji Miyoshi	1
Lee Buchanan	1
David Brooks	1
Che Adams	1
Joe Aribo	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-09-01 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2026-08-28 Wrexham AFC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-08-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2026-05-02 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W

Southampton FC Form

2026-09-01 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2026-08-29 Southampton FC 5–1 Millwall FC W 2026-08-22 Southampton FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2026-05-12 Southampton FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-05-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Southampton FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.35 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Southampton FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC33% Draw27% Southampton FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Southampton FC

67%

Birmingham City FC or Southampton FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC24% Draw44% Southampton FC32%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

6.7%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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