Birmingham City FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

3 – 4

Full Time

Southampton FC

Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Koji Miyoshi 2' 1–0

1–1 18' Adam Armstrong

Jay Stansfield 41' 2–1

2–2 55' David Brooks

2–3 59' Che Adams

Lee Buchanan 77' 3–3

3–4 90+6' Joe Aribo

Koji Miyoshi 24' Y

Dion Sanderson 62' R

Y 67' William Smallbone

Ivan Sunjic 87' Y

Ethan Laird 88' Y

Overview

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

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

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 5 games · Avg 3.8 goals Southampton FC

Last 5 meetings

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
02 Mar	Southampton FC	H	3–4	L
24 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–3	L
17 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W
13 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
09 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–2	L
03 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	4–3	W
28 Feb	Liverpool FC	A	0–3	L
24 Feb	Millwall FC	H	1–2	L
20 Feb	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L
16 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W
13 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Southampton FC
#10	Position	#13
11	Points	10
8	Played	8
2 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 2
12	Scored	19
11	Conceded	10
+1	GD	+9
1.38	PPG	1.25
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Southampton FC are 13th (10 pts).

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

Southampton FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

5/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	7 G
Finn Azaz	3 G	4 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at St Andrew's Ground as Birmingham City FC face off against Southampton FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
2' GOAL! Koji Miyoshi scores on 2. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna
7' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
12' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Southampton FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
17' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
18' A stunning finish from Adam Armstrong — that came from absolutely nowhere!
23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' That looks like a foul for a card for Koji Miyoshi.
29' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
34' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Southampton FC's 4-3-3 shape.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Southampton FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' GOAL! Jay Stansfield fires home to make it 2-1!
46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
51' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
55' Goal! David Brooks scores his 23 goal in 337 matches.
59' What a strike from Che Adams! The score is 2-3.
62' Dion Sanderson is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
64' David Brooks makes way for Samuel Edozie at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Southampton FC.
67' William Smallbone catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
68' Alex Pritchard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Seung-Ho Paik on 68 minute.
70' The Southampton FC bench stirs into life. William Smallbone is withdrawn and Joe Aribo gets his opportunity.
75' 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.
77' Lee Buchanan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
80' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Koji Miyoshi by Ivan Sunjic on 80 minute.
85' A tactical swap from Southampton FC — Kamal Deen Sulemana on, Flynn Downes off on 85 minutes.
87' That is a card for Birmingham City FC. Ivan Sunjic will be fuming at that decision.
88' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 88.
90' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jay Stansfield has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Roberts to step up.
Southampton FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

29
Alex Pritchard ↑ 68'
1
Neil Etheridge
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz
9
Scott Hogan
8
Tyler Roberts ↑ 90'
17
Siriki Dembele
34
Ivan Sunjic ↑ 80'
12
Cody Drameh ↑ 68'
35
George Hall ↑ 90'

Coach Tony Mowbray

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

36
David Brooks ↓ Samuel Edozie 64'
5
Jack Stephens
35
Jan Bednarek
17
Stuart Armstrong
4
Flynn Downes ↓ Kamal Deen Sulemana 85'
10
Che Adams ↓ Sekou Mara 85'
9
Adam Armstrong
3
Ryan Manning ↓ Joe Rothwell 85'
31
Gavin Bazunu
21
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
16
William Smallbone ↓ Joe Aribo 70'

Bench

13
Joe Lumley
14
James Bree
7
Joe Aribo ↑ 70'
19
Joe Rothwell ↑ 85'
20
Kamal Deen Sulemana ↑ 85'
18
Sekou Mara ↑ 85'
23
Samuel Edozie ↑ 64'
24
Shea Charles
33
Tyler Dibling

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	1
Carlos Alcaraz	1
Koji Miyoshi	1
Lee Buchanan	1
David Brooks	1
Che Adams	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.87 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.4 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Birmingham City FC or Southampton FC 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC32% Draw23% Southampton FC45%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Southampton FC

68%

Birmingham City FC or Southampton FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC26% Draw36% Southampton FC38%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 1

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

5.8%

2 – 1

5.8%

2 – 3

5.4%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 4

3.5%

3 – 3

3.4%

2 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	14%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	18%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Birmingham City FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

Southampton 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