Birmingham City FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Mon 29 Dec 2025 · 20:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Birmingham City FC vs Southampton FC — Championship .

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue

7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 5 games · Avg 3.8 goals Southampton FC

Last 5 meetings

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
29 Dec	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Derby County FC	H	1–1	D
20 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	0–3	L
13 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
09 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
06 Dec	Southampton FC	A	1–3	L

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Oxford United FC	A	1–2	L
20 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
13 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–2	L
09 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–2	W
06 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Southampton FC
#1	Position	#7
29	Points	24
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
28	Scored	29
14	Conceded	15
+14	GD	+14
1.93	PPG	1.60
53%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Southampton FC are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Southampton FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

2/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/2

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	7 G
Kuryu Matsuki	4 G	1 A
Finn Azaz	3 G	5 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Birmingham City FC host Southampton FC — let the battle begin!
The points are shared — Birmingham City FC 1-1 Southampton FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	2
Adam Armstrong	2
August Priske	1
Keven Schlotterbeck	1
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	1
Carlos Alcaraz	1
Koji Miyoshi	1
Lee Buchanan	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-12-29 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2025-12-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-12-13 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2025-12-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-12-06 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L

Southampton FC Form

2025-12-29 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-12-26 Oxford United FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2025-12-20 Southampton FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-12-13 Norwich City FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2025-12-09 Southampton FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-12-06 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.44 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Southampton FC 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC36% Draw28% Southampton FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Southampton FC

64%

Birmingham City FC or Southampton FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC27% Draw45% Southampton FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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