Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Birmingham City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Mon 29 Dec 2025 · 20:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Southampton FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
Birmingham City FC 4 games · Avg 4.3 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #4
64 Points 80
46 Played 46
17 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10
57 Scored 82
56 Conceded 56
+1 GD +26
1.39 PPG 1.74
37% Win % 48%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Stansfield 2
Adam Armstrong 2
David Brooks 1
Che Adams 1
Joe Aribo 1
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 1
Carlos Alcaraz 1
Koji Miyoshi 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.38 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 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC32% Draw27% Southampton FC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Southampton FC
68%
Birmingham City FC or Southampton FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC24% Draw44% Southampton FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
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% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 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
26% ✓

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