Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Birmingham City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 24 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

6
5
3
Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-24 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2025-09-13 Stoke City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC 2023-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
20 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–0 W
17 Jan Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
10 Jan Cambridge United FC A 3–2 W
04 Jan Coventry City FC H 3–2 W
01 Jan Watford FC A 0–3 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
21 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
17 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
10 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
04 Jan Norwich City FC A 2–0 W
01 Jan Hull City AFC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Stoke City FC
#1 Position #3
29 Points 29
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 4
28 Scored 24
14 Conceded 18
+14 GD +6
1.93 PPG 1.93
53% Win % 60%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 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
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
76+
4/7
■ 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
Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at .
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Jay Stansfield 2
Jordan Thompson 2
Harlee Dean 2
Tyrese Campbell 2
Liam Lindsay 1
Sam Vokes 1
Lynden Gooch 1

Head to Head

2026-01-24 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2025-09-13 Stoke City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC 2023-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-01-24 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2026-01-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2026-01-17 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-01-10 Cambridge United FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC W 2026-01-04 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W 2026-01-01 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2026-01-24 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2026-01-21 Stoke City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-01-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-01-10 Stoke City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2026-01-04 Norwich City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2026-01-01 Hull City AFC 0–1 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC42% Draw29% Stoke City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Stoke City FC
58%
Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC29% Draw48% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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