Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Birmingham City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+6' · FT 45+7'
Daniel Crowley 78' Y
Y 87' James McClean
Gary Gardner 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Mark Russell
  • Referee Anthony Coggins

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

6
5
3
Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2018-10-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
25 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
20 Aug Barnsley FC H 2–0 W
17 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 0–3 L
10 Aug Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
03 Aug Brentford FC A 1–0 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
24 Aug Leeds United FC H 0–3 L
21 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–3 L
17 Aug Derby County FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 1–3 L
03 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Stoke City FC
#10 Position #7
11 Points 13
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
12 Scored 13
11 Conceded 12
+1 GD +1
1.38 PPG 1.63
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 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
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Birmingham City FC have kicked off against Stoke City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oghenekaro Etebo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Jude Bellingham gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Jefferson Montero and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 35' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Ireland international Stephen Ward has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Ivan Sunjic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 54' The crowd applauds Fran Villalba as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Crowley steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 58' Liam Lindsay puts Stoke City FC on the lead.
  • 63' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Stoke City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 73' GOAL! Lukas Jutkiewicz scores on 73. Assisted by Maxime Colin
  • 76' Jude Bellingham makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Crowley.
  • 79' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 79 minute. Stephen Ward leaves to be changed by Scott Hogan.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Mark Duffy on, Tom Ince off on 84 minutes.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Lee Gregory is replaced by Tyrese Campbell.
  • 87' Controversy at the stadium! James McClean argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gary Gardner.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Harlee Dean 2
Tyrese Campbell 2
Jay Stansfield 2
Jordan Thompson 2
Danny Batth 1
Andre Vidigal 1
Juninho Bacuna 1

Head to Head

2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2018-10-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-08-25 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-08-20 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-08-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2019-08-03 Brentford FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-08-24 Stoke City FC 0–3 Leeds United FC L 2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2019-08-10 Charlton Athletic FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-08-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.91 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC59% Draw23% Stoke City FC18%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Stoke City FC
41%
Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC40% Draw43% Stoke City FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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