Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Birmingham City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 10 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 45' Steven Fletcher
Gary Gardner 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Rob Smith
  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham

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
2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-07-12 Stoke City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Brentford FC A 0–0 D
02 Apr Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
20 Mar Watford FC A 0–3 L
17 Mar Reading FC H 2–1 W
13 Mar Bristol City FC H 0–3 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Millwall FC H 1–2 L
02 Apr Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
20 Mar Derby County FC H 1–0 W
16 Mar Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
13 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–3 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' In just a few seconds St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Birmingham City FC and Stoke City FC.
  • 5' Sam Clucas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 388 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' It’s high time Lee Bowyer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steven Fletcher is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
  • 35' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' The deadlock is broken! Lukas Jutkiewicz gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
  • 45' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' The whistle greets Alen Halilovic as he departs to be replaced by Riley McGree.
  • 51' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' Lukas Jutkiewicz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
  • 58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Sam Vokes on, Tommy Smith off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Sam Clucas comes on to replace Jordan Thompson.
  • 78' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Gary Gardner is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 85.
  • 85' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jonathan Leko has done his job and it is now time for Sam Cosgrove to step up.
  • 90' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Steve Seddon exits the field as George Friend enters on 90.
  • With this win, Birmingham City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-07-12 Stoke City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2021-04-06 Brentford FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-04-02 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2021-03-20 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-03-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2021-04-05 Stoke City FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2021-04-02 Bristol City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2021-03-20 Stoke City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2021-03-16 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2021-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC50% Draw26% Stoke City FC24%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Stoke City FC
50%
Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC34% Draw47% Stoke City FC19%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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