Birmingham City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Stoke City FC

Tue 26 Dec 2023 · 17:15 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Jordan Thompson

0–2 31' Lynden Gooch

0–3 53' Andre Vidigal

Jay Stansfield 69' 1–3

Koji Miyoshi 12' Y

Juninho Bacuna 33' Y

Y 34' Andre Vidigal

Y 51' Junior Tchamadeu

Y 83' Joon-ho Bae

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

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

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.8 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 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC 2023-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2022-11-05 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2022-02-19 Stoke City FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-08-14 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	1–3	L
23 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–3	D
18 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	2–3	L
13 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W
08 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
02 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	3–1	W
23 Dec	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
17 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
12 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	D
09 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
02 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–2	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Ground!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
12' A stunning finish from Jordan Thompson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
12' Koji Miyoshi was booked on 12.
17' Emmanuel Longelo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Gallagher might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' Brilliant from the ! Lynden Gooch makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 31.
33' The referee has no hesitation. Juninho Bacuna is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 33.
34' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Andre Vidigal gets a Yellow card.
39' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' Ryan Mmaee has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 383 appearances.
49' It’s high time Wayne Rooney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
51' The referee has no hesitation. Junior Tchamadeu is booked for Stoke City FC — Yellow card on 51.
53' The Angola forward Andre Vidigal breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 0-3!
57' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Lynden Gooch is replaced by Sead Haksabanovic.
62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
67' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romelle Donovan is hanging Koji Miyoshi on the field on 67 minute.
69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jay Stansfield makes it 1-3.
69' Wouter Burger makes way for Ben Pearson at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
74' 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.
77' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Siriki Dembele is withdrawn and Keshi Anderson gets his opportunity.
82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
83' Joon-ho Bae catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
86' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Andre Vidigal is replaced by Daniel Johnson.
Another three points for Stoke City FC.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

45
Oliver Burke ↑ 77'
1
Neil Etheridge
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz
20
Gary Gardner ↑ 77'
8
Tyler Roberts ↑ 57'
14
Keshi Anderson ↑ 77'
24
Marcel Oakley
49
Romelle Donovan ↑ 67'

Coach Wayne Rooney

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Dwight Gayle ↑ 69'
26
Ciaran Clark
12
Daniel Johnson ↑ 86'
4
Ben Pearson ↑ 69'
8
Lewis Baker
20
Sead Haksabanovic ↑ 57'
35
Nathan Lowe
18
Wesley
45
Tommy Simkin

Coach Paul Gallagher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC L 2023-12-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Birmingham City FC D 2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC L 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC W 2023-12-23 Stoke City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2023-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-12-12 Stoke City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-12-09 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.45 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC37% Draw28% Stoke City FC35%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Stoke City FC

63%

Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC28% Draw46% Stoke City FC26%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

7.6%

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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