Wednesday , 30 September 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

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
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Birmingham City FC and Stoke City FC is underway.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Lewis Baker 1
Liam Lindsay 1
Sam Vokes 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
1 / 4
1.4 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC39% Draw27% Stoke City FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Stoke City FC
61%
Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC27% Draw46% Stoke City FC27%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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