Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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 #17
64 Points 55
46 Played 46
17 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 15 / 10 / 21
57 Scored 51
56 Conceded 56
+1 GD -5
1.39 PPG 1.20
37% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Birmingham City FC to score. At the same time, Stoke City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
1 / 4
1.18 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC38% Draw30% Stoke City FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Stoke City FC
62%
Birmingham City FC or Stoke City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC25% Draw51% Stoke City FC24%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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