Saturday , 14 November 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 17 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Jack Clarke
Jordan James 60' 1–1
Koji Miyoshi 80' 2–1
Y 16' Jobe Bellingham
Seung-Ho Paik 32' Y
Y 56' Daniel Ballard
Ethan Laird 62' Y
Krystian Bielik 72' Y
Y 73' Abdoullah Ba
Jordan James 77' Y
Y 82' Trai Hume

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stephen Martin (England)
  • Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell
4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

1
3
Birmingham City FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-04-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-11-11 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Feb Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
13 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
09 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–2 L
03 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
27 Jan Leicester City FC A 0–3 L
20 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Feb Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
14 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
10 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 3–1 W
04 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
27 Jan Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
19 Jan Hull City AFC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Birmingham City FC and Sunderland AFC is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 16' Poor challenge from Jobe Bellingham. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 21' Sunderland AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 22' Jack Clarke does the damage! The net is bulging and Sunderland AFC surge ahead!
  • 27' Anthony Patterson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' Seung-Ho Paik catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 32.
  • 37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan James made 395 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 52' Sunderland AFC have won 488 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Ballard argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 60' What a moment for Jordan James! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Ethan Laird. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 66' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Tyler Roberts has done his job and it is now time for Siriki Dembele to step up.
  • 70' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nazarii Rusyn is hanging Mason Burstow on the field on 70 minute.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a card for Krystian Bielik.
  • 73' Abdoullah Ba is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 77' Birmingham City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Koji Miyoshi makes it 2-1.
  • 82' Trai Hume is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Luis Semedo on, Trai Hume off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Jay Stansfield exits the field as Lukas Jutkiewicz enters on 90.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Amad 2
Koji Miyoshi 2
Ellis Simms 1
George Hall 1
Trai Hume 1
Adil Aouchiche 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Jordan James 1

Head to Head

2024-02-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-04-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-11-11 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-02-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-27 Leicester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-02-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2024-02-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-02-10 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2024-01-27 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-01-19 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC44% Draw28% Sunderland AFC28%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
56%
Birmingham City FC or Sunderland AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC29% Draw49% Sunderland AFC22%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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