Wednesday , 30 September 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 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sunderland AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 16' It’s gonna be a card for Jobe Bellingham.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 22' What composure from Jack Clarke! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 27' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Sunderland AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 32' Seung-Ho Paik was booked on 32.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tyler Roberts suffering a number of foals already.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' France international Abdoullah Ba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 56.
  • 60' GOAL! Jordan James scores on 60.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ethan Laird on 62 minutes.
  • 66' Siriki Dembele is replacing Tyler Roberts for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 70' Nazarii Rusyn gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Mason Burstow and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' That is a card for Birmingham City FC. Krystian Bielik will be fuming at that decision.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Abdoullah Ba is booked for Sunderland AFC — card on 73.
  • 77' Birmingham City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Koji Miyoshi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Trai Hume argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 87' Luis Semedo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Trai Hume at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jay Stansfield has done his job and it is now time for Lukas Jutkiewicz to step up.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Birmingham City FC take all three points.

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
Adil Aouchiche 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Jordan James 1
Jack Clarke 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Ellis Simms 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.