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

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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.

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds St Andrew's Ground will turn into a battlefield for Birmingham City FC and Sunderland AFC.
5' Seung-Ho Paik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Pierre Ekwah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
16' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 16.
21' 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.
22' Jack Clarke puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
32' The referee calls foul for Seung-Ho Paik. He receives a card.
37' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
56' Daniel Ballard was booked on 56.
60' What an equalizer from Jordan James!
62' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Ethan Laird gets a card.
66' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Siriki Dembele is hanging Tyler Roberts on the field on 66 minute.
70' The whistle greets Mason Burstow as he departs to be replaced by Nazarii Rusyn.
72' That looks like a foul for a card for Krystian Bielik.
73' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
77' The referee calls foul for Jordan James. He receives a card.
80' Goal! Koji Miyoshi scores his 25 goal in 381 matches.
82' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
87' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Trai Hume is replaced by Luis Semedo.
90' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 90 minute. Jay Stansfield leaves to be changed by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
Full Time. Birmingham City FC beats Sunderland AFC

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

16
Andre Dozzell
4
Marc Roberts
21
John Ruddy
8
Tyler Roberts ↓ Siriki Dembele 66'
6
Krystian Bielik
11
Koji Miyoshi
28
Jay Stansfield ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 90'
2
Ethan Laird
12
Cody Drameh
19
Jordan James
13
Seung-Ho Paik ↓ Juninho Bacuna 66'

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Amad	2
Koji Miyoshi	2
Jobe Bellingham	1
Jordan James	1
Jack Clarke	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Ellis Simms	1
George Hall	1

Head to Head

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.