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Birmingham City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Birmingham City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Fri 14 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Conor Townsend
Maikel Kieftenbeld 68' Y
Harlee Dean 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee Andy Madley

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

4
4
4
Birmingham City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
01 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
25 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D
22 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
11 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
01 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
24 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
18 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 7–1 W
11 Aug Norwich City FC A 4–3 W
07 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC West Bromwich Albion FC
#10 Position #21
64 Points 51
46 Played 46
17 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 13 / 14 / 19
57 Scored 48
56 Conceded 58
+1 GD -10
1.39 PPG 1.11
37% Win % 28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting West Bromwich Albion FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Darren Moore will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Gareth Barry needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 26' Jota Peleteiro adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gary Gardner is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
  • 36' 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 Harvey Barnes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' GOAL! Matt Phillips scores on 39.
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' Conor Townsend catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 68' Maikel Kieftenbeld has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
  • 72' Harlee Dean picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' Omar Bogle gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Che Adams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Hal Robson-Kanu. He replaces Jay Rodriguez on 75 minute.
  • 78' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Gareth Barry on, Chris Brunt off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Lukas Jutkiewicz is replaced by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Hogan 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Gary Gardner 2
Charlie Austin 2
Dwight Gayle 1
Jayson Molumby 1
Jay Rodriguez 1
Krystian Bielik 1

Head to Head

2018-09-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-09-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2018-09-01 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-08-22 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2018-08-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2018-08-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2018-09-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2018-09-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2018-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2018-08-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 7–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2018-08-11 Norwich City FC 3–4 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2018-08-07 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC39% Draw32% West Bromwich Albion FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
61%
Birmingham City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC27% Draw53% West Bromwich Albion FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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