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

Championship · 2018-19
Fri 14 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Head-to-Head

4
4
4
Birmingham City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

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 #5
11 Points 14
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 2
12 Scored 10
11 Conceded 8
+1 GD +2
1.38 PPG 1.75
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts).

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
West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
West Bromwich Albion FC
Jimmy Morgan 3 G 3 A
Isaac Price 2 G 1 A
Callum Styles 2 G
Aune Heggebo 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. West Bromwich Albion FC get us underway at .
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Birmingham City FC have won 422 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 382 games and scored 491 goals.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jota Peleteiro on 26.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matt Phillips makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 49' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Maxime Colin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Conor Townsend has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' England international Kyle Bartley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Maikel Kieftenbeld. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 72' Harlee Dean is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Che Adams is replaced by Omar Bogle.
  • 75' Hal Robson-Kanu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jay Rodriguez on 75 minute.
  • 78' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Chris Brunt is replaced by Gareth Barry.
  • 83' The 35-year-old Dwight Gayle has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Viv Solomon-Otabor. He replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz on 86 minute.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC36% Draw32% West Bromwich Albion FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
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
68%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
64%
Birmingham City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC24% Draw53% West Bromwich Albion FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14.3%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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