Birmingham City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Birmingham City FC

1 – 0

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Sun 3 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Lyle Taylor 75' Y

Lyle Taylor 76' Y

Juninho Bacuna 85' Y

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

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

Birmingham City FC 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-06-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-03-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
19 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–0	D
15 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D
05 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
26 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–2	L

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
19 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	2–2	D
15 Mar	Fulham FC	H	1–0	W
11 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–2	D
05 Mar	Hull City AFC	A	2–0	W
28 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#1	Position	#5
29	Points	28
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
28	Scored	23
14	Conceded	15
+14	GD	+8
1.93	PPG	1.87
53%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts).

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

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ 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

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Birmingham City FC to score. At the same time, West Bromwich Albion FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
10' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' England international Darnell Furlong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' The travelling West Bromwich Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Neil Etheridge is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Bromwich Albion FC.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Bowyer might look to freshen things up shortly.
50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Grady Diangana made 355 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' 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.
56' The crowd applauds Tahith Chong as he leaves the pitch. Taylor Richards steps in for Birmingham City FC.
60' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Taylor Gardner-Hickman is replaced by Grady Diangana on 60 minute.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lyle Taylor makes no mistake. 1-0!
68' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Karlan Ahearne-Grant is replaced by Andy Carroll on 68 minute.
73' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lyle Taylor on 75 minutes.
76' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Conor Townsend by Adam Reach on 76 minute.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lyle Taylor.
81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
85' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Juninho Bacuna is replaced by Ivan Sunjic on 85 minute.
85' Juninho Bacuna catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
90' The whistle greets Lyle Taylor as he departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
The points are shared — Birmingham City FC 1-0 West Bromwich Albion FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Matt Clarke
8
Jake Livermore
1
Sam Johnstone
3
Conor Townsend ↓ Adam Reach 76'
5
Kyle Bartley
27
Alex Mowatt
7
Callum Robinson
2
Darnell Furlong
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↓ Andy Carroll 68'
6
Semi Ajayi
29
Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↓ Grady Diangana 60'

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Scott Hogan	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Gary Gardner	2
Charlie Austin	2
Lyle Taylor	1
August Priske	1
Jota Peleteiro	1
Brandon Thomas-Asante	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-03-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2022-02-26 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-03-19 Bristol City FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-03-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Fulham FC W 2022-03-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2022-03-05 Hull City AFC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-02-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.16 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC40% Draw30% West Bromwich Albion FC30%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

70%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

60%

Birmingham City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC26% Draw52% West Bromwich Albion FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3 – 0

2.7%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	21%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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