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

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Championship · 2021-22

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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

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

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)

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 12 games · Avg 2.3 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
#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' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Marc Roberts, a England , has 25 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Taylor Gardner-Hickman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' The 24-year-old Nico Gordon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Taylor Richards comes on to replace Tahith Chong.
60' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Taylor Gardner-Hickman is replaced by Grady Diangana.
65' 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.
67' GOAL! Lyle Taylor fires home to make it 1-0!
68' Karlan Ahearne-Grant makes way for Andy Carroll at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
73' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Lyle Taylor argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Conor Townsend has done his job and it is now time for Adam Reach to step up.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lyle Taylor on 76 minutes.
81' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
85' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Juninho Bacuna exits the field as Ivan Sunjic enters on 85.
85' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Lyle Taylor is withdrawn and Lukas Jutkiewicz gets his opportunity.
1-0 the final result. West Bromwich Albion FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Charlie Austin	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Gary Gardner	2
Hannibal Mejbri	1
John Swift	1
Grady Diangana	1
Juninho Bacuna	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

1.13 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 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC39% Draw30% West Bromwich Albion FC31%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

61%

Birmingham City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC25% Draw52% West Bromwich Albion FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

2.8%

1 – 3

2.5%

3 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	20%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+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

33% ✓

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