Birmingham City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

3 – 1

Full Time

West Bromwich Albion FC

Fri 6 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' John Swift

Juninho Bacuna pen 23' 1–1

Dion Sanderson 38' 2–1

Gary Gardner 87' 3–1

Krystian Bielik 25' Y

Y 86' Cedric Kipre

Emmanuel Longelo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-02-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC 2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–1	W
03 Oct	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	4–1	W
30 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
19 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	Watford FC	A	0–2	L

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Oct	Birmingham City FC	A	1–3	L
03 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–0	W
30 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	4–0	W
23 Sep	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
20 Sep	Watford FC	A	2–2	D
16 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#15	Position	#13
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 13th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Birmingham City FC have kicked off against West Bromwich Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' John Swift has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
6' Goal! John Swift scores his 43 goal in 379 matches.
11' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Eustace will be considering his options from the bench.
16' Over 16 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
23' What composure from Juninho Bacuna! The Curacao international strokes it home. 1-2.
25' The referee has no hesitation. Krystian Bielik is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 25.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
38' Dion Sanderson does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 377 games and scored 482 goals.
46' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Erik Pieters is replaced by Conor Townsend.
51' Jed Wallace, a England forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against West Bromwich Albion FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
65' The whistle greets Okay Yokuslu as he departs to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah.
68' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Oliver Burke on, Koji Miyoshi off on 68 minutes.
72' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Jutkiewicz. He replaces Siriki Dembele on 72 minute.
74' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Tom Fellows comes on to replace John Swift.
79' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
81' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Darnell Furlong departs to be replaced by Pipa.
82' Gary Gardner gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Juninho Bacuna and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Poor challenge from Cedric Kipre. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
87' Goal! Gary Gardner scores his 17 goal in 383 matches.
90' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Emmanuel Longelo will be fuming at that decision.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Juninho Bacuna ↓ Gary Gardner 82'
26
Kevin Long
21
John Ruddy
6
Krystian Bielik
17
Siriki Dembele ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 72'
34
Ivan Sunjic
11
Koji Miyoshi ↓ Oliver Burke 68'
5
Dion Sanderson
28
Jay Stansfield ↓ Scott Hogan 82'
12
Cody Drameh
23
Emmanuel Longelo

Bench

Coach John Eustace

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Tom Fellows 74'
5
Kyle Bartley
10
Matt Phillips
15
Erik Pieters ↓ Conor Townsend 46'
11
Grady Diangana
7
Jed Wallace ↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante 65'
27
Alex Mowatt
2
Darnell Furlong ↓ Pipa 81'
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 65'
24
Alex Palmer

Bench

21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↑ 65'
14
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 65'
3
Conor Townsend ↑ 46'
6
Semi Ajayi
26
Pipa ↑ 81'
8
Jayson Molumby
33
Joshua Griffiths
36
Caleb Taylor
31
Tom Fellows ↑ 74'

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Scott Hogan	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Gary Gardner	2
Charlie Austin	2
Krystian Bielik	1
Hannibal Mejbri	1
John Swift	1
Grady Diangana	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-22 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-16 Watford FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-10-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-09-30 Preston North End FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-09-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2023-09-20 Watford FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.01 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.57 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC47% Draw33% West Bromwich Albion FC20%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes29% 0% No71%

Avg goals/match: 1.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	77%	23%
± 1.5	47%	53%
± 2.5	22%	78%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

53%

Birmingham City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC27% Draw60% West Bromwich Albion FC13%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

23.1%

1 – 0

19.3%

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

10.2%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

3.3%

3 – 0

3.3%

0 – 2

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

1.9%

4 – 0

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	12%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	26%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	14%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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