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

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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

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

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

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Birmingham City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC get this one started.
5' Against the run of play, John Swift has scored! This game has turned on its head.
6' John Swift has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
11' 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.
16' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
23' Juninho Bacuna does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Krystian Bielik.
30' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' Magnificent from Dion Sanderson! That is 6 goals in 358 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
43' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Conor Townsend on, Erik Pieters off on 46 minutes.
51' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' Birmingham City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
65' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Okay Yokuslu has done his job and it is now time for Nathaniel Chalobah to step up.
68' Koji Miyoshi makes way for Oliver Burke at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
72' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Lukas Jutkiewicz comes on to replace Siriki Dembele.
74' The supporters are chanting for Tom Fellows. He replaces John Swift on 74 minute.
79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
81' The whistle greets Darnell Furlong as he departs to be replaced by Pipa.
82' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Juninho Bacuna is withdrawn and Gary Gardner gets his opportunity.
86' Cedric Kipre is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
87' Against the run of play, Gary Gardner has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 90.
Birmingham City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

3 / 4

1.74 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC53% Draw25% West Bromwich Albion FC22%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

47%

Birmingham City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC37% Draw45% West Bromwich Albion FC18%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

9.2%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	23%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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