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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Birmingham City FC welcome West Bromwich Albion FC for this crunch clash at St Andrew's Ground.
5' Assisted by Grady Diangana with the perfectly-timed delivery and John Swift makes no mistake. 0-1!
6' GOAL! John Swift fires home to make it 0-2!
11' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
16' Jay Stansfield has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
23' Juninho Bacuna adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
25' Krystian Bielik is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Darnell Furlong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' The England Dion Sanderson breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 2-2!
43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Erik Pieters exits the field as Conor Townsend enters on 46.
51' 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.
56' Koji Miyoshi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 381 appearances.
61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
65' The crowd applauds Okay Yokuslu as he leaves the pitch. Nathaniel Chalobah steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
68' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Koji Miyoshi departs to be replaced by Oliver Burke.
72' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Siriki Dembele is withdrawn and Lukas Jutkiewicz gets his opportunity.
74' The supporters are chanting for Tom Fellows. He replaces John Swift on 74 minute.
79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
81' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Darnell Furlong departs to be replaced by Pipa.
82' Gary Gardner is replacing Juninho Bacuna for the Birmingham City FC side.
86' A moment of madness from Cedric Kipre on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. West Bromwich Albion FC will be frustrated.
87' GOAL! Gary Gardner scores on 87.
90' Emmanuel Longelo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The points are shared — Birmingham City FC 3-1 West Bromwich Albion FC. Honours even.

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
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

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

1.7 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 FC52% Draw25% West Bromwich Albion FC23%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

48%

Birmingham City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC37% Draw46% West Bromwich Albion FC17%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

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%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	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

19% ✓

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