Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackpool FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Blackpool FC
6 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Mon 18 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 75' Kristian Pedersen

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Bloomfield Road.

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

2
2
3
Blackpool FC 7 games · Avg 2.0 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-18 Blackpool FC 6–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Birmingham City FC H 6–1 W
15 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
05 Apr Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
02 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 1–4 L
16 Mar Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Blackpool FC A 1–6 L
15 Apr Coventry City FC H 2–4 L
09 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
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

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Bloomfield Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackpool FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jake Beesley makes it 1-0.
  • 8' The 31-year-old CJ Hamilton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 13' Wales international Chris Maxwell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 14' CJ Hamilton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gary Madine suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Callum Connolly has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 34' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marc Roberts, as he is very good at scoring at Bloomfield Road with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Ken Dougall makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Graham departs to be replaced by Maxime Colin.
  • 51' Keshi Anderson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackpool FC so far.
  • 56' Jake Beesley with the second goal in the match!
  • 61' Blackpool FC have won 466 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 63' Ivan Sunjic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Blackpool FC — Jerry Yates on, Shayne Lavery off on 69 minutes.
  • 70' The whistle greets Shayne Lavery as he departs to be replaced by Jerry Yates.
  • 74' Troy Deeney makes way for Scott Hogan at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 75' Kristian Pedersen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' Blackpool FC make a change. Jake Beesley trudges off to be replaced by Gary Madine on 80 minutes.
  • 85' A stunning finish from Jerry Yates — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' A quiet spell here at Bloomfield Road. Blackpool FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 6-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jake Beesley 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Ken Dougall 1
Callum Connolly 1
Jerry Yates 1
CJ Hamilton 1
Maxime Colin 1
Ian Carlo Poveda 1

Head to Head

2022-04-18 Blackpool FC 6–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC

Blackpool FC Form

2022-04-18 Blackpool FC 6–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-04-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2022-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2022-04-02 Blackpool FC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-03-16 Blackpool FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-04-18 Blackpool FC 6–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC L 2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.29 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Blackpool FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC61% Draw22% Birmingham City FC17%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
39%
Blackpool FC or Birmingham City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC47% Draw39% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted
6 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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