Bristol City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

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Birmingham City FC

Tue 26 Feb 2019 · 19:45 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Marlon Pack 29' Y

Famara Diedhiou 46' Y

Eros Pisano 58' Y

Y 85' Jota Peleteiro

Y 90' Maxime Colin

Overview

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Bristol City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Tim Robinson
Referee Mark Pottage
Referee John Flynn

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

Bristol City FC 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-02-26 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2018-12-08 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L
23 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	2–3	L
17 Feb	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
12 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
09 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
02 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	2–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
23 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
12 Feb	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
09 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	4–3	W
02 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–0	W
29 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	3–3	D

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		Birmingham City FC
#17	Position	#1
18	Points	29
15	Played	15
5 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
16	Scored	28
24	Conceded	14
-8	GD	+14
1.20	PPG	1.93
33%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

1/2

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Ashton Gate Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Bristol City FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Callum O'Dowda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' 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.
20' Lukas Jutkiewicz, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
29' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a Yellow card on 29.
34' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
39' 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.
42' Connor Mahoney has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
46' A meaty challenge results in booking for Famara Diedhiou on 46.
46' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Niclas Eliasson is hanging Callum O'Dowda on the field on 46 minute.
47' Michael Morrison has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
52' Birmingham City FC have won 442 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
58' Bristol City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
64' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamie Paterson is hanging Andreas Weimann on the field on 64 minute.
65' The crowd applauds Connor Mahoney as he leaves the pitch. Jacques Maghoma steps in for Birmingham City FC.
66' GOAL! Famara Diedhiou scores on 66. Assisted by Matt Taylor
71' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Kerim Mrabti departs to be replaced by Jota Peleteiro.
76' Eros Pisano is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
81' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Che Adams is replaced by Isaac Vassell on 81 minute.
85' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 85.
90' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Birmingham City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Bailey Wright
17
Lloyd Kelly
19
Niclas Eliasson ↑ 46'
20
Jamie Paterson ↑ 64'
10
Matt Taylor ↑ 46'
32
Jack Hunt
24
Max O'Leary

Coach Lee Johnson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Antoine Semenyo	2
Famara Diedhiou	2
Mark Sykes	2
Gary Gardner	2
Scott Hogan	2
Auston Trusty	2
Troy Deeney	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.1 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC26% Draw27% Birmingham City FC47%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

74%

Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC18% Draw44% Birmingham City FC38%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

9.1%

0 – 2

8.8%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 3

5.7%

2 – 1

5.7%

0 – 3

5.2%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	22%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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

Bristol City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

Birmingham City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Clean Sheet