Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Bristol City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 5 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Timm Klose 31' Y
Alex Scott 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
2
8
Bristol City FC 14 games · Avg 2.5 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-02-07 Bristol City FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
26 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
22 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
19 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
13 Feb Swansea City AFC A 1–3 L
09 Feb Reading FC H 2–1 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Bristol City FC A 2–1 W
26 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–2 L
22 Feb Reading FC A 1–2 L
19 Feb Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
12 Feb Luton Town FC H 3–0 W
09 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Birmingham City FC
#12 Position #10
62 Points 64
46 Played 46
17 / 11 / 18 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
59 Scored 57
59 Conceded 56
+0 GD +1
1.35 PPG 1.39
37% Win % 37%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Ashton Gate. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Bristol City FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 2' The Curacao Tahith Chong breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 0-1!
  • 7' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Andreas Weimann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robert Atkinson made 7 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 13' Magnificent from Nico Gordon! That is 1 goals in 383 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Bowyer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' 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 Joe Williams suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 31' The referee has no hesitation. Timm Klose is booked for Bristol City FC — Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' England international Matty James has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Samuel Bell makes way for Robert Atkinson at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alex Scott makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 53' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 58' Chris Martin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 68' Bristol City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 71' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 71 minute. Matty James leaves to be changed by Nahki Wells.
  • 76' Jordan Graham is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
  • 81' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
  • 86' That is a Yellow card for Bristol City FC. Alex Scott will be fuming at that decision.
  • 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

Coach Nigel Pearson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Auston Trusty 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Mark Sykes 2
Gary Gardner 2
Scott Hogan 2
Andreas Weimann 1

Head to Head

2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-02-07 Bristol City FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2022-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2022-02-22 Bristol City FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2022-02-19 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-02-13 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Bristol City FC L 2022-02-09 Bristol City FC 2–1 Reading FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2022-02-26 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-02-22 Reading FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-02-19 Stoke City FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2022-02-12 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W 2022-02-09 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.4 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC34% Draw28% Birmingham City FC38%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
66%
Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC26% Draw46% Birmingham City FC28%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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