Bristol City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Bristol City FC

0 – 2

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate 22,397 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45+3' Koji Miyoshi

0–2 84' Lukas Jutkiewicz

Y 20' Ivan Sunjic

Rob Dickie 38' Y

Y 52' Lee Buchanan

Rob Dickie 76' YR

Overview

Match Preview

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

Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Barrott (England)
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC 2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC 2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	0–2	L
12 Aug	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
05 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
08 May	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–0	W
29 Apr	Burnley FC	H	1–2	L
22 Apr	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
12 Aug	Leeds United FC	H	1–0	W
05 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D
08 May	Sheffield United FC	H	1–2	L
29 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		Birmingham City FC
#8	Position	#10
13	Points	11
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
11	Scored	12
12	Conceded	11
-1	GD	+1
1.63	PPG	1.38
50%	Win %	25%

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

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A
Scott Twine	2 G

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Bristol City FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Ivan Sunjic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' The referee has no hesitation. Ivan Sunjic is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 20.
25' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
30' John Ruddy, a England goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Rob Dickie is booked for Bristol City FC — Yellow card on 38.
40' Koji Miyoshi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ethan Laird on 40 minute.
45' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
46' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan James is hanging Siriki Dembele on the field on 46 minute.
47' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Jutkiewicz. He replaces Keshi Anderson on 47 minute.
48' Lukas Jutkiewicz does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lee Buchanan on 52.
57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anis Mehmeti, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 12 goals in the last 9 games.
58' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Nahki Wells comes on to replace Anis Mehmeti.
59' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Kal Naismith on, Joe Williams off on 59 minutes.
64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 391 games and scored 441 goals.
69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
74' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Jutkiewicz. He replaces Keshi Anderson on 74 minute.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Rob Dickie on 76 minutes.
79' The whistle greets George Tanner as he departs to be replaced by Ephraim Yeboah.
84' What composure from Lukas Jutkiewicz! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
85' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Scott Hogan departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Longelo.
85' What a strike from Lukas Jutkiewicz! The score is 0-3.
90' Birmingham City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Demarai Gray scoring 1 goals.
It finishes all square. Bristol City FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

10
Andy King
21
Nahki Wells ↑ 58'
4
Kal Naismith ↑ 59'
17
Mark Sykes ↑ 46'
24
Haydon Roberts ↑ 46'
23
Stefan Bajic
27
Jamie Knight-Lebel
28
Raphael Araoye
29
Ephraim Yeboah ↑ 79'

Coach Nigel Pearson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Juninho Bacuna
26
Kevin Long
21
John Ruddy
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Emmanuel Longelo 85'
6
Krystian Bielik
17
Siriki Dembele ↓ Jordan James 46'
14
Keshi Anderson ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 74'
34
Ivan Sunjic
3
Lee Buchanan
5
Dion Sanderson
2
Ethan Laird ↓ Koji Miyoshi 40'

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-08-12 Millwall FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2023-05-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2023-04-29 Bristol City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2023-04-22 Bristol City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-08-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2023-08-05 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-05-08 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2023-04-29 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-04-22 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackpool FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.2 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC29% Draw28% Birmingham City FC43%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

57%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

71%

Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC21% Draw45% Birmingham City FC34%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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