Burton Albion FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25

Burton Albion FC

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Birmingham City FC

Mon 21 Apr 2025 · 14:00 Pirelli Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

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• H2H

• Match Preview

  Burton Albion FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.

  • Burton Albion FC 45 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
  • Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

  Matthew Corlett

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Hull City AFC	46	89
  2	Lincoln City FC	45	100
  3	Coventry City FC	34	67
  4	Cardiff City FC	45	91
  5	Bolton Wanderers FC	45	75
  6	Milton Keynes Dons FC	46	89
  7	Stockport County FC	45	74
  8	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	85
  9	Sunderland AFC	46	84
  10	Bradford City AFC	45	74
  11	Stevenage FC	45	72
  12	Luton Town FC	45	71
  13	Oxford United FC	46	76
  14	Plymouth Argyle FC	45	70
  15	Huddersfield Town AFC	45	64
  16	Reading FC	45	63
  17	Portsmouth FC	46	73
  18	Ipswich Town FC	46	70
  19	Mansfield Town FC	45	62
  20	Accrington Stanley FC	46	61
  21	Wycombe Wanderers FC	45	60
  22	Barnsley FC	45	59
  23	Charlton Athletic FC	46	59
  24	Blackpool FC	45	57
  25	Cambridge United FC	46	58
  26	Doncaster Rovers FC	45	57
  27	Cheltenham Town FC	46	56
  28	Wigan Athletic FC	45	56
  29	Peterborough United FC	45	53
  30	Burton Albion FC	45	53
  31	Shrewsbury Town FC	46	50
  32	Morecambe FC	46	42
  33	AFC Wimbledon	45	53
  34	Fleetwood Town FC	46	40
  35	Tranmere Rovers FC	34	32
  36	Leyton Orient FC	45	51
  37	Exeter City FC	45	49
  38	Rochdale AFC	46	47
  39	Gillingham FC	46	40
  40	Walsall FC	46	47
  41	Port Vale FC	45	42
  42	Rotherham United FC	45	41
  43	Swindon Town FC	46	43
  44	Southend United FC	35	19
  45	Scunthorpe United FC	46	46
  46	Crewe Alexandra FC	46	29
  47	Bury FC	0	-12
  48	Bristol Rovers FC	46	38
  49	Northampton Town FC	45	35

• Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Burton Albion FC and Birmingham City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 382 games and scored 397 goals.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Burton Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alfie May made 234 appearances and scored 97 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' It looks surprising Burton Albion FC does not make any changes. Grant Hanley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Burton Albion 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.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alfons Sampsted on 44.
  • 47' What a strike from Jay Stansfield! The score is 0-2.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 62' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keshi Anderson is hanging Taylor Gardner-Hickman on the field on 66 minute.
  • 67' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Marc Leonard departs to be replaced by Seung-Ho Paik.
  • 71' Burton Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Finn Delap is hanging Udoka Malife on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Burton Albion FC team. JJ McKiernan is replaced by Anthony Forde on 76 minute.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Burton Albion FC. Julian Larsson is replaced by Fabio Tavares.
  • 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Burton Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 84' The referee shows Burton Albion FC player a card on 84.
  • 84' Another change for Burton Albion FC made on 84 minute. Rumarn Burrell leaves to be changed by Mason Bennett.
  • 89' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 89.
  • 90' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Luke Harris. He replaces Kieran Dowell on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

• Burton Albion FC

  Starting XI

  • 6
    Ryan Sweeney
  • 1
    Max Crocombe
  • 18
    Rumarn Burrell ↓ Mason Bennett 84'
  • 2
    Udoka Malife ↓ Finn Delap 71'
  • 36
    Kyran Lofthouse
  • 17
    Jack Armer
  • 3
    Owen Dodgson
  • 33
    Kgaogelo Chauke ↓ Jon Bodvarsson 76'
  • 24
    JJ McKiernan ↓ Anthony Forde 76'
  • 19
    Dylan Williams
  • 22
    Julian Larsson ↓ Fabio Tavares 77'

  Bench

  • 32
    Mason Bennett ↑ 84'
  • 44
    Anthony Forde ↑ 76'
  • 23
    Fabio Tavares ↑ 77'
  • 13
    Harry Isted
  • 7
    Tomas Kalinauskas
  • 26
    Finn Delap ↑ 71'
  • 10
    Jon Bodvarsson ↑ 76'

  Coach Gary Bowyer

  Birmingham City FC

  Starting XI

  • 30
    Kieran Dowell ↓ Luke Harris 90'
  • 31
    Grant Hanley
  • 21
    Ryan Allsop
  • 24
    Tomoki Iwata
  • 23
    Alfons Sampsted ↓ Ethan Laird 77'
  • 20
    Alex Cochrane
  • 28
    Jay Stansfield ↓ Alfie May 66'
  • 4
    Christoph Klarer
  • 19
    Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↓ Keshi Anderson 66'
  • 12
    Marc Leonard ↓ Seung-Ho Paik 67'
  • 18
    Willum Thor Willumsson

  Bench

  • 25
    Ben Davies
  • 45
    Bailey Peacock-Farrell
  • 9
    Alfie May ↑ 66'
  • 14
    Keshi Anderson ↑ 66'
  • 2
    Ethan Laird ↑ 77'
  • 26
    Luke Harris ↑ 90'
  • 13
    Seung-Ho Paik ↑ 67'

  Coach Chris Davies

• Head to Head

  2024-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC

  Burton Albion FC Form

  2025-04-18 Exeter City FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2025-04-12 Burton Albion FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2025-04-05 Wrexham AFC 3–0 Burton Albion FC L 2025-04-01 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-03-29 Stockport County FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC L

  Birmingham City FC Form

  2025-04-18 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Crawley Town FC D 2025-04-08 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-04-05 Birmingham City FC 6–2 Barnsley FC W 2025-04-01 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W