Cardiff City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stephen Martin (England)
- Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
- Assistant 2 Mark Pottage
28 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L 09 Dec Millwall FC H 1–0 W 02 Dec Southampton FC A 0–2 L 28 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L 25 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–1 W 11 Nov Norwich City FC H 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Dec Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W 08 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–2 L 02 Dec Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D 29 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–4 L 25 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W 11 Nov Sunderland AFC A 1–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Birmingham City FC0-152/116-303/231-451/246-601/–61-751/176+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Cardiff City Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 14' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mahlon Romeo is hanging Perry Ng on the field on 14 minute.
- 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 363 games and scored 332 goals.
- 24' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 29' Lukas Jutkiewicz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 34' Ryan Wintle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 39' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ivan Sunjic.
- 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 48' GOAL! Juninho Bacuna scores on 45.
- 53' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff 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.
- 55' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 55.
- 59' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Kion Etete is replaced by Callum Robinson.
- 63' The referee calls foul for Siriki Dembele. He receives a Yellow card.
- 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark McGuinness made 348 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 73' 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.
- 75' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 75 minute. Yakou Meite leaves to be changed by Ike Ugbo.
- 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 86' Lukas Jutkiewicz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jay Stansfield on 86 minute.
- 87' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Jutkiewicz is hanging Jay Stansfield on the field on 87 minute.
- 90' The whistle greets Siriki Dembele as he departs to be replaced by Koji Miyoshi.
- Another three points for Birmingham City FC.
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Yakou Meite ↓ Ike Ugbo 75'
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Perry Ng ↓ Mahlon Romeo 14'
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Ryan Wintle ↓ Josh Bowler 59'
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- 17
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Kion Etete ↓ Callum Robinson 59'
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- 5
- 27
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Karlan Grant ↓ Ollie Tanner 75'
Bench
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Mahlon Romeo ↑ 14'
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47
Callum Robinson ↑ 59'
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12
Ike Ugbo ↑ 75'
- 21
- 18
- 24
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14
Josh Bowler ↑ 59'
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Ollie Tanner ↑ 75'
Coach Erol BulutBirmingham City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 21
- 6
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Siriki Dembele ↓ Koji Miyoshi 90'
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- 44
- 3
- 5
- 28
- 19
Bench
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Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 86'
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Koji Miyoshi ↑ 90'
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- 24
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Romelle Donovan ↑ 90'
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Coach Wayne Rooney -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Harry Wilson 4 Joe Ralls 3 Jeremie Bela 2 Ivan Sunjic 2 Lee Tomlin 1 Will Vaulks 1 Marc Roberts 1 Jaden Philogene Bidace 1 Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC LBirmingham City FC Form
2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.29 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1 Birmingham City FC xGI would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Birmingham City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.29Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 71%Draw or Birmingham City FC 59%Cardiff City FC or Birmingham City FC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Birmingham City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 12.3%1 – 0 11.9%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 8.2%2 – 0 8.1%1 – 2 6.3%0 – 2 4.9%2 – 2 4.2%3 – 1 3.6%3 – 0 3.5%1 – 3 2.1%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 22% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 17% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.