Cardiff City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

Cardiff City FC

4 – 2

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 2 Nov 2019 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Ivan Sunjic

Daniel Ward 52' R

Y 85' Lukas Jutkiewicz

R 90' Harlee Dean

Lee Peltier 90' Y

Y 90' Marc Roberts

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Purkiss
Referee Paul Hodskinson
Referee Andy Madley
Referee Simon Long

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Birmingham City FC	0	0
17	Sheffield United FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Burnley FC	0	0
20	Cardiff City FC	0	0
21	West Ham United FC	0	0
22	Southampton FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-11-02 Cardiff City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	Birmingham City FC	H	4–2	W
27 Oct	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
22 Oct	Millwall FC	A	2–2	D
18 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–1	D
05 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–4	L
02 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	2–4	L
26 Oct	Luton Town FC	H	2–1	W
22 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
19 Oct	Leeds United FC	A	0–1	L
04 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
01 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Birmingham City FC
#20	Position	#16
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 20th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Birmingham City FC gets underway.
3' Kristian Pedersen makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
8' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josep Clotet Ruiz might look to freshen things up shortly.
13' Leandro Bacuna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
18' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
23' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
28' Cardiff 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.
30' Joe Ralls does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
32' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 32.
37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' Curtis Nelson adds to his 0 season tally! Cardiff City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
52' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Ward argues furiously but the Red card stands.
57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alvaro Gimenez made 383 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' Jacques Maghoma gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Kerim Mrabti and will look to change the dynamic.
69' GOAL! Joe Ralls fires home to make it 3-1!
69' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Alvaro Gimenez comes on to replace Jude Bellingham.
74' 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' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Junior Hoilett exits the field as Omar Bogle enters on 75.
80' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Odin Bailey comes on to replace Daniel Crowley.
85' Controversy at the stadium! Lukas Jutkiewicz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
85' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Curtis Nelson is replaced by Soul Bamba.
89' Magnificent from Ivan Sunjic! That is 9 goals in 190 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Harlee Dean.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Marlon Pack C
7
Leandro Bacuna
1
Neil Etheridge
2
Lee Peltier
3
Joe Bennett
8
Joe Ralls
19
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ↓ Callum Paterson 80'
23
Daniel Ward
33
Junior Hoilett ↓ Omar Bogle 75'
5
Aden Flint
16
Curtis Nelson ↓ Soul Bamba 85'

Bench

11
Josh Murphy
12
Alex Smithies
22
Soul Bamba ↑ 85'
13
Callum Paterson ↑ 80'
17
Lee Tomlin
27
Omar Bogle ↑ 75'
6
Will Vaulks

Coach Neil Warnock

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Harry Wilson	4
Joe Ralls	3
Ivan Sunjic	2
Jeremie Bela	2
Troy Deeney	1
Kieffer Moore	1
Curtis Nelson	1
Mark McGuinness	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.65 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.75 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC56% Draw26% Birmingham City FC18%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

44%

Cardiff City FC or Birmingham City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC39% Draw48% Birmingham City FC13%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

14.1%

1 – 1

12%

2 – 0

12%

0 – 0

11.1%

2 – 1

3 – 0

6.4%

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

1 – 2

2 – 2

3.4%

4 – 0

2.7%

0 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	18%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	25%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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

Cardiff City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Cardiff 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 — Cardiff City FC

Clean Sheet