Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2019-20
Cardiff City FC
4 – 2
Full Time
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.

Match Details

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

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

6
3
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#21 Position #10
7 Points 11
8 Played 8
1 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 5 / 1
10 Scored 12
12 Conceded 11
-2 GD +1
0.88 PPG 1.38
13% Win % 25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ 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)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Cardiff City FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
  • 3' Kristian Pedersen adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 8' 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 Junior Hoilett suffering a number of foals already.
  • 13' Daniel Ward needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 18' Lukas Jutkiewicz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Warnock will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' GOAL! Joe Ralls scores on 30.
  • 32' Ivan Sunjic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Curtis Nelson makes it 2-1.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 376 games and scored 404 goals.
  • 52' Daniel Ward catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 52.
  • 57' Marc Roberts is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 62' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Odin Bailey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Kerim Mrabti exits the field as Jacques Maghoma enters on 65.
  • 69' Joe Ralls makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Cardiff City FC are in front.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jude Bellingham is replaced by Alvaro Gimenez.
  • 74' 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.
  • 75' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 75 minute. Junior Hoilett leaves to be changed by Omar Bogle.
  • 80' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Daniel Crowley exits the field as Odin Bailey enters on 80.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Lukas Jutkiewicz on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 85' Soul Bamba gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Curtis Nelson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The Bosnia-Herzegovina Ivan Sunjic breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 3-2!
  • 90' Harlee Dean is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Birmingham City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Cardiff City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Wilson 4
Joe Ralls 3
Ivan Sunjic 2
Jeremie Bela 2
Perry Ng 1
Sean Morrison 1
Juninho Bacuna 1
Robert Glatzel 1

Head to Head

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

Cardiff City FC Form

2019-11-02 Cardiff City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2019-10-27 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2019-10-22 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2019-10-18 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-10-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC L 2019-10-02 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-11-02 Cardiff City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2019-10-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2019-10-22 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-10-19 Leeds United FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-10-04 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-10-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.33 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC55% Draw22% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
45%
Cardiff City FC or Birmingham City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC41% Draw38% Birmingham City FC21%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 16% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 20% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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