Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Cardiff City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 19:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 21' Jon Toral
Leandro Bacuna 28' Y
Sheyi Ojo 43' Y
Y 53' Maxime Colin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Daniel Lamport
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 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

6
3
1
Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-02 Cardiff City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Birmingham City FC H 3–2 W
12 Dec Swansea City AFC H 0–2 L
08 Dec Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Watford FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–0 W
28 Nov Luton Town FC H 4–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Cardiff City FC A 2–3 L
12 Dec Watford FC H 0–1 L
09 Dec Reading FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
28 Nov Millwall FC H 0–0 D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cardiff City FC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Robert Glatzel makes it 1-0.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marlon Pack, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 21' Poor challenge from Jon Toral. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 26' Sean Morrison has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 18 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' Leandro Bacuna picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 31' Marc Roberts does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sheyi Ojo.
  • 48' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Maxime Colin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ivan Sanchez Aguayo on 57.
  • 61' Jonathan Leko makes way for Alen Halilovic at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 63' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 63 minute. Gavin Whyte leaves to be changed by Mark Harris.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 77' Harry Wilson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' Curtis Nelson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 89' Sean Morrison has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
  • 90' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Robert Glatzel exits the field as Soul Bamba enters on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cardiff City FC players.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Wilson 4
Joe Ralls 3
Ivan Sunjic 2
Jeremie Bela 2
Jaden Philogene Bidace 1
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo 1
Callum Robinson 1
Perry Ng 1

Head to Head

2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-02 Cardiff City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L 2020-12-08 Stoke City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2020-12-05 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2020-12-01 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-11-28 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Luton Town FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2020-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-01 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-11-28 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.83 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC49% Draw23% Birmingham City FC28%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
51%
Cardiff City FC or Birmingham City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC33% Draw41% Birmingham City FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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