Cardiff City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

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Birmingham City FC

Wed 13 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45+3' Juninho Bacuna

Y 42' Ivan Sunjic

Yakou Meite 55' Y

Y 63' Siriki Dembele

Overview

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

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Mark Pottage

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-02-14 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

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

Birmingham City FC

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

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' Three points are at stake. Cardiff City FC host Birmingham City FC — let the battle begin!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Siriki Dembele has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
14' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Perry Ng departs to be replaced by Mahlon Romeo.
19' Marc Roberts has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
29' It’s high time Wayne Rooney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' Yakou Meite is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
39' Juninho Bacuna is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
42' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Ivan Sunjic gets a Yellow card.
47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
48' What a moment for Juninho Bacuna! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
55' Yakou Meite picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Kion Etete is replaced by Callum Robinson.
63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Siriki Dembele on 63 minutes.
68' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
75' Ike Ugbo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yakou Meite at the 75 minute mark.
80' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
85' Birmingham 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.
86' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Jutkiewicz is hanging Jay Stansfield on the field on 86 minute.
87' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jay Stansfield is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
90' Birmingham City FC make a change. Siriki Dembele trudges off to be replaced by Koji Miyoshi on 90 minutes.
With this win, Birmingham City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

35
Andy Rinomhota
2
Mahlon Romeo ↑ 14'
47
Callum Robinson ↑ 59'
12
Ike Ugbo ↑ 75'
21
Jak Alnwick
18
Ebou Adams
24
Jonathan Panzo
14
Josh Bowler ↑ 59'
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 75'

Coach Erol Bulut

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Juninho Bacuna ↓ Romelle Donovan 90'
4
Marc Roberts
21
John Ruddy
6
Krystian Bielik
17
Siriki Dembele ↓ Koji Miyoshi 90'
34
Ivan Sunjic
44
Emanuel Aiwu
3
Lee Buchanan
5
Dion Sanderson
28
Jay Stansfield ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 86'
19
Jordan James

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

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

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 L

Birmingham 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 accuracy

1 / 4

1.32 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Birmingham City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC38% Draw29% Birmingham City FC33%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

62%

Cardiff City FC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC27% Draw49% Birmingham City FC24%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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