Coventry City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Coventry City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.
- Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
- Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Birmingham City FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Nov | Sheffield United FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Nov | Bristol City FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 02 Nov | Swansea City AFC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Oct | Hull City AFC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | Derby County FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Coventry City FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Nov | Hull City AFC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 06 Nov | Reading FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 02 Nov | Bristol City FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 30 Oct | Middlesbrough FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | Swansea City AFC | H | 2–1 | W |
Key Stats
30%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
Birmingham City FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
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)
Birmingham City FC
| Phil Neumann | 2 G |
| Demarai Gray | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Coventry Building Society Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Riley McGree is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Coventry City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
- 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 25' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry 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.
- 30' Scott Hogan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 35' Birmingham City FC have won 421 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 50' Jeremie Bela is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
- 54' Dion Sanderson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 59' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 64' Gustavo Hamer is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
- 65' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Marcel Oakley exits the field as Juan Familio-Castillo enters on 65.
- 66' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 66 minute. Marcel Oakley leaves to be changed by Juan Familio-Castillo.
- 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Gustavo Hamer is replaced by Jamie Allen.
- 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marc Roberts.
- 81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 82' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Ryan Woods.
- 86' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Troy Deeney has done his job and it is now time for Lukas Jutkiewicz to step up.
- 90' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' The whistle greets Callum O'Hare as he departs to be replaced by Tyler Walker.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Coventry City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 5
- 1
-
10
Callum O'Hare ↓ Tyler Walker 90'
- 24
- 15
- 6
-
38
Gustavo Hamer ↓ Jamie Allen 74'
- 4
- 23
- 18
Bench
-
19
Tyler Walker ↑ 90'
-
8
Jamie Allen ↑ 74'
- 20
- 13
- 26
- 7
- 14
Coach
Mark Robins
Birmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
36
Troy Deeney ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 86'
- 6
- 4
- 12
- 13
-
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Jordan James 86'
- 11
- 34
- 18
- 21
- 52
Bench
- 15
- 1
-
–
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 86'
-
23
Juan Familio-Castillo ↑ 65'
- 43
-
19
Jordan James ↑ 86'
- 10
Coach
Lee Bowyer
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Callum O'Hare | 3 |
| Ben Sheaf | 3 |
| Ivan Sunjic | 1 |
| Jay Stansfield | 1 |
| Jeremie Bela | 1 |
| Gustavo Hamer | 1 |
| Gary Gardner | 1 |
| Kristian Pedersen | 1 |
Head to Head
Coventry City FC Form
2021-11-23
Coventry City FC
0–0
Birmingham City FC
D
2021-11-20
Sheffield United FC
0–0
Coventry City FC
D
2021-11-06
Coventry City FC
3–2
Bristol City FC
W
2021-11-02
Coventry City FC
1–2
Swansea City AFC
L
2021-10-30
Hull City AFC
0–1
Coventry City FC
W
2021-10-23
Coventry City FC
1–1
Derby County FC
D
Birmingham City FC Form
2021-11-23
Coventry City FC
0–0
Birmingham City FC
D
2021-11-20
Hull City AFC
2–0
Birmingham City FC
L
2021-11-06
Birmingham City FC
1–2
Reading FC
L
2021-11-02
Birmingham City FC
3–0
Bristol City FC
W
2021-10-30
Middlesbrough FC
0–2
Birmingham City FC
W
2021-10-23
Birmingham City FC
2–1
Swansea City AFC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02
Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85
Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for:
Coventry City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 2.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 3.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Coventry City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
61%
Coventry City FC or Birmingham City FC
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC
| Handicap | Coventry City FC covers | Push | Birmingham City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 10% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 22% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 18% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.