Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Fri 8 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum O'Hare 30' 1–0
Callum O'Hare 77' 2–0
Y 9' Juninho Bacuna
Y 56' Siriki Dembele
Y 70' Emanuel Aiwu
Y 75' Lukas Jutkiewicz
Y 81' Jordan James

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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

4
4
2
Coventry City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-04-29 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-09-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC 2021-11-23 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
02 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 1–2 L
28 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–0 W
25 Nov Millwall FC A 3–0 W
11 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
04 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–3 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Birmingham City FC
#1 Position #15
95 Points 0
46 Played 0
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
97 Scored 0
45 Conceded 0
+52 GD +0
2.07 PPG –
61% Win % –

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 9' The referee has no hesitation. Juninho Bacuna is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 9.
  • 14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Callum O'Hare gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Haji Wright made 406 appearances and scored 35 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 374 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 50' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Siriki Dembele catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 66' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Emanuel Aiwu. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' Oliver Burke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Koji Miyoshi at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' What a strike from Callum O'Hare! The score is 2-0.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Jordan James gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Lukas Jutkiewicz is replaced by Romelle Donovan on 83 minute.
  • 84' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ivan Sunjic is hanging Krystian Bielik on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum O'Hare 3
Ben Sheaf 3
Gary Gardner 1
Kristian Pedersen 1
Michael Rose 1
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Josh Eccles 1
Ivan Sunjic 1

Head to Head

2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-04-29 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-09-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC 2021-11-23 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-12-02 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2023-11-28 Coventry City FC 1–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-11-25 Millwall FC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-11-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

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 2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC54% Draw34% Birmingham City FC12%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 37%
63%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
46%
Coventry City FC or Birmingham City FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC29% Draw65% Birmingham City FC6%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30.5%
1 – 0
25.9%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 1
1.6%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1%
4 – 0
1%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 31% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 8% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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