Wednesday , 30 September 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)
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 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

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

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Coventry City FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 9' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Juninho Bacuna.
  • 14' 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 Haji Wright suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Hogan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
  • 29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Callum O'Hare does the damage! The net is bulging and Coventry City FC surge ahead!
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Bradley Collins, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' Siriki Dembele catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Jay Stansfield has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' Liam Kitching is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 70' Oliver Burke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Koji Miyoshi at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Lukas Jutkiewicz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Callum O'Hare has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Jordan James. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Lukas Jutkiewicz as he leaves the pitch. Romelle Donovan steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 84' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Krystian Bielik departs to be replaced by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 89' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Coventry City FC and Birmingham City FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Ben Sheaf 3
Callum O'Hare 3
Michael Rose 1
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Josh Eccles 1
Ivan Sunjic 1
Jay Stansfield 1
Jeremie Bela 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
1.62 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC58% Draw25% Birmingham City FC17%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
42%
Coventry City FC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC39% Draw48% Birmingham City FC13%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
2.6%
0 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 25% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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