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

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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

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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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Coventry City FC vs Birmingham City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
9' The referee has no hesitation. Juninho Bacuna is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 9.
14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
19' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
24' Scott Hogan is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
29' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' What a strike from Callum O'Hare! The score is 1-0.
35' 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 Siriki Dembele suffering a number of foals already.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
50' Jake Bidwell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
55' Juninho Bacuna has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' Siriki Dembele picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Bobby Thomas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
70' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Emanuel Aiwu will be fuming at that decision.
70' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Oliver Burke on, Koji Miyoshi off on 70 minutes.
75' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
77' The deadlock is broken! Callum O'Hare gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan James on 81.
83' Romelle Donovan is replacing Lukas Jutkiewicz for the Birmingham City FC side.
84' Ivan Sunjic is replacing Krystian Bielik for the Birmingham City FC side.
89' 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.
Coventry City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Juninho Bacuna
4
Marc Roberts
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Romelle Donovan 83'
21
John Ruddy
6
Krystian Bielik ↓ Ivan Sunjic 84'
17
Siriki Dembele
11
Koji Miyoshi ↓ Oliver Burke 70'
44
Emanuel Aiwu
3
Lee Buchanan
28
Jay Stansfield ↓ Scott Hogan 70'
19
Jordan James

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum O'Hare	3
Ben Sheaf	3
Michael Rose	1
Viktor Gyokeres	1
Josh Eccles	1
Ivan Sunjic	1
Jay Stansfield	1
Jeremie Bela	1

Head to Head

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

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.