Thursday , 2 July 2026

Fulham FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Fulham FC
6 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 18 Jan 2022 · 19:45 UTC Craven Cottage HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 52' Kristian Pedersen
Harrison Reed 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fulham FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Craven Cottage.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
Fulham FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-18 Fulham FC 6–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-09-15 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Fulham FC 2020-07-04 Fulham FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-11-09 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Fulham FC

Recent Form

Fulham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Birmingham City FC H 6–2 W
15 Jan Bristol City FC H 6–2 W
11 Jan Reading FC A 7–0 W
20 Dec Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
11 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
03 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Fulham FC A 2–6 L
15 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
02 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
18 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–4 L
11 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
04 Dec Millwall FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Fulham FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Fulham FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aleksandar Mitrovic on 10.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks surprising Fulham FC does not make any changes. Tosin Adarabioyo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' GOAL! Neeskens Kebano scores on 35.
  • 38' GOAL! Fabio Carvalho scores on 38.
  • 43' What a strike from Tom Cairney! The score is 4-0.
  • 45' Goal! Ivan Sunjic scores his 9 goal in 188 matches.
  • 46' Ivan Sunjic with the second goal in the match!
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Kristian Pedersen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' Fulham FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
  • 62' Fulham FC is showing some good football. However, Fulham FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Friend is hanging Marc Roberts on the field on 64 minute.
  • 67' Fulham FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 68' Fulham FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathaniel Chalobah is hanging Tom Cairney on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marek Rodak made 357 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 74' Goal! Gary Gardner scores his 17 goal in 383 matches.
  • 75' Goal! Fabio Carvalho scores his 28 goal in 341 matches.
  • 80' Kristian Pedersen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 81' Another substitution for Fulham FC to replace Harrison Reed by Josh Onomah on 81 minute.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Onel Hernandez is replaced by Jordan James.
  • 87' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • Another three points for Fulham FC.

Lineups

Fulham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Silva

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandar Mitrovic 4
Fabio Carvalho 2
Gary Gardner 1
Ivan Sunjic 1
Tom Cairney 1
Neeskens Kebano 1
Marc Roberts 1
Antonee Robinson 1

Head to Head

2022-01-18 Fulham FC 6–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-09-15 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Fulham FC 2020-07-04 Fulham FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-11-09 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Fulham FC

Fulham FC Form

2022-01-18 Fulham FC 6–2 Birmingham City FC W 2022-01-15 Fulham FC 6–2 Bristol City FC W 2022-01-11 Reading FC 0–7 Fulham FC W 2021-12-20 Fulham FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2021-12-11 Luton Town FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2021-12-03 Fulham FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-01-18 Fulham FC 6–2 Birmingham City FC L 2022-01-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.46 Fulham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Fulham FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fulham FC66% Draw19% Birmingham City FC15%
Actual: Fulham FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Fulham FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
34%
Fulham FC or Birmingham City FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fulham FC48% Draw37% Birmingham City FC15%
Actual: Fulham FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted
6 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
4 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Fulham FC

Handicap Fulham FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 19% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 21% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Fulham FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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