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Leeds United FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Leeds United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 19 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC Elland Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Lukas Jutkiewicz
Ezgjan Alioski 42' Y
Y 43' Ivan Sunjic
Kiko Casilla 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Elland Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Shaun Hudson

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
3
Leeds United FC 7 games · Avg 3.7 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-19 Leeds United FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-06 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC 2018-09-22 Leeds United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
05 Oct Millwall FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
28 Sep Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L
21 Sep Derby County FC H 1–1 D
15 Sep Barnsley FC A 2–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
04 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
01 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
28 Sep Derby County FC A 2–3 L
21 Sep Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
14 Sep Charlton Athletic FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Leeds United FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lukas Jutkiewicz, as he is very good at scoring at Elland Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Leeds United FC is showing some good football. However, Leeds United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 31' Ivan Sunjic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Josep Clotet Ruiz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 43' Ivan Sunjic was booked on 43.
  • 46' Another change for Leeds United AFC made on 46 minute. Patrick Bamford leaves to be changed by Eddie Nketiah.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leeds United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at Elland Road. Leeds United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Mateusz Klich makes way for Tyler Roberts at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leeds United AFC.
  • 65' Kalvin Phillips adds to his 0 season tally! Leeds United AFC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 67' Jacques Maghoma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Crowley on 67 minute.
  • 72' Maxime Colin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 76' The whistle greets Jude Bellingham as he departs to be replaced by Gary Gardner.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leeds United FC that had 358 games and scored 532 goals.
  • 84' Barry Douglas gets the nod from Leeds United AFC. He replaces Helder Costa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Ezgjan Alioski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Kiko Casilla is booked for Leeds United AFC — Yellow card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Leeds United FC 1-0 Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Che Adams 3
Che Adams 2
Daniel James 1
Ezgjan Alioski 1
Patrick Bamford 1
Kalvin Phillips 1
Crysencio Summerville 1

Head to Head

2019-10-19 Leeds United FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-06 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC 2018-09-22 Leeds United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC

Leeds United FC Form

2019-10-19 Leeds United FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2019-10-05 Millwall FC 2–1 Leeds United FC L 2019-10-01 Leeds United FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-09-28 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2019-09-21 Leeds United FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2019-09-15 Barnsley FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-10-19 Leeds United FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-10-04 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-10-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2019-09-21 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2019-09-14 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.15 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Leeds United FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC44% Draw31% Birmingham City FC25%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
56%
Leeds United FC or Birmingham City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC27% Draw54% Birmingham City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 23% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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