Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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
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
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' That's the starting whistle at Elland Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Leeds United FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fran Villalba, as he is very good at scoring at Elland Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Leeds United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 21' Controversy at the stadium! Lukas Jutkiewicz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 26' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 387 games and scored 421 goals.
  • 36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ezgjan Alioski on 42 minutes.
  • 43' Ivan Sunjic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Eddie Nketiah gets the nod from Leeds United AFC. He replaces Patrick Bamford and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at Elland Road. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Leeds United AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyler Roberts is hanging Mateusz Klich on the field on 61 minute.
  • 65' What a moment for Kalvin Phillips! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 67' Jacques Maghoma is replacing Daniel Crowley for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 76' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 76 minute. Jude Bellingham leaves to be changed by Gary Gardner.
  • 81' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 84' Barry Douglas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Helder Costa at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kiko Casilla on 90.
  • Leeds United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Che Adams 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Che Adams 2
Jude Bellingham 1
Helder Costa 1
Luke Ayling 1
Stuart Dallas 1
Ezgjan Alioski 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.