Leeds United FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Leeds United FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Elland Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Patrick Bamford 34' 1–0

Daniel James 45+2' 2–0

Crysencio Summerville 67' 3–0

Y 20' Jay Stansfield

Y 36' Ivan Sunjic

Overview

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

Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Keith Stroud
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

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

Leeds United FC 7 games · Avg 3.7 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-01 Leeds United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-08-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC 2019-12-29 Birmingham City FC 4–5 Leeds United FC 2019-10-19 Leeds United FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-06 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	3–0	W
29 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
26 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
23 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	H	4–0	W
16 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
12 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	0–1	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	0–3	L
29 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	1–3	L
23 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–3	D
18 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	2–3	L
13 Dec	Cardiff City 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' Temperatures are rising at Elland Road as Leeds United FC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Tyler Roberts has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
18' Junior Firpo gets the nod from Leeds United FC. He replaces Sam Byram and will look to change the dynamic.
20' Jay Stansfield catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 20.
21' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 21.
26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
34' Patrick Bamford puts Leeds United FC on the lead.
36' Ivan Sunjic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
41' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Against the run of play, Daniel James has scored! This game has turned on its head.
47' The Wales Daniel James breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 3-0!
52' Oliver Burke has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 385 appearances.
57' Ethan Ampadu, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
62' Tyler Roberts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivan Sunjic at the 62 minute mark.
67' A goal from the Netherlands international Crysencio Summerville! He fires home on 67 to make it 4-0!
72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
75' Daniel James makes way for Jaidon Anthony at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leeds United FC.
80' It is a cagey affair so far. Leeds United FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
85' 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.
86' Leeds United FC ring the changes. Georginio Rutter has done his job and it is now time for Ian Poveda to step up.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

4
Ethan Ampadu
14
Joe Rodon
20
Daniel James ↓ Jaidon Anthony 75'
25
Sam Byram ↓ Junior Firpo 18'
6
Liam Cooper
9
Patrick Bamford ↓ Joel Piroe 75'
24
Georginio Rutter ↓ Ian Poveda 86'
8
Glen Kamara
10
Crysencio Summerville ↓ Wilfried Gnonto 75'
13
Kristoffer Klaesson
22
Archie Gray

Bench

39
Djed Spence
3
Junior Firpo ↑ 18'
7
Joel Piroe ↑ 75'
44
Ilia Gruev
12
Jaidon Anthony ↑ 75'
29
Wilfried Gnonto ↑ 75'
49
Mateo Fernandez
40
Dani van den Heuvel
27
Ian Poveda ↑ 86'

Coach Daniel Farke

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Che Adams	2
Luke Ayling	1
Stuart Dallas	1
Ezgjan Alioski	1
Jack Harrison	1
Daniel James	1

Head to Head

Leeds United FC Form

2024-01-01 Leeds United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-23 Leeds United FC 4–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-12-16 Leeds United FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Leeds United FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-01-01 Leeds United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC L 2023-12-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Birmingham City FC D 2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC L 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.83 Leeds United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.99 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Leeds United FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leeds United FC56% Draw24% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

44%

Leeds United FC or Birmingham City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leeds United FC40% Draw44% Birmingham City FC16%

Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

10.2%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

0 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap	Leeds United FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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