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

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Championship · 2023-24

Leicester City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Sat 6 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 28' 1–0

1–1 45' Jay Stansfield

Stephy Mavididi 87' 2–1

Y 19' Jordan James

Wout Faes 34' Y

Y 57' Krystian Bielik

Stephy Mavididi 89' Y

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

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

Leicester City FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-01-27 Leicester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC 2020-03-04 Leicester City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W
01 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	3–1	W
29 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Mar	Chelsea FC	A	2–4	L
09 Mar	Hull City AFC	A	2–2	D
05 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	1–2	L
01 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
29 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
16 Mar	Watford FC	H	0–1	L
12 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L
09 Mar	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Leicester City FC		Birmingham City FC
#23	Position	#10
46	Points	64
46	Played	46
12 / 16 / 18	W / D / L	17 / 13 / 16
58	Scored	57
68	Conceded	56
-10	GD	+1
1.00	PPG	1.39
26%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at King Power Stadium as Leicester City FC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A quiet spell here at King Power Stadium. Leicester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Alex Pritchard, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
19' Poor challenge from Jordan James. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
24' 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.
28' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Leicester City FC are in front.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leicester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
34' A moment of madness from Wout Faes on 34 minutes earns him a card. Leicester City FC will be frustrated.
39' Leicester City FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
44' Denmark international Jannik Vestergaard has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' What composure from Jay Stansfield! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
46' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Doyle departs to be replaced by James Justin.
51' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' That looks like a foul for a card for Krystian Bielik.
58' Birmingham City FC make a change. Koji Miyoshi trudges off to be replaced by Ivan Sunjic on 58 minutes.
59' Juninho Bacuna makes way for Alex Pritchard at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
60' Leicester City FC make a change. Patson Daka trudges off to be replaced by Jamie Vardy on 60 minutes.
65' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Ricardo Pereira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
75' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
80' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jay Stansfield is replaced by Scott Hogan.
81' The supporters are chanting for Siriki Dembele. He replaces Jordan James on 81 minute.
82' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Abdul Issahaku is replaced by Yunus Akgun.
87' Brilliant from the ! Stephy Mavididi makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 87.
89' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Stephy Mavididi on 89 minutes.
90' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Conor Coady on, Stephy Mavididi off on 90 minutes.
2-1 the final result. Birmingham City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

29
Alex Pritchard ↑ 59'
1
Neil Etheridge
20
Gary Gardner
9
Scott Hogan ↑ 80'
8
Tyler Roberts
17
Siriki Dembele ↑ 81'
14
Keshi Anderson ↑ 58'
34
Ivan Sunjic ↑ 58'
12
Cody Drameh

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Stephy Mavididi	3
Jordan James	2
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall	2
Jay Stansfield	1
Jamie Vardy	1
Dennis Praet	1
Yunus Akgun	1
Ricardo Pereira	1

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2024-04-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2024-04-01 Leicester City FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-03-29 Bristol City FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2024-03-17 Chelsea FC 4–2 Leicester City FC L 2024-03-09 Hull City AFC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2024-03-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-04-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-03-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-03-16 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-03-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.81 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 56% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC56% Draw24% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

44%

Leicester City FC or Birmingham City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC38% Draw44% Birmingham City FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

2 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	22%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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