Saturday , 14 November 2026

Peterborough United FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Peterborough United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 8 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC Weston Homes Stadium 10,640 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 19' Alfie May
Kwame Poku 22' 1–1
1–2 37' Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Y 54' Luke Harris
Y 70' Tomoki Iwata

Overview

Match Preview

Peterborough United FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at Weston Homes Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Assistant 1 Callum Gough (England)
  • Assistant 2 Marc Wilson
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Peterborough United FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-08 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2024-09-28 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Peterborough United FC 2022-01-25 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Peterborough United FC 2021-09-18 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Peterborough United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
05 Apr Northampton Town FC H 0–4 L
01 Apr Crawley Town FC A 4–3 W
29 Mar Reading FC A 1–3 L
22 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 3–0 W
15 Mar Cambridge United FC A 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Peterborough United FC A 2–1 W
05 Apr Barnsley FC H 6–2 W
01 Apr Bristol Rovers FC A 2–1 W
29 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC H 4–1 W
15 Mar Northampton Town FC A 1–1 D
11 Mar Stevenage FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Peterborough United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Peterborough United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
–/4
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/5
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Peterborough United FC
Harry Leonard 3 G 1 A
Benjamin Woods 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Weston Homes Stadium as Peterborough United FC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Peterborough United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' What composure from Alfie May! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 22' A stunning finish from Kwame Poku — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ethan Laird made 420 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Peterborough United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' Taylor Gardner-Hickman does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' 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.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Luke Harris on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 62' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 62 minute. Taylor Gardner-Hickman leaves to be changed by Keshi Anderson.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Peterborough United FC team. Carl Johnston is replaced by Hector Matthew Kyprianou on 64 minute.
  • 69' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' Birmingham City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 75' The 24-year-old Nicholas Bilokapic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 76' Peterborough United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gustav Lindgren is hanging Ricky Jade-Jones on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Over 81 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 84' Archie Collins makes way for Ryan De Havilland at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Peterborough United FC.
  • 87' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Luke Harris departs to be replaced by Grant Hanley.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Peterborough United FC 1-2 Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Peterborough United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Ferguson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonson Clarke-Harris 2
Gary Gardner 1
Scott Hogan 1
Jack Marriott 1
Krystian Bielik 1
Willum Thor Willumsson 1
Ricky Jade-Jones 1
Emmanuel Fernandez 1

Head to Head

2025-04-08 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2024-09-28 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Peterborough United FC 2022-01-25 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Peterborough United FC 2021-09-18 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC

Peterborough United FC Form

2025-04-08 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2025-04-05 Peterborough United FC 0–4 Northampton Town FC L 2025-04-01 Crawley Town FC 3–4 Peterborough United FC W 2025-03-29 Reading FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC L 2025-03-22 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-03-15 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-04-08 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-04-05 Birmingham City FC 6–2 Barnsley FC W 2025-04-01 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2025-03-15 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stevenage FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Peterborough United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Peterborough United FC or Birmingham City FC 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Peterborough United FC33% Draw28% Birmingham City FC39%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
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 17%
83%

Double Chance

Peterborough United FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
67%
Peterborough United FC or Birmingham City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Peterborough United FC26% Draw45% Birmingham City FC29%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Peterborough United FC

Handicap Peterborough United FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Peterborough United FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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