Plymouth Argyle FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Plymouth Argyle FC

3 – 3

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Home Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Jay Stansfield

0–2 39' Jordan James

Joe Edwards 43' 1–2

1–3 62' Juninho Bacuna

Marc Roberts og 68' 2–3

Morgan Whittaker 86' 3–3

Y 20' Jay Stansfield

Joe Edwards 26' Y

R 48' Krystian Bielik

Y 60' Emmanuel Longelo

Y 63' Juninho Bacuna

Y 70' Jordan James

Y 87' Koji Miyoshi

Adam Randell 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Home Park.

Plymouth Argyle FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Graham Scott
Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
Assistant 2

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

Plymouth Argyle FC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Birmingham City FC 2023-08-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	3–3	D
16 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	3–2	W
13 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–0	D
09 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	0–4	L
02 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	2–1	W
28 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
08 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
02 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D
29 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–4	L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Plymouth Argyle FC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
5' Lewis Gibson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 17 cards already picked up this season.
10' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Lee Buchanan is replaced by Emmanuel Longelo on 10 minute.
15' What a moment for Jay Stansfield! That strike on 15 puts his side firmly in control.
20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jay Stansfield.
25' Koji Miyoshi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Plymouth Argyle FC tonight.
26' It’s a booking for Plymouth Argyle FC player. Joe Edwards gets a Yellow card.
31' Plymouth Argyle FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
36' Plymouth Argyle 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.
39' GOAL! Jordan James fires home to make it 0-2!
43' The deadlock is broken! Joe Edwards gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
48' Birmingham City FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 48.
53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
58' A quiet spell here at Home Park. Plymouth Argyle FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emmanuel Longelo.
62' A moment of madness from Juninho Bacuna on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
62' Juninho Bacuna doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
63' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
66' Oliver Burke is replacing Jay Stansfield for the Birmingham City FC side.
68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marc Roberts makes no mistake. 1-4!
68' Luke Cundle makes way for Adam Randell at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Plymouth Argyle FC.
70' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Jordan James gets a Yellow card.
75' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Siriki Dembele has done his job and it is now time for Lukas Jutkiewicz to step up.
80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
84' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Koji Miyoshi on, Juninho Bacuna off on 84 minutes.
86' The deadlock is broken! Morgan Whittaker gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Koji Miyoshi.
89' A change in the Plymouth Argyle FC ranks — Bali Mumba exits the field as Callum Wright enters on 89.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adam Randell.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Plymouth Argyle FC 3-3 Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Juninho Bacuna ↓ Koji Miyoshi 84'
4
Marc Roberts
21
John Ruddy
6
Krystian Bielik
17
Siriki Dembele ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 75'
34
Ivan Sunjic
44
Emanuel Aiwu
3
Lee Buchanan ↓ Emmanuel Longelo 10'
5
Dion Sanderson
28
Jay Stansfield ↓ Oliver Burke 66'
19
Jordan James

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	2
Ryan Hardie	1
Juninho Bacuna	1
Jordan James	1
Joe Edwards	1
Morgan Whittaker	1
Scott Hogan	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.84 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Plymouth Argyle FC or Birmingham City FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC43% Draw25% Birmingham City FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

57%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Birmingham City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC32% Draw41% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

3 – 1

0 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

4.4%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

Birmingham City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Clean Sheet