Stockport County FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Stockport County FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at Edgeley Park.
- Stockport County FC 45 games · 74 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Paul Howard
Standings
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Stockport County FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Alfie May puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
- 10' Stockport County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Davies, as he is very good at scoring at Edgeley Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It’s high time Dave Challinor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Stockport County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' It looks surprising Stockport County FC does not make any changes. Alex Cochrane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' Jay Stansfield has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kyle Wootton suffering a number of foals already.
- 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
- 78' GOAL! Macauley Southam-Hales scores on 78. Assisted by Ryan Rydel
- 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 88' 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.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Stockport County FC
Starting XI- 14
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- 27
- 26
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- 19
- 3
- 17
- 12
- 1
- 15
Bench- 23
- 8
- 2
- 34
- 5
- 18
- 21
Coach Dave ChallinorBirmingham City FC
Starting XI- 25
- 9
- 6
- 21
- 24
- 20
- 28
- 4
- 19
- 18
- 13
Bench- 10
- 45
- 11
- 17
- 2
- 12
- 26
Coach Chris Davies -
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