Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Stoke City FC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-13 Stoke City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC 2023-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2022-11-05 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
30 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–1	L
23 Aug	Southampton FC	A	2–1	W
16 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	3–0	W
09 Aug	Derby County FC	H	3–1	W
03 May	Derby County FC	A	0–0	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
29 Aug	Leicester City FC	A	0–2	L
23 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	1–0	W
16 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
08 Aug	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–1	D
03 May	Cambridge United FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Stoke City FC		Birmingham City FC
#3	Position	#1
29	Points	29
15	Played	15
9 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
24	Scored	28
18	Conceded	14
+6	GD	+14
1.93	PPG	1.93
60%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC

Jack McGlynn	5 G	2 A
Ethan Galbraith	4 G	4 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC has kicked off!
Another three points for Stoke City FC.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Tyrese Campbell	2
Jay Stansfield	2
Jordan Thompson	2
Harlee Dean	2
Che Adams	1
Gary Gardner	1
Jacques Maghoma	1

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2025-09-13 Stoke City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2025-08-30 Stoke City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-08-23 Southampton FC 1–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-08-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Stoke City FC W 2025-08-09 Stoke City FC 3–1 Derby County FC W 2025-05-03 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-09-13 Stoke City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-08-29 Leicester City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-08-23 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W 2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-08-08 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2025-05-03 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC41% Draw29% Birmingham City FC30%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

59%

Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC26% Draw51% Birmingham City FC23%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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