Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Stoke City FC

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Kristian Pedersen

Ashley Williams 45' Y

Y 90' Jota Peleteiro

Overview

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Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Harry Lennard
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Roger East
Referee Mark Scholes

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
06 Oct	Norwich City FC	A	1–0	W
02 Oct	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	2–0	W
29 Sep	Rotherham United FC	A	2–2	D
22 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–3	L
18 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
06 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	3–1	W
02 Oct	Brentford FC	A	1–1	D
29 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–2	D
22 Sep	Leeds United FC	A	2–1	W
19 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Stoke City FC		Birmingham City FC
#7	Position	#10
13	Points	11
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
13	Scored	12
12	Conceded	11
+1	GD	+1
1.63	PPG	1.38
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/2

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Stoke City FC

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

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Stoke City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
5' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Che Adams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' 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.
15' The 42-year-old Ashley Williams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 384 games and scored 404 goals.
33' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Kristian Pedersen will be fuming at that decision.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ashley Williams on 45.
50' Kristian Pedersen, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
60' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
62' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Jacques Maghoma on, Connor Mahoney off on 62 minutes.
67' A quiet spell here at . Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
71' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Bojan by Charlie Adam on 71 minute.
74' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Wes Harding comes on to replace Kristian Pedersen.
79' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' Peter Crouch has so much to prove this time. He replaces Benik Afobe on 80 minute.
81' Che Adams adds to his 1 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Rowett might look to freshen things up shortly.
87' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Che Adams by Marc Roberts on 87 minute.
90' The referee calls foul for Jota Peleteiro. He receives a Yellow card.
The points are shared — Stoke City FC 0-1 Birmingham City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Jordan Thompson	2
Harlee Dean	2
Tyrese Campbell	2
Jay Stansfield	2
Sam Vokes	1
Lynden Gooch	1
Sam Clucas	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.13 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC32% Draw30% Birmingham City FC38%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

68%

Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC23% Draw50% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

0 – 3

2.9%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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

Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Stoke City 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 — Stoke City FC

Clean Sheet