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

Championship · 2018-19
Stoke City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
5
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#26 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Stoke City FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Stoke City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 30' Maxime Colin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kristian Pedersen.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' 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.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Ashley Williams will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' Marc Roberts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Connor Mahoney is replaced by Jacques Maghoma on 62 minute.
  • 67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Charlie Adam on, Bojan off on 71 minutes.
  • 74' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Kristian Pedersen exits the field as Wes Harding enters on 74.
  • 79' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Peter Crouch on, Benik Afobe off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Against the run of play, Che Adams has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 86' 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.
  • 87' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marc Roberts is hanging Che Adams on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' Jota Peleteiro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 0-1 the final result. Stoke City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Tyrese Campbell 2
Jay Stansfield 2
Jordan Thompson 2
Harlee Dean 2
Jacques Maghoma 1
Jordan James 1
Omar Bogle 1

Head to Head

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

Stoke City FC Form

2018-10-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2018-10-06 Norwich City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2018-10-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-09-29 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-09-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-10-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2018-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC W 2018-10-02 Brentford FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2018-09-22 Leeds United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2018-09-19 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC20% Draw48% Birmingham City FC32%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes13% 0% No87%
Avg goals/match: 0.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 53%
47%
± 1.5 21%
79%
± 2.5 6%
94%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
80%
Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC
52%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC7% Draw78% Birmingham City FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
47%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11%
1 – 1
8.4%
0 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
2.3%
2 – 0
1.6%
2 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
0.9%
2 – 2
0.5%
1 – 3
0.4%
3 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 12% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 23% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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