Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Stoke City FC

1 – 2

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 20 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium 25,058 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 10' Jay Stansfield

0–2 49' Juninho Bacuna

Jordan Thompson 70' 1–2

Lynden Gooch 90' Y

Ben Wilmot 90' Y

Overview

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Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Sam Barrott (England)
Assistant 1 George Byrne
Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

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

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 2022-02-19 Stoke City FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L
13 Jan	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W
06 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–4	L
01 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–0	D
29 Dec	Watford FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	3–1	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
16 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
13 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D
06 Jan	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
01 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	0–3	L
29 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	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' And we are off! Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' GOAL! Jay Stansfield scores on 10.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Gallagher might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Luke Cundle is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' Luke McNally is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
45' The 28-year-old Andre Vidigal has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
49' GOAL! Juninho Bacuna scores on 49.
50' Juninho Bacuna is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
55' Stoke City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
58' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Tyrese Campbell comes on to replace Luke McNally.
63' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
66' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Siriki Dembele by Tyler Roberts on 66 minute.
70' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Lynden Gooch on, Ki-Jana Hoever off on 70 minutes.
70' GOAL! Jordan Thompson scores on 70. Assisted by Wouter Burger
71' Birmingham City FC make a change. Ivan Sunjic trudges off to be replaced by Andre Dozzell on 71 minutes.
75' The whistle greets Juninho Bacuna as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Long.
80' It is a cagey affair so far. Stoke City FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
82' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Ryan Mmaee has done his job and it is now time for Nathan Lowe to step up.
87' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Stoke City FC 1-2 Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

16
Ben Wilmot ↑ 58'
10
Tyrese Campbell ↑ 58'
2
Lynden Gooch ↑ 70'
12
Daniel Johnson
4
Ben Pearson
13
Jack Bonham
20
Sead Haksabanovic
27
Mehdi Leris ↑ 58'
35
Nathan Lowe ↑ 82'

Coach Paul Gallagher

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-13 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-01-06 Stoke City FC 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-01-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2024-01-16 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2024-01-13 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2024-01-06 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-01-01 Leeds United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.57 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC37% Draw27% Birmingham City FC36%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

63%

Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC29% Draw43% Birmingham City FC28%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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