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

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Championship · 2023-24

Stoke City FC

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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 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#17	Position	#10
55	Points	64
46	Played	46
15 / 10 / 21	W / D / L	17 / 13 / 16
51	Scored	57
56	Conceded	56
-5	GD	+1
1.20	PPG	1.39
33%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
5' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Jay Stansfield adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
15' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' Ki-Jana Hoever has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' Poland international Krystian Bielik has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' Stoke City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
45' 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.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Juninho Bacuna makes it 0-2.
50' Juninho Bacuna has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
58' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Luke McNally exits the field as Tyrese Campbell enters on 58.
63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
66' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Siriki Dembele is replaced by Tyler Roberts.
70' The supporters are chanting for Lynden Gooch. He replaces Ki-Jana Hoever on 70 minute.
70' Magnificent from Jordan Thompson! That is 9 goals in 384 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
71' The supporters are chanting for Andre Dozzell. He replaces Ivan Sunjic on 71 minute.
75' Kevin Long is replacing Juninho Bacuna for the Birmingham City FC side.
80' 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.
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' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lynden Gooch.
Another three points for 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
Jay Stansfield	2
Jordan Thompson	2
Harlee Dean	2
Tyrese Campbell	2
Liam Lindsay	1
Sam Vokes	1
Lynden Gooch	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

1.28 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC35% Draw29% Birmingham City FC36%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

65%

Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC25% Draw47% Birmingham City FC28%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

9.1%

0 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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