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

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Championship · 2025-26

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Birmingham City FC

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

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 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

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
#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' Stoke City FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
Stoke City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

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

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

2 / 4

1.5 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC47% Draw27% Birmingham City FC26%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

74%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

53%

Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC32% Draw47% Birmingham City FC21%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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