Sutton United FC vs Birmingham City FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 1
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Overview
Match Preview
Sutton United FC vs Birmingham City FC — FA Cup at Borough Sports Ground.
- Sutton United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ben Atkinson (England)
- Assistant 1 David Harrison (England)
- Assistant 2
10 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.9 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L 06 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L 02 Dec Horsham FC H 3–0 W 04 Nov AFC Fylde H 2–1 W 05 Nov Farnborough FC H 0–2 L 06 Nov Hayes & Yeading United FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov Sutton United FC A 1–0 W 26 Oct Mansfield Town FC A 1–1 D 22 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W 19 Oct Lincoln City FC A 3–1 W 05 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L 01 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Sutton United FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Borough Sports Ground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Jeremy Sivi is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
- 15' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Allsop.
- 20' Alfons Sampsted has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' Sutton United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 34' Goal! Willum Thor Willumsson scores his 12 goal in 167 matches.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sutton United FC that had 13 games and scored 10 goals.
- 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 49' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 50' The whistle greets Will Davies as he departs to be replaced by Ashley Nadesan.
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 57' Ethan Laird was booked on 57.
- 61' The Sutton United FC manager makes a substitution. Eduino Vaz departs to be replaced by Dillon De Silva.
- 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keshi Anderson on 62.
- 67' Alex Kirk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 75' Another substitution for Sutton United FC to replace Jeremy Sivi by Matt Rush on 75 minute.
- 79' The whistle greets Ethan Laird as he departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 84' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 89' It’s high time Chris Davies made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' The referee shows Sutton United FC player a card on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.
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Lineups
Sutton United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 4
- 35
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12
Eduino Vaz ↓ Dillon De Silva 61'
- 14
- 7
- 6
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19
Jeremy Sivi ↓ Matt Rush 75'
- 18
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9
Will Davies ↓ Ashley Nadesan 50'
- 23
Bench
- 25
- 15
- 3
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11
Dillon De Silva ↑ 61'
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10
Matt Rush ↑ 75'
- 17
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24
Ashley Nadesan ↑ 50'
Coach Steve MorisonBirmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 21
- 14
- 24
- 20
- 28
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2
Ethan Laird ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 79'
- 4
- 18
- 26
- 13
Bench
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10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 79'
- 45
- 9
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23
Alfons Sampsted ↑ 79'
- 5
- 17
- 19
- 12
- 33
Coach Chris Davies -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Willum Thor Willumsson 1 Head to Head
Sutton United FC Form
2024-11-03 Sutton United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-06 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Sutton United FC L 2023-12-02 Sutton United FC 3–0 Horsham FC W 2023-11-04 Sutton United FC 2–1 AFC Fylde W 2022-11-05 Sutton United FC 0–2 Farnborough FC L 2021-11-06 Hayes & Yeading United FC 0–1 Sutton United FC WBirmingham City FC Form
2024-11-03 Sutton United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2024-10-26 Mansfield Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-10-22 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2024-10-19 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC W 2024-10-05 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-10-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.95 Sutton United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Birmingham City FC xGI would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Birmingham City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.03Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 60% 40% ± 2.5 33% 67% ± 3.5 15% 85% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Sutton United FC or Draw 63%Draw or Birmingham City FC 69%Sutton United FC or Birmingham City FC 68%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Birmingham City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.7%1 – 1 14.4%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 11.2%0 – 2 7.3%1 – 2 7.1%2 – 1 6.2%2 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 3.5%0 – 3 2.6%1 – 3 2.6%3 – 1 2%Asian Handicap — Sutton United FC
Handicap Sutton United FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 19% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 21% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Sutton United FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

