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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
West Bromwich Albion FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Fri 29 Mar 2019 · 20:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Harlee Dean
Craig Dawson 30' Y
Y 46' Kristian Pedersen
Y 68' Gary Gardner
Y 84' Craig Gardner
Chris Brunt 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee David Webb

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
4
5
West Bromwich Albion FC 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2018-09-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–2 W
16 Mar Brentford FC A 1–0 W
13 Mar Swansea City AFC H 3–0 W
09 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
01 Mar Leeds United FC A 0–4 L
23 Feb Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–3 L
16 Mar Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
13 Mar Millwall FC H 0–2 L
10 Mar Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L
02 Mar Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Bristol City FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC Birmingham City FC
#5 Position #1
28 Points 29
15 Played 15
8 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
23 Scored 28
15 Conceded 14
+8 GD +14
1.87 PPG 1.93
53% Win % 53%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/3
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
Isaac Price 6 G 3 A
Jimmy Morgan 4 G 4 A
Aune Heggebo 4 G 1 A
Callum Styles 3 G
Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! West Bromwich Albion FC vs Birmingham City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' David Davis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 7' What composure from Gary Gardner! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 12' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 17' Birmingham City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 24' Poor challenge from Harlee Dean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 29' The 40-year-old James Morrison has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Craig Dawson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Connor Mahoney suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Garry Monk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' A moment of madness from Kristian Pedersen on 46 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 46' Hal Robson-Kanu is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Morrison at the 46 minute mark.
  • 47' Dwight Gayle makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and West Bromwich Albion FC are in front.
  • 52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Sensational shot from Lukas Jutkiewicz. Birmingham City FC is back in the lead.
  • 64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Birmingham City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 65' Jay Rodriguez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and West Bromwich Albion FC are in front.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Gary Gardner gets a Yellow card.
  • 72' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Murphy is hanging Kyle Edwards on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' Brilliant from the ! Jake Livermore makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 74.
  • 78' Craig Gardner has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Davis on 78 minute.
  • 82' Jota Peleteiro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jacques Maghoma on 82 minute.
  • 84' Craig Gardner was booked on 84.
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Chris Brunt was booked on 90.
  • 90' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Jay Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Kyle Bartley.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Hogan 3
Charlie Austin 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Gary Gardner 2
Hannibal Mejbri 1
John Swift 1
Grady Diangana 1
Juninho Bacuna 1

Head to Head

2019-03-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2018-09-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2019-03-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC W 2019-03-16 Brentford FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-03-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W 2019-03-09 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2019-03-01 Leeds United FC 4–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-02-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-03-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2019-03-16 Preston North End FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2019-03-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2019-03-02 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-02-26 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC49% Draw25% Birmingham City FC26%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
51%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC32% Draw46% Birmingham City FC22%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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