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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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
4
4
West Bromwich Albion FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 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
#13 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 13th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at The Hawthorns. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 7' The England Gary Gardner breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 0-1!
  • 12' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 17' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
  • 22' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Harlee Dean is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 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 has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 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.
  • 46' Kristian Pedersen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The crowd applauds James Morrison as he leaves the pitch. Hal Robson-Kanu steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 47' Dwight Gayle has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Assisted by Connor Mahoney with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lukas Jutkiewicz makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 64' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' Jay Rodriguez doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gary Gardner.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Murphy. He replaces Kyle Edwards on 72 minute.
  • 74' Jake Livermore doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 78' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. David Davis is withdrawn and Craig Gardner gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Jota Peleteiro is replacing Jacques Maghoma for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Craig Gardner. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Chris Brunt has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Kyle Bartley. He replaces Jay Rodriguez on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. West Bromwich Albion FC take all three points.

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
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Gary Gardner 2
Charlie Austin 2
Jota Peleteiro 1
Brandon Thomas-Asante 1
Jake Livermore 1
Jed Wallace 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
1 / 4
1.03 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC48% Draw32% Birmingham City FC20%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
52%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC27% Draw59% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
21.4%
1 – 0
18%
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
2.3%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 25% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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