West Bromwich Albion FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

Championship · 2021-22

West Bromwich Albion FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Fri 15 Oct 2021 · 19:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Matt Clarke 72' Y

Karlan Ahearne-Grant 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-06-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
01 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
28 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	4–0	W
24 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	Derby County FC	H	0–0	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
02 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–3	L
28 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–2	L
25 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
18 Sep	Peterborough United FC	A	0–3	L
15 Sep	Fulham FC	H	1–4	L

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' Three points are at stake. West Bromwich Albion FC host Birmingham City FC — let the battle begin!
5' George Friend has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Darnell Furlong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
35' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Semi Ajayi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxime Colin made 383 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Hugill is hanging Callum Robinson on the field on 46 minute.
47' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Jeremie Bela comes on to replace Maxime Colin.
52' West Bromwich Albion FC have won 482 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
61' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Jayson Molumby comes on to replace Alex Mowatt.
62' The supporters are chanting for Jayson Molumby. He replaces Alex Mowatt on 62 minute.
67' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
72' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Matt Clarke gets a Yellow card.
75' Karlan Ahearne-Grant adds to his 0 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
78' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Scott Hogan is replaced by Chuks Aneke.
83' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. George Friend is replaced by Jordan Graham.
88' 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 Jordan Graham suffering a number of foals already.
89' The referee calls foul for Karlan Ahearne-Grant. He receives a Yellow card.
90' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Adam Reach comes on to replace Karlan Ahearne-Grant.
With this win, West Bromwich Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Matt Clarke
8
Jake Livermore
1
Sam Johnstone
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley
10
Matt Phillips
27
Alex Mowatt ↓ Jayson Molumby 62'
7
Callum Robinson ↓ Jordan Hugill 46'
2
Darnell Furlong
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↓ Adam Reach 90'
6
Semi Ajayi

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Chuks Aneke ↑ 78'
36
Troy Deeney
6
Ryan Woods
24
Jordan Graham ↑ 83'
27
Connal Trueman
12
Harlee Dean
11
Jeremie Bela ↑ 47'

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-10-01 Stoke City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-09-24 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-09-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Derby County FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-10-02 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-09-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-18 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-09-15 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Fulham FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.78 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC50% Draw38% Birmingham City FC12%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes16% 0% No84%

Avg goals/match: 1.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	63%	37%
± 1.5	30%	70%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

50%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC24% Draw70% Birmingham City FC6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

36.6%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.5%

1 – 1

0 – 1

8.3%

2 – 1

3.6%

3 – 0

2.4%

1 – 2

1.2%

0 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

2 – 2

0.6%

4 – 0

0.5%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	11%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	29%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	10%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

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