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

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

Matt Clarke 72' Y

Karlan Ahearne-Grant 89' Y

Overview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	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
#21	Position	#10
51	Points	64
46	Played	46
13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	17 / 13 / 16
48	Scored	57
58	Conceded	56
-10	GD	+1
1.11	PPG	1.39
28%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at The Hawthorns as West Bromwich Albion FC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
15' Matt Clarke has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 371 appearances.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' West Bromwich Albion FC have won 482 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' The whistle greets Callum Robinson as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Hugill.
47' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Jeremie Bela on, Maxime Colin off on 47 minutes.
52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' The crowd applauds Alex Mowatt as he leaves the pitch. Jayson Molumby steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
62' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Alex Mowatt is replaced by Jayson Molumby on 62 minute.
67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
72' A moment of madness from Matt Clarke on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. West Bromwich Albion FC will be frustrated.
75' GOAL! Karlan Ahearne-Grant fires home to make it 1-0!
78' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chuks Aneke is hanging Scott Hogan on the field on 78 minute.
83' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. George Friend is replaced by Jordan Graham on 83 minute.
88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle Bartley made 377 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
89' Karlan Ahearne-Grant catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
90' Adam Reach is replacing Karlan Ahearne-Grant for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
That’s it! Another goalless match for West Bromwich Albion FC and Birmingham City FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Gary Gardner	2
Charlie Austin	2
Krystian Bielik	1
Hannibal Mejbri	1
John Swift	1
Grady Diangana	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

1.34 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC53% Draw28% Birmingham City FC19%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

47%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC32% Draw52% Birmingham City FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

13.7%

1 – 1

13.6%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

1.7%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	24%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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