West Bromwich Albion FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Birmingham City FC

Wed 14 Sep 2022 · 19:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Conor Townsend 42' Y

Taylor Gardner-Hickman 64' Y

Overview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC 2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Birmingham City FC	H	2–3	L
02 Sep	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D
30 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D
27 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–2	D
20 Aug	Hull City AFC	H	5–2	W
17 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	0–0	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–2	W
03 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	1–2	L
27 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	0–2	L
20 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
16 Aug	Watford FC	H	1–1	D

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and West Bromwich Albion FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
5' Jed Wallace needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 34 Yellow cards this season.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
14' Scott Hogan adds to his 1 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
19' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
23' Against the run of play, Jayson Molumby has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' Birmingham City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker August Priske scoring 1 goals.
33' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Bromwich Albion FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' Conor Townsend has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
46' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Krystian Bielik departs to be replaced by Jordan James.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Bruce will be considering his options from the bench.
54' Brilliant from the forward! Scott Hogan makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 54.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
60' Jonathan Leko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marc Roberts on 60 minute.
64' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
69' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
72' What a moment for Scott Hogan! That strike on 72 puts his side firmly in control.
76' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 76 minute. Juninho Bacuna leaves to be changed by Hannibal Mejbri.
77' The whistle greets Troy Deeney as he departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
82' Taylor Gardner-Hickman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
83' Brilliant from the ! Brandon Thomas-Asante makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 83.
86' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Josh Williams has done his job and it is now time for George Hall to step up.
The final score is 2-3.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
John Swift
4
Dara O'Shea
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley ↓ Erik Pieters 77'
1
David Button
11
Grady Diangana
17
Jed Wallace
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↓ Matt Phillips 77'
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante 60'
14
Jayson Molumby
29
Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↓ Jake Livermore 77'

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Jonathan Leko ↑ 60'
1
Neil Etheridge
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 77'
6
Hannibal Mejbri ↑ 76'
19
Jordan James ↑ 46'
27
Jobe Bellingham
35
George Hall ↑ 86'

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC L 2022-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2022-08-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-08-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-08-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–2 Hull City AFC W 2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC W 2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-08-30 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2022-08-27 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-08-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-08-16 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.32 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC36% Draw29% Birmingham City FC35%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

64%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC26% Draw47% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

8.1%

1 – 0

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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