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 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

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
#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' West Bromwich Albion FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Dara O'Shea is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
10' 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 Juninho Bacuna suffering a number of foals already.
14' A stunning finish from Scott Hogan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
23' The deadlock is broken! Jayson Molumby gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
42' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' Krystian Bielik makes way for Jordan James at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
51' Jed Wallace has been relatively quiet despite scoring 49 goals in his last 382 appearances.
54' Scott Hogan with the second goal in the match!
59' Josh Williams has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
60' Marc Roberts makes way for Jonathan Leko at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
64' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
69' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
72' Scott Hogan makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
76' The supporters are chanting for Hannibal Mejbri. He replaces Juninho Bacuna on 76 minute.
77' Lukas Jutkiewicz is replacing Troy Deeney for the Birmingham City FC side.
82' The 27-year-old Auston Trusty has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
83' What composure from Brandon Thomas-Asante! The Ghana international strokes it home. 2-3.
86' George Hall is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Williams at the 86 minute mark.
It finishes all square. West Bromwich Albion FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 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

1.34 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC 71%

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: 2.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 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

13.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

2.7%

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%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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