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

Championship · 2022-23
West Bromwich Albion FC
2 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Karlan Ahearne-Grant is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 14' Scott Hogan makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
  • 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 23' Against the run of play, Jayson Molumby has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' England international Troy Deeney has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Conor Townsend is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 46' The whistle greets Krystian Bielik as he departs to be replaced by Jordan James.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Scott Hogan doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 59' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Leko is hanging Marc Roberts on the field on 60 minute.
  • 64' Taylor Gardner-Hickman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Against the run of play, Scott Hogan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 76' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hannibal Mejbri is hanging Juninho Bacuna on the field on 76 minute.
  • 77' Troy Deeney makes way for Lukas Jutkiewicz at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 82' Juninho Bacuna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 83' Brandon Thomas-Asante does the damage! The net is bulging and West Bromwich Albion FC surge ahead!
  • 86' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Hall is hanging Josh Williams on the field on 86 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Birmingham City FC take all three points.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Hogan 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Gary Gardner 2
Charlie Austin 2
Harlee Dean 1
Dion Sanderson 1
Jota Peleteiro 1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 1

Head to Head

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

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
1 / 4
0.76 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC33% Draw37% Birmingham City FC30%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
67%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC19% Draw62% Birmingham City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
24.5%
0 – 1
15%
1 – 0
15%
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
2%
0 – 3
1.5%
3 – 0
1.5%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 20% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 20% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✓

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