Sunday , 16 August 2026

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
West Bromwich Albion FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
Andreas Weimann 85' 1–0
Y 33' Lee Buchanan
Cedric Kipre 34' Y
Y 55' Krystian Bielik
Y 65' Andre Dozzell
Darnell Furlong 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

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
2024-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-02-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC 2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
28 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
20 Jan Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
13 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 4–1 W
07 Jan Aldershot Town FC H 4–1 W
01 Jan Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
27 Jan Leicester City FC A 0–3 L
20 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
16 Jan Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
13 Jan Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
06 Jan Hull City AFC A 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. West Bromwich Albion FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Ivan Sunjic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' 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.
  • 33' Lee Buchanan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 34' Cedric Kipre was booked on 34.
  • 39' South Korea international Seung-Ho Paik has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 46' Jordan James is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Pritchard at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Lee Buchanan is replaced by Juninho Bacuna on 57 minute.
  • 62' Callum Marshall has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante on 62 minute.
  • 65' Andre Dozzell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Seung-Ho Paik. He replaces Koji Miyoshi on 68 minute.
  • 69' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Andreas Weimann on, Jed Wallace off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Keshi Anderson on, Ivan Sunjic off on 75 minutes.
  • 78' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 83' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Tom Fellows exits the field as Daryl Dike enters on 83.
  • 85' A goal from the Austria international Andreas Weimann! He fires home on 85 to make it 1-0!
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for West Bromwich Albion FC players.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Hogan 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Gary Gardner 2
Charlie Austin 2
Jota Peleteiro 1
Brandon Thomas-Asante 1
Jake Livermore 1
Jed Wallace 1

Head to Head

2024-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-02-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC 2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2024-01-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2024-01-20 Norwich City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-01-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-01-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Aldershot Town FC W 2024-01-01 Swansea City AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-27 Leicester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2024-01-16 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2024-01-13 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2024-01-06 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.71 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC35% Draw38% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
65%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC19% Draw66% Birmingham City FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.6%
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
1.5%
3 – 0
1.4%
3 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
0.9%

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% 22% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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