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

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Championship · 2023-24

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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

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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)

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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Welcome to The Hawthorns that hosts another battle between West Bromwich Albion FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
20' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' 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.
30' John Swift has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 379 appearances.
33' The referee calls foul for Lee Buchanan. He receives a Yellow card.
34' Cedric Kipre picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' England international Darnell Furlong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Alex Pritchard has done his job and it is now time for Jordan James to step up.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' The referee has no hesitation. Krystian Bielik is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 55.
57' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Lee Buchanan departs to be replaced by Juninho Bacuna.
62' The crowd applauds Brandon Thomas-Asante as he leaves the pitch. Callum Marshall steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andre Dozzell.
68' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Koji Miyoshi has done his job and it is now time for Seung-Ho Paik to step up.
69' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Jed Wallace is replaced by Andreas Weimann on 69 minute.
74' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
75' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Ivan Sunjic exits the field as Keshi Anderson enters on 75.
78' Darnell Furlong was booked on 78.
83' Daryl Dike is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Fellows at the 83 minute mark.
85' Andreas Weimann makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and West Bromwich Albion FC are in front.
90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Seung-Ho Paik made 11 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
Another three points for West Bromwich Albion FC.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Mikey Johnston 62'
21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Callum Marshall 62'
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley
7
Jed Wallace ↓ Andreas Weimann 69'
27
Alex Mowatt
2
Darnell Furlong
4
Cedric Kipre ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 69'
35
Okay Yokuslu
24
Alex Palmer
31
Tom Fellows ↓ Daryl Dike 83'

Bench

17
Andreas Weimann ↑ 69'
14
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 69'
15
Erik Pieters
26
Pipa
12
Daryl Dike ↑ 83'
33
Joshua Griffiths
–
Mikey Johnston ↑ 62'
–
Callum Marshall ↑ 62'
37
Harry Whitwell

Coach Carlos Corberán

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Scott Hogan	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Gary Gardner	2
Charlie Austin	2
Lyle Taylor	1
Jota Peleteiro	1
Brandon Thomas-Asante	1
Jake Livermore	1

Head to Head

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

1.27 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC39% Draw29% Birmingham City FC32%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

61%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC27% Draw49% Birmingham City FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3 – 0

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%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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