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

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Championship · 2023-24

West Bromwich Albion FC

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

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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

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
#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' The wait is over. West Bromwich Albion FC get us underway at The Hawthorns.
5' Brandon Thomas-Asante, a Ghana , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' 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.
20' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Birmingham City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
30' Cedric Kipre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 395 appearances.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lee Buchanan on 33.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cedric Kipre on 34.
39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Alex Pritchard makes way for Jordan James at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
51' Alex Pritchard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Krystian Bielik is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 55.
57' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Juninho Bacuna is hanging Lee Buchanan on the field on 57 minute.
62' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Marshall is hanging Brandon Thomas-Asante on the field on 62 minute.
65' Andre Dozzell was booked on 65.
68' The supporters are chanting for Seung-Ho Paik. He replaces Koji Miyoshi on 68 minute.
69' The supporters are chanting for Andreas Weimann. He replaces Jed Wallace on 69 minute.
74' The 31-year-old John Swift has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 75 minute. Ivan Sunjic leaves to be changed by Keshi Anderson.
78' The referee calls foul for Darnell Furlong. He receives a Yellow card.
83' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Tom Fellows is replaced by Daryl Dike on 83 minute.
85' Goal! Andreas Weimann scores his 67 goal in 402 matches.
90' 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.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City 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
Grady Diangana	1
Juninho Bacuna	1
Matt Phillips	1
Harlee Dean	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

1.22 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Birmingham City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

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: 2.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 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 FC26% Draw49% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

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%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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