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West Ham United FC vs Birmingham City FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2018-19
West Ham United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 5 Jan 2019 · 12:30 UTC London Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Gary Gardner
Issa Diop 51' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Ham United FC vs Birmingham City FC — FA Cup at London Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Young
  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Lee Probert
  • Referee Roger East
  • Referee Scott Ledger

Head-to-Head

1
West Ham United FC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-05 West Ham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

West Ham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
02 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–2 D
30 Dec Burnley FC A 0–2 L
27 Dec Southampton FC A 2–1 W
22 Dec Watford FC H 0–2 L
15 Dec Fulham FC A 2–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan West Ham United FC A 0–2 L
01 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Brentford FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
22 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W
15 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
West Ham United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Ham United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between West Ham United FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
  • 2' West Ham United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marko Arnautovic on 2.
  • 7' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 12' It’s high time Garry Monk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 19.
  • 20' Another change for West Ham United FC made on 20 minute. Marko Arnautovic leaves to be changed by Andy Carroll.
  • 25' West Ham United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' West Ham United FC is showing some good football. However, West Ham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Samir Nasri, as he is very good at scoring at London Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' Craig Gardner is replacing Gary Gardner for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Issa Diop.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Ham United FC that had 341 games and scored 462 goals.
  • 58' The whistle greets Samir Nasri as he departs to be replaced by Robert Snodgrass.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Viv Solomon-Otabor made 383 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 73' The whistle greets Connor Mahoney as he departs to be replaced by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
  • 78' It looks surprising West Ham United FC does not make any changes. Xande Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' The whistle greets Xande Silva as he departs to be replaced by Felipe Anderson.
  • 84' 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.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Goal! Andy Carroll scores his 22 goal in 341 matches.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

West Ham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andy Carroll 1
Marko Arnautovic 1

Head to Head

2019-01-05 West Ham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC

West Ham United FC Form

2019-01-05 West Ham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2019-01-02 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2018-12-30 Burnley FC 2–0 West Ham United FC L 2018-12-27 Southampton FC 1–2 West Ham United FC W 2018-12-22 West Ham United FC 0–2 Watford FC L 2018-12-15 Fulham FC 0–2 West Ham United FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-01-05 West Ham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2018-12-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 West Ham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Ham United FC51% Draw27% Birmingham City FC22%
Actual: West Ham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

West Ham United FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
49%
West Ham United FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Ham United FC34% Draw49% Birmingham City FC17%
Actual: West Ham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
12.5%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — West Ham United FC

Handicap West Ham United FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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