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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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. West Ham United FC host Birmingham City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 2' The Austria Marko Arnautovic breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
  • 7' Jamaica international Michail Antonio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 12' Xande Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 17' Wes Harding needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 19' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
  • 20' Andy Carroll has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marko Arnautovic on 20 minute.
  • 25' Michael Morrison has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Ham United FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' West Ham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Gary Gardner is replaced by Craig Gardner on 46 minute.
  • 51' Issa Diop picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Ham United FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Robert Snodgrass. He replaces Samir Nasri on 58 minute.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' A quiet spell here at London Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' Viv Solomon-Otabor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Connor Mahoney at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Garry Monk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 79' Felipe Anderson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Xande Silva on 79 minute.
  • 84' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 89' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Andy Carroll makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 90.
  • West Ham United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.