Wrexham AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Wrexham AFC

1 – 2

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Birmingham City FC

Fri 28 Aug 2026 · 19:00 UTC Racecourse Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 13' Phil Neumann

Callum Doyle 54' 1–1

1–2 63' Phil Neumann

Y 7' Alex Cochrane

Y 50' Bright Osayi-Samuel

Bailey Cadamarteri 90' Y

Overview

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Wrexham AFC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Racecourse Ground.

Wrexham AFC 9 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 9 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	9	20
2	Middlesbrough FC	9	18
3	West Ham United FC	9	16
4	Stoke City FC	9	16
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	9	14
7	Birmingham City FC	9	14
8	Millwall FC	9	14
9	West Bromwich Albion FC	9	14
10	Bristol City FC	9	14
11	Southampton FC	9	13
12	Charlton Athletic FC	9	13
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	9	12
14	Sheffield United FC	9	12
15	Wrexham AFC	9	11
16	Lincoln City FC	9	11
17	Bolton Wanderers FC	9	10
18	Norwich City FC	9	9
19	Portsmouth FC	8	8
20	Watford FC	9	8
21	Cardiff City FC	9	7
22	Burnley FC	9	7
23	Derby County FC	9	6
24	Preston North End FC	9	4

Head-to-Head

Wrexham AFC 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-28 Wrexham AFC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2026-04-12 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Wrexham AFC 2025-10-03 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2025-01-23 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-09-16 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC

Recent Form

Wrexham AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L
22 Aug	Watford FC	H	1–1	D
17 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
02 May	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–2	D
26 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	1–3	L
21 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	1–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Wrexham AFC	A	2–1	W
22 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	2–2	D
15 Aug	Sheffield United FC	A	0–0	D
02 May	Portsmouth FC	A	1–1	D
25 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Wrexham AFC		Birmingham City FC
#15	Position	#7
11	Points	14
9	Played	9
2 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 5 / 1
10	Scored	13
13	Conceded	11
-3	GD	+2
1.22	PPG	1.56
22%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Wrexham AFC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Wrexham AFC are 15th (11 pts). Birmingham City FC are 7th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wrexham AFC

0-15

1/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wrexham AFC

Kieffer Moore	3 G	2 A
Jacques Ekomie	2 G
Danny Imray	1 G	1 A

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Wrexham AFC welcome Birmingham City FC for this crunch clash at Racecourse Ground.
5' Lewis O'Brien has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
6' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Cochrane argues furiously but the card stands.
7' That is a card for Birmingham City FC. Christoph Klarer will be fuming at that decision.
12' Birmingham City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Phil Neumann scoring 2 goals.
13' Phil Neumann adds to his 2 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
18' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
28' Jacques Ekomie has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
33' James Beadle, a England goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wrexham AFC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Roberts. He replaces Demarai Gray on 46 minute.
50' Birmingham City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 50.
54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Callum Doyle makes it 1-1.
59' Patrick Roberts has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 206 appearances.
63' GOAL! Phil Neumann fires home to make it 1-2!
68' Wrexham AFC is showing some good football. However, Wrexham AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
71' It is a substitution in Wrexham AFC team. Nathan Broadhead is replaced by Sam Smith on 71 minute.
74' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Seung-Ho Paik on, Jay Stansfield off on 74 minutes.
79' Wrexham AFC ring the changes. Kieffer Moore has done his job and it is now time for Bailey Cadamarteri to step up.
82' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. August Priske departs to be replaced by Luis Vazquez.
87' Wrexham AFC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
90' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Dael Fry comes on to replace Carlos Vicente.
90' Wrexham AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
Wrexham AFC will have plenty to reflect on. Birmingham City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wrexham AFC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

19
Kieffer Moore ↓ Bailey Cadamarteri 79'
8
Ben Whiteman
27
Lewis O'Brien
26
Zak Vyner
20
Oliver Rathbone
5
Dominic Hyam
22
Anthony Patterson
33
Nathan Broadhead ↓ Sam Smith 71'
2
Callum Doyle ↓ Josh Windass 71'
3
Jacques Ekomie ↓ Ryan Longman 71'
30
Danny Imray ↓ Issa Kabore 71'

Bench

21
Danny Ward
37
Matty James
24
Dan Scarr
10
Josh Windass ↑ 71'
28
Sam Smith ↑ 71'
12
Issa Kabore ↑ 71'
4
Max Cleworth
47
Ryan Longman ↑ 71'
11
Bailey Cadamarteri ↑ 79'

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Demarai Gray ↓ Patrick Roberts 46'
26
Bright Osayi-Samuel ↓ Ethan Laird 90'
5
Phil Neumann
24
Tomoki Iwata
20
Alex Cochrane
28
Jay Stansfield ↓ Seung-Ho Paik 74'
4
Christoph Klarer
1
James Beadle
14
Jhon Solis
9
August Priske ↓ Luis Vazquez 82'
7
Carlos Vicente ↓ Dael Fry 90'

Bench

23
Dael Fry ↑ 90'
21
Ryan Allsop
33
Marvin Ducksch
16
Patrick Roberts ↑ 46'
11
Scott Wright
2
Ethan Laird ↑ 90'
32
Luis Vazquez ↑ 82'
8
Seung-Ho Paik ↑ 74'
25
Kristoffer Lund

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	2
Phil Neumann	2
Christoph Klarer	1
Carlos Vicente	1
Tomoki Iwata	1
Jack Marriott	1
Lyndon Dykes	1
Oliver Rathbone	1

Head to Head

Wrexham AFC Form

2026-08-28 Wrexham AFC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2026-08-22 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-08-17 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2026-05-02 Wrexham AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-26 Coventry City FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC L 2026-04-21 Oxford United FC 0–1 Wrexham AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-08-28 Wrexham AFC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-08-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2026-05-02 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.02 Wrexham AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wrexham AFC26% Draw28% Birmingham City FC46%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Wrexham AFC or Draw

54%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

74%

Wrexham AFC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wrexham AFC19% Draw48% Birmingham City FC33%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

11%

0 – 0

10%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

8.8%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

2 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Wrexham AFC

Handicap	Wrexham AFC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	23%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Wrexham AFC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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