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Championship · Matchweek 5 · Sep 13

Stoke City - Birmingham

Stoke City beat Birmingham 1-0 in Championship (Matchweek 5). Goals: B. Lawal 21'.

Stoke CityHOME Stoke City
1 - 0
FT
BirminghamAWAY Birmingham
B. Lawal 21'
⚽
🏟 Bet365 Stadium 👤 Referee: M. Salisbury
Key events
21' ⚽ B. Lawal(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Cresswell Stoke City
77' 🟨 Junior TchamadeuYellow card Stoke City
80' 🟨 Ben PearsonYellow card Stoke City
83' 🟨 Sorba ThomasYellow card Stoke City
90+4' 🟨 Bright Osayi-SamuelYellow card Birmingham
Quick stats
%42 Possession %58
1.01 Expected goals (xG) 0.77
1.44 Pre-match xG 1.15
8 Total shots 7
3 Shots on target 0
3 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside box 5
0 Shots outside box 2
0 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
B. Lawal(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Cresswell⚽
21'
HT 1 - 0
59'
🔁E. Laird ↔ B. Osayi-SamuelSubstitution
59'
🔁T. Doyle ↔ M. DuckschSubstitution
60'
🔁P. Roberts ↔ L. KoumasSubstitution
T. Rigo ↔ Bae Jun-HoSubstitution🔁
71'
Junior TchamadeuYellow card🟨
77'
79'
🔁J. Stansfield ↔ K. FuruhashiSubstitution
Ben PearsonYellow card🟨
80'
B. Pearson ↔ T. SekoSubstitution🔁
82'
Sorba ThomasYellow card🟨
83'
84'
🔁P. Neumann ↔ M. LeonardSubstitution
M. Manhoef ↔ L. CisséSubstitution🔁
90'
A. Cresswell ↔ E. BocatSubstitution🔁
90'
90+4'
🟨Bright Osayi-SamuelYellow card
FT 1 - 0
Match statsStoke City · Birmingham
Key stats
%42 Possession %58
1.01 Expected goals (xG) 0.77
1.44 Pre-match xG 1.15
Shots
8 Total shots 7
3 Shots on target 0
3 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside box 5
0 Shots outside box 2
0 Saves 2
Attacking
100 Attacks 77
39 Dangerous attacks 44
Passing
341 Total passes 471
248 Accurate passes 375
%73 Pass accuracy %80
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 3
6 Offsides 1
11 Fouls 11
11 Free kicks 11
24 Throw-ins 24
8 Goal kicks 7
Cards
3 Yellow cards 1
0 1st-half cards 0
3 2nd-half cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
3 1st-half corners 0
2 2nd-half corners 3
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
LineupsStoke City 4-2-3-1Birmingham 4-4-2
1Johansson 3Cresswell 16Wilmot 18Lawal 22Tchamadeu 4Pearson 19Rigo 7Thomas 8Baker 42Manhoef 9Mubama 21Allsop 20Cochrane 4Klarer 5Neumann 2Laird 10Gray 8Seung-Ho 24Iwata 16Roberts 7Doyle 28Stansfield
Stoke City · Bench
29L. Cissé29
13J. Bonham13
14J. Donley14
26A. Phillips26
40M. Talovierov40
11R. Boženík11
10Bae Jun-Ho10
12T. Seko12
17E. Bocat17
Coach: Mark Gordon Robins
Birmingham · Bench
12M. Leonard12
17L. Dykes17
41E. Cashin41
25J. Beadle25
6J. Robinson6
33M. Ducksch33
26B. Osayi-Samuel26
30L. Koumas30
9K. Furuhashi9
Coach: Christopher Paul Davies
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2020–2026
Stoke City 1
Oct 4who was on topJan 24
Birmingham 3
1 Stoke City 5 draw 3 Birmingham
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.2goals / match
9–11total goals
2/3clean sheets
3-1Stoke City best win · Dec 26
2-0Birmingham best win · Apr 10
%78 Over 1.5 7/9
%44 Over 2.5 4/9
%22 Over 3.5 2/9
%67 BTTS 6/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Stoke City at home4 matches
0W 2D 2L 5:7
Birmingham at home5 matches
1W 3D 1L 4:4
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
17Stoke Cityin the table55pts
46matches 15-10-21W-D-L 51:56goals -5diff
LLLLD
10Birminghamin the table64pts
46matches 17-13-16W-D-L 57:56goals +1diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 24 Birmingham 1-1 Stoke City Championship
Jan 20 Stoke City 1-2 Birmingham Championship
Dec 26 Birmingham 1-3 Stoke City Championship
Apr 10 Birmingham 0-0 Stoke City Championship
Nov 5 Stoke City 1-2 Birmingham Championship
Feb 19 Stoke City 2-2 Birmingham Championship
Aug 14 Birmingham 0-0 Stoke City Championship
Apr 10 Birmingham 2-0 Stoke City Championship
xG difference & finishing
Stoke City1 gol · 1.01 xG -0.01
Birmingham0 gol · 0.77 xG -0.77
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Birmingham dominated the ball58% possession
Stoke City took more shots on target3 - 0
THE REFEREE23 matches on record
Michael Salisbury
Strictness46 TEMPO45
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 44.0 +0.0
Fouls 2221.0 +1.0
Goals 13.0 -2.0
Corners 89.7 -1.7
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.1 -0.1
Shots 8.010.8 -2.8
On target 3.03.7 -0.7
Possession %42%52 -10.2
Corners 5.05.8 -0.8
Cards 3.04.6 -1.6
Conceded 0.01.2 -1.2
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 0.01.3 -1.3
Shots 7.013.2 -6.2
On target 0.04.1 -4.1
Possession %58%54 +4.2
Corners 3.05.6 -2.6
Cards 1.03.3 -2.3
Conceded 1.01.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Bosun Lawal 9.00
Starting XI
18 Bosun Lawal D · 90' 9.00
Goals1On target2/4Tackles2Blocks2Duels won8/10Fouls won1Passes45 · %33
42 Million Manhoef M · 89' 7.70
Key pass1Dribbles5/6Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won6/8Fouls1Offside1Passes24 · %19
16 Ben Wilmot D · 90' · K 7.30
Tackles1Duels won3/3Passes35 · %29
3 Aaron Cresswell D · 89' 7.30
Assist1Key pass2Tackles2Duels won2/6Fouls1Offside1Passes38 · %32
4 Ben Pearson M · 82' 7.20
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes41 · %34
22 Junior Tchamadeu D · 90' 6.90
Tackles1Interceptions4Duels won2/5Fouls won1Passes31 · %21
19 Tomáš Rigo M · 71' 6.90
Tackles2Blocks1Duels won5/8Fouls won3Fouls1Passes18 · %12
7 Sorba Thomas M · 90' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won3/11Fouls won1Fouls1Offside2Passes19 · %12
1 Viktor Johansson G · 90' 6.30
Key pass1Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes36 · %17
9 Divin Mubama F · 90' 6.30
On target1/1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won7/16Fouls won3Fouls2Offside1Passes16 · %12
8 Lewis Baker M · 90' 6.20
Key pass1Fouls4Offside1Passes21 · %15
Substitutes
10 Jun-Ho Bae M · 19' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/2Passes10 · %8
12 Tatsuki Seko M · 8' 6.60
Duels won1/1Passes7 · %4
29 Lamine Cissé F · 1'
17 Eric Bocat D · 1'
Unused: Róbert BoženíkJamie DonleyJack BonhamMaksym TalovierovAshley Phillips
Starting XI
24 Tomoki Iwata M · 90' 7.20
Tackles3Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won4/4Fouls won1Passes58 · %46
2 Ethan Laird D · 59' 6.90
Key pass2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/5Fouls won2Passes28 · %23
7 Tommy Doyle F · 59' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won2/3Fouls1Passes21 · %18
4 Christoph Klarer D · 90' · K 6.60
Interceptions1Duels won6/8Passes54 · %46
5 Phil Neumann D · 84' 6.60
Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes57 · %48
20 Alex Cochrane D · 90' 6.50
Tackles3Duels won8/16Fouls won2Fouls1Passes56 · %38
21 Ryan Allsop G · 90' 6.30
Saves2Passes53 · %35
16 Patrick Roberts M · 60' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles2/4Duels won4/11Fouls won2Fouls3Passes17 · %15
8 Seung-Ho Paik M · 90' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won3/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes55 · %49
10 Demarai Gray M · 90' 6.20
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won4/7Fouls2Passes28 · %22
28 Jay Stansfield F · 79' 6.20
Key pass1Fouls1Passes4 · %4
Substitutes
12 Marc Leonard M · 12' 6.90
Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes8 · %8
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel D · 31' 6.90
Dribbles1/3Tackles1Duels won4/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes10 · %8
30 Lewis Koumas F · 30' 6.50
Key pass2Duels won1/4Fouls won1Passes11 · %8
33 Marvin Ducksch F · 31' 6.50
Offside1Passes8 · %5
9 Kyogo Furuhashi F · 11' 6.20
Passes3 · %2
Unused: Eiran Joe CashinJack RobinsonLyndon DykesJames Beadle
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%67) ✓
Stoke City %67 Draw %20 Birmingham %13
2.21Stoke City xPuan
0.59Birmingham xPuan
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