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Championship · Matchweek 31 · Feb 7

Birmingham - Leicester

Birmingham beat Leicester 2-1 in Championship (Matchweek 31). Goals: I. Osman 3'; J. Stansfield 67'; I. Fatawu 21'.

BirminghamHOME Birmingham
2 - 1
FT
LeicesterAWAY Leicester
I. Osman 3'J. Stansfield 67'
⚽
I. Fatawu 21'
🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park 👤 Referee: J. Busby
Key events
3' ⚽ I. Osman(1 - 0) Birmingham
5' 🟨 J. AriboYellow card Leicester
21' ⚽ I. Fatawu(1 - 1) Leicester
32' 🟥 B. De Cordova-ReidRed card Leicester
67' ⚽ J. Stansfield(2 - 1) · Assist: M. Ducksch Birmingham
84' 🟨 A. BegovicYellow card Leicester
Quick stats
%71 Possession %29
2.30 Expected goals (xG) 0.80
1.90 Pre-match xG 1.22
21 Total shots 6
6 Shots on target 2
11 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 1
16 Shots inside box 5
5 Shots outside box 1
1 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
I. Osman(1 - 0)⚽
3'
5'
🟨J. AriboYellow card
21'
⚽I. Fatawu(1 - 1)
32'
🟥B. De Cordova-ReidRed card
HT 1 - 1
46'
🔁S. Mavididi ↔ H. WinksSubstitution
P. Neumann ↔ B. Osayi-SamuelSubstitution🔁
63'
C. Vicente ↔ P. RobertsSubstitution🔁
63'
T. Iwata ↔ T. DoyleSubstitution🔁
63'
J. Stansfield(2 - 1) · Assist: M. Ducksch⚽
67'
71'
🔁J. Lascelles ↔ O. AlukoSubstitution
J. Stansfield ↔ A. PriskeSubstitution🔁
75'
77'
🔁P. Daka ↔ J. AyewSubstitution
77'
🔁I. Fatawu ↔ D. RichardsSubstitution
77'
🔁J. Aribo ↔ D. MukasaSubstitution
84'
🟨A. BegovicYellow card
FT 2 - 1
Match statsBirmingham · Leicester
Key stats
%71 Possession %29
2.30 Expected goals (xG) 0.80
1.90 Pre-match xG 1.22
Shots
21 Total shots 6
6 Shots on target 2
11 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 1
16 Shots inside box 5
5 Shots outside box 1
1 Saves 4
Attacking
98 Attacks 63
79 Dangerous attacks 29
Passing
490 Total passes 211
426 Accurate passes 136
%87 Pass accuracy %64
Set pieces & discipline
10 Corners 1
3 Offsides 1
9 Fouls 8
10 Free kicks 11
26 Throw-ins 21
8 Goal kicks 11
Cards
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
0 1st-half cards 2
0 2nd-half cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 0
7 1st-half corners 1
3 2nd-half corners 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD4 meetings · 2023–2025
Birmingham 0
Dec 18who was on topAug 29
Leicester 4
0 Birmingham 0 draw 4 Leicester
Leicester won the last 4
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.2goals / match
3–10total goals
0/2clean sheets
3-0Leicester best win · Jan 27
%100 Over 1.5 4/4
%75 Over 2.5 3/4
%25 Over 3.5 1/4
%50 BTTS 2/4
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Birmingham at home1 matches
0W 0D 1L 2:3
Leicester at home3 matches
3W 0D 0L 7:1
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
10Birminghamin the table64pts
46matches 17-13-16W-D-L 57:56goals +1diff
DWWDW
23Leicesterin the table46pts
46matches 12-16-18W-D-L 58:68goals -10diff
WDDLL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 29 Leicester 2-0 Birmingham Championship
Apr 6 Leicester 2-1 Birmingham Championship
Jan 27 Leicester 3-0 Birmingham FA Cup
Dec 18 Birmingham 2-3 Leicester Championship
xG difference & finishing
Birmingham2 gol · 2.30 xG -0.30
Leicester1 gol · 0.80 xG +0.20
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Birmingham dominated the ball71% possession
Birmingham took more shots21 - 6
Leicester struggled to stay disciplined2 yellow, 1 red
THE REFEREE24 matches on record
John Busby
Strictness54 TEMPO54
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 33.8 -0.8
Fouls 1720.0 -3.0
Goals 32.8 +0.2
Corners 1111.2 -0.2
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.2 +0.8
Shots 21.012.9 +8.1
On target 6.03.9 +2.1
Possession %71%53 +17.5
Corners 10.05.5 +4.5
Cards 0.03.8 -3.8
Conceded 1.01.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 1.01.3 -0.3
Shots 6.011.9 -5.9
On target 2.03.8 -1.8
Possession %29%52 -23.3
Corners 1.05.0 -4.0
Cards 3.01.8 +1.2
Conceded 2.01.5 +0.5
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Kai Wagner 7.70
Starting XI
31 Kai Wagner D · 84' 7.70
Key pass6Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/6Fouls won1Passes66 · %59
8 Seung-Ho Paik M · 84' 7.50
On target1/1Tackles1Duels won4/7Fouls won2Fouls1Passes49 · %45
4 Christoph Klarer D · 84' · K 7.50
Duels won7/10Passes88 · %81
17 Ibrahim Osman M · 84' 7.30
Goals1On target1/3Tackles1Duels won5/12Fouls won2Fouls1Offside1Passes28 · %20
14 Jhon Solís M · 63' 7.20
On target1/1Dribbles1/1Tackles3Blocks1Duels won7/12Fouls won2Fouls2Passes34 · %29
28 Jay Stansfield M · 75' 7.20
Goals1On target1/2Key pass2Tackles1Duels won2/6Passes7 · %3
23 Carlos Vicente M · 62' 7.20
On target1/2Key pass3Tackles1Duels won3/3Fouls won1Passes20 · %17
25 James Beadle G · 84' 7.00
Saves1Interceptions1Duels won2/2Passes33 · %25
5 Phil Neumann D · 62' 6.90
Key pass1Dribbles2/2Interceptions2Duels won5/9Offside1Passes49 · %43
33 Marvin Ducksch F · 84' 6.70
Assist1On target1/5Key pass3Offside1Passes21 · %19
24 Tomoki Iwata D · 84' 5.90
Interceptions1Fouls3Passes49 · %41
Substitutes
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel D · 22' 6.70
Fouls1Passes12 · %12
29 August Priske F · 9' 6.30
16 Patrick Roberts M · 22' 6.30
Passes15 · %14
7 Tommy Doyle M · 21' 6.20
Fouls2Passes19 · %18
Unused: Briar BatemanKyogo FuruhashiKanya FujimotoJonathan PanzoRyan Allsop
Starting XI
7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku M · 77' 7.50
Goals1On target1/3Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/8Fouls won1Passes14 · %8
24 Jamaal Lascelles D · 71' 7.20
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won5/6Passes34 · %28
4 Benjamin Nelson D · 84' 7.00
Blocks2Duels won2/4Passes17 · %14
10 Stephy Mavididi M · 45' 6.70
Dribbles1/1Duels won4/5Fouls won3Passes8 · %6
22 Oliver Skipp M · 84' 6.60
Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won6/9Fouls won2Fouls1Passes17 · %11
20 Patson Daka F · 77' 6.20
Duels won8/19Fouls won1Fouls2Passes12 · %5
18 Joe Aribo M · 77' 6.20
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/8Fouls1Passes19 · %15
31 Asmir Begović G · 84' 6.20
Saves4Passes29 · %9
21 Ricardo Pereira D · 84' · K 6.20
Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes22 · %14
33 Luke Thomas D · 84' 6.00
Key pass1Duels won2/6Fouls won2Fouls1Passes18 · %9
14 Bobby Decordova-Reid M · 32' 5.30
On target1/1Fouls2Offside1Passes8 · %6
Substitutes
8 Harry Winks M · 39' 6.70
Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes8 · %7
56 Olabade Aluko D · 13' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes1
9 Jordan Ayew F · 7'
Passes2 · %2
29 Divine Mukasa M · 7'
Passes2 · %2
12 Dujuan Richards F · 7'
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/1
Unused: Jakub StolarczykJeremy MongaLouis PageVictor Kristiansen
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%49) ✓
Birmingham %49 Draw %28 Leicester %23
1.75Birmingham xPuan
0.97Leicester xPuan
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