Championship · Matchweek 45 · Apr 25

Birmingham - Bristol City

Birmingham beat Bristol City 2-1 in Championship (Matchweek 45). Goals: P. Neumann 8'; J. E. Solis Romero 29'; T. Horvat (P) 81'.

🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park Birmingham 👤 Referee: R. Jones
Key events
8' ⚽ P. Neumann(1 - 0) · Assist: D. Gray Birmingham
14' 🟨 J. E. Solis RomeroYellow card Birmingham
29' ⚽ J. E. Solis Romero(2 - 0) Birmingham
75' 🟨 D. BurgzorgYellow card Bristol City
81' ⚽ T. Horvat (P)(2 - 1) Bristol City
81' 🟨 J. StansfieldYellow card Birmingham
90+4' 🟨 C. KlarerYellow card Birmingham
Quick stats
%44 Possession %56
1.56 Expected goals (xG) 0.99
1.90 Pre-match xG 1.34
11 Total shots 8
6 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside box 4
3 Shots outside box 4
1 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
P. Neumann(1 - 0) · Assist: D. Gray⚽
8'
J. E. Solis RomeroYellow card🟨
14'
29'
HT 2 - 0
46'
🔁C. Pring ↔ R. DickieSubstitution
J. E. Solis Romero ↔ T. IwataSubstitution🔁
59'
63'
🔁S. Bell ↔ E. RiisSubstitution
63'
🔁S. Morsy ↔ A. RandellSubstitution
D. Gray ↔ T. DoyleSubstitution🔁
70'
B. Osayi-Samuel ↔ E. LairdSubstitution🔁
70'
75'
🟨D. BurgzorgYellow card
77'
🔁D. Burgzorg ↔ S. ArmstrongSubstitution
81'
⚽T. Horvat (P)(2 - 1)
J. StansfieldYellow card🟨
81'
J. Stansfield ↔ A. CochraneSubstitution🔁
85'
C. KlarerYellow card🟨
90+4'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsBirmingham · Bristol City
Key stats
%44 Possession %56
1.56 Expected goals (xG) 0.99
1.90 Pre-match xG 1.34
Shots
11 Total shots 8
6 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside box 4
3 Shots outside box 4
1 Saves 4
Attacking
108 Attacks 92
61 Dangerous attacks 38
Passing
321 Total passes 425
227 Accurate passes 328
%71 Pass accuracy %77
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 5
1 Offsides 2
9 Fouls 7
8 Free kicks 9
22 Throw-ins 16
6 Goal kicks 11
Cards
2 Yellow cards 1
1 1st-half cards 0
2 2nd-half cards 1
By half
2 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 1
1 1st-half corners 4
5 2nd-half corners 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 1
0 Penalty goals 1
LineupsBirmingham 4-2-3-1Bristol City 4-2-3-1
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2020–2026
Birmingham 5
Dec 5who was on topAug 22
Bristol City 3
5 Birmingham 2 draw 3 Bristol City
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.6goals / match
15–11total goals
5/3clean sheets
3-0Birmingham best win · Oct 8
3-0Bristol City best win · Mar 13
%70 Over 1.5 7/10
%60 Over 2.5 6/10
%20 Over 3.5 2/10
%30 BTTS 3/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Birmingham at home5 matches
2W 2D 1L 8:5
Bristol City at home5 matches
2W 0D 3L 6:7
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
12Bristol Cityin the table62pts
46matches 17-11-18W-D-L 59:59goals +0diff
WLDLD
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 22 Birmingham 2-2 Bristol City Championship
Oct 25 Bristol City 1-0 Birmingham Championship
Dec 29 Birmingham 0-0 Bristol City Championship
Aug 19 Bristol City 0-2 Birmingham Championship
Jan 14 Bristol City 4-2 Birmingham Championship
Oct 8 Birmingham 3-0 Bristol City Championship
Mar 5 Bristol City 1-2 Birmingham Championship
Nov 2 Birmingham 3-0 Bristol City Championship
xG difference & finishing
Birmingham2 gol · 1.56 xG +0.44
Bristol City1 gol · 0.99 xG +0.01
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Bristol City dominated the ball56% possession
Birmingham took more shots11 - 8
THE REFEREE33 matches on record
Robert Jones
Strictness50 TEMPO52
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 34.0 -1.0
Fouls 1621.8 -5.8
Goals 32.8 +0.2
Corners 108.1 +1.9
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.2 +0.8
Shots 11.013.1 -2.1
On target 6.03.9 +2.1
Possession %44%54 -10.1
Corners 5.05.6 -0.6
Cards 2.03.3 -1.3
Conceded 1.01.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 1.01.3 -0.3
Shots 8.011.5 -3.5
On target 2.03.8 -1.8
Possession %56%49 +7.2
Corners 5.04.5 +0.5
Cards 1.04.0 -3.0
Conceded 2.01.3 +0.7
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Phil Neumann 8.20
Starting XI
5 Phil Neumann D · 86' 8.20
Goals1On target1/1Tackles3Blocks3Duels won5/7Passes29 · %21
14 Jhon Solís M · 60' 7.30
Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes28 · %23
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel D · 70' 7.00
Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won6/7Fouls won2Passes36 · %27
10 Demarai Gray M · 70' 6.90
Assist1On target1/2Key pass1Passes9 · %9
28 Jay Stansfield M · 85' 6.90
On target2/2Key pass2Dribbles3/3Tackles1Duels won4/10Fouls2Passes14 · %10
4 Christoph Klarer D · 86' · K 6.70
Key pass1Interceptions4Duels won4/9Fouls2Passes37 · %28
23 Carlos Vicente M · 86' 6.60
On target1/2Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/8Fouls won2Passes37 · %28
29 August Priske F · 86' 6.60
Dribbles2/3Tackles1Duels won10/20Fouls won1Fouls2Offside1Passes16 · %7
8 Seung-Ho Paik M · 86' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won1/4Fouls2Passes31 · %26
25 James Beadle G · 86' 6.20
Saves1Tackles1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes23 · %5
31 Kai Wagner D · 86' 6.20
Key pass1Duels won2/6Passes25 · %14
Substitutes
24 Tomoki Iwata M · 26' 6.90
Tackles1Duels won3/3Fouls won1Passes20 · %15
7 Tommy Doyle M · 16' 6.50
Passes9 · %9
2 Ethan Laird D · 16' 6.30
Passes7 · %5
20 Alex Cochrane D · 1'
Unused: Jack RobinsonRyan AllsopKanya FujimotoMarvin DuckschPatrick Roberts
Starting XI
14 Tomi Horvat M · 86' 7.20
Goals1Pen goal1On target1/2Dribbles1/4Tackles1Duels won5/10Fouls won2Passes34 · %29
23 Radek Vitek G · 86' 7.20
Saves4Passes42 · %28
38 Noah Eile D · 86' 6.90
Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won6/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes45 · %37
20 Sam Bell M · 63' 6.50
Tackles2Duels won5/7Passes14 · %7
2 Ross McCrorie D · 86' 6.50
Key pass1Duels won7/9Fouls won2Passes38 · %29
10 Scott Twine M · 86' 6.30
On target1/2Tackles3Duels won3/9Fouls2Passes28 · %22
12 Jason Knight M · 86' · K 6.30
Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes60 · %47
21 Neto Borges D · 86' 6.20
Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won3/7Passes46 · %36
40 Sam Morsy M · 63' 6.20
Tackles2Duels won3/4Passes51 · %43
11 Delano Burgzorg F · 77' 6.20
Duels won3/8Fouls won3Fouls1Offside1Passes9 · %9
3 Cameron Pring D · 45' 5.90
Key pass1Interceptions2Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes14 · %9
Substitutes
16 Robert Dickie D · 41' 6.90
Duels won4/5Passes23 · %16
4 Adam Randell M · 23' 6.70
Duels won1/3Passes12 · %10
30 Sinclair Armstrong F · 9' 6.70
Tackles1Duels won2/4Fouls1Offside1Passes4 · %4
18 Emil Riis Jacobsen F · 23' 6.50
Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes5 · %2
Unused: Lewis ThomasMark SykesSeb NaylorGeorge TannerGeorge Earthy
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%66) ✓
Birmingham %66 Draw %20 Bristol City %14
2.18Birmingham xPuan
0.62Bristol City xPuan
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Form
BirminghamWDWLL
Bristol CityDLDWW
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