Championship · Matchweek 2 · Aug 22

Birmingham - Bristol City

Birmingham and Bristol City drew 2-2 in Championship (Matchweek 2). Goals: S. Tickle (OG) 42'; D. Gray (P) 90+5'; S. Twine 33'; D. Ballard 85'.

🏟 St. Andrew's Stadium Birmingham 👤 Referee: Will Finnie, England
Key events
32' 🟨 B. Osayi-SamuelYellow card Birmingham
33' ⚽ S. Twine(0 - 1) Bristol City
42' ⚽ S. Tickle (OG)(1 - 1) Birmingham
78' 🟨 P. RobertsYellow card Birmingham
85' ⚽ D. Ballard(1 - 2) · Assist: R. Cardines Bristol City
90+5' ⚽ D. Gray (P)(2 - 2) Birmingham
90+7' 🟨 J. KnightYellow card Bristol City
Quick stats
%63 Possession %37
1.07 Expected goals (xG) 1.50
4 Total shots 11
1 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 6
0 Blocked shots 2
2 Shots inside box 10
2 Shots outside box 1
2 Saves 0
Match timeline
First half
B. Osayi-SamuelYellow card🟨
32'
33'
⚽S. Twine(0 - 1)
S. Tickle (OG)(1 - 1)⚽
42'
HT 1 - 1
B. Osayi-Samuel ↔ E. LairdSubstitution🔁
46'
Paik Seung-Ho ↔ P. RobertsSubstitution🔁
62'
C. Vicente ↔ D. GraySubstitution🔁
63'
65'
🔁L. Tolaj ↔ D. BallardSubstitution
65'
🔁J. Wallace ↔ T. HorvatSubstitution
71'
🔁J. Williams ↔ G. YahSubstitution
71'
🔁S. Twine ↔ S. GreenwoodSubstitution
P. RobertsYellow card🟨
78'
A. Priske ↔ L. VazquezSubstitution🔁
79'
J. Stansfield ↔ M. DuckschSubstitution🔁
84'
85'
⚽D. Ballard(1 - 2) · Assist: R. Cardines
90+1'
🔁Y. Hirakawa ↔ R. AtkinsonSubstitution
D. Gray (P)(2 - 2)⚽
90+5'
90+7'
🟨J. KnightYellow card
FT 2 - 2
Match statsBirmingham · Bristol City
Key stats
%63 Possession %37
1.07 Expected goals (xG) 1.50
Shots
4 Total shots 11
1 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 6
0 Blocked shots 2
2 Shots inside box 10
2 Shots outside box 1
2 Saves 0
Attacking
115 Attacks 79
57 Dangerous attacks 27
Passing
364 Total passes 211
272 Accurate passes 135
%75 Pass accuracy %64
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
10 Fouls 7
11 Free kicks 13
30 Throw-ins 19
10 Goal kicks 9
Cards
1 Yellow cards 0
1 1st-half cards 0
1 2nd-half cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 1
2 1st-half corners 1
5 2nd-half corners 2
Penalties
1 Penalties won 0
1 Penalty goals 0
LineupsBirmingham 4-2-3-1Bristol City 4-2-3-1
Birmingham · Bench
Coach: Chris Davies
Bristol City · Bench
Coach: Roy Hodgson
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2020–2026
Birmingham 6
Dec 5who was on topApr 25
Bristol City 3
6 Birmingham 1 draw 3 Bristol City
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.5goals / match
15–10total 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
%10 Over 3.5 1/10
%30 BTTS 3/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Birmingham at home5 matches
3W 1D 1L 8:4
Bristol City at home5 matches
2W 0D 3L 6:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
7Birminghamin the table14pts
9matches 3-5-1W-D-L 13:11goals +2diff
WDWLD
10Bristol Cityin the table14pts
9matches 4-2-3W-D-L 12:13goals -1diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Apr 25 Birmingham 2-1 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 · 1.07 xG +0.93
Bristol City2 gol · 1.50 xG +0.50
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Birmingham dominated the ball63% possession
Bristol City took more shots11 - 4
THE REFEREE12 matches on record
Will Finnie
Strictness47 TEMPO40
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 13.1 -2.1
Fouls 1720.1 -3.1
Goals 42.3 +1.7
Corners 710.2 -3.2
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.4 +0.6
Shots 4.014.0 -10.0
On target 1.05.3 -4.3
Possession %63%49 +14.3
Corners 5.06.7 -1.7
Cards 1.02.4 -1.4
Conceded 2.01.1 +0.9
this matchseason average · 7 matches
Goals 2.01.2 +0.8
Shots 11.013.7 -2.7
On target 3.03.8 -0.8
Possession %37%42 -5.5
Corners 2.04.8 -2.8
Cards 0.01.8 -1.8
Conceded 2.01.5 +0.5
this matchseason average · 6 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Scott Twine 7.90
Starting XI
1 James Beadle G · 70' 7.30
Saves2Duels won1/1Passes28 · %9
5 Phil Neumann D · 70' 6.70
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won4/7Fouls won2Fouls1Passes47 · %41
4 Christoph Klarer D · 70' · K 6.60
Interceptions1Duels won4/10Fouls2Passes54 · %47
24 Tomoki Iwata M · 70' 6.60
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/6Passes41 · %33
14 Jhon Solís M · 70' 6.60
Blocks1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes43 · %36
9 August Priske F · 70' 6.60
Duels won6/17Fouls won1Fouls1Passes13 · %2
8 Seung Ho Paik M · 62' 6.50
Key pass1Offside1Passes24 · %22
20 Alex Cochrane D · 70' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Duels won3/5Passes40 · %27
28 Jay Stansfield M · 70' 6.30
Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/9Fouls won1Passes16 · %10
7 Carlos Vicente M · 62' 6.20
Blocks1Fouls2Passes19 · %17
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel D · 45' 6.00
Duels won3/5Fouls won2Fouls1Passes26 · %16
Substitutes
10 Demarai Gray F · 8' 6.70
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/1Passes5 · %5
2 Ethan Laird D · 25' 6.50
Fouls2Passes6 · %6
16 Patrick Roberts M · 8' 6.30
Passes2 · %1
Unused: Luis VázquezKanya FujimotoDael FryKristoffer LundRyan AllsopMarvin Ducksch
Starting XI
10 Scott Twine M · 70' 7.90
Goals1On target2/3Tackles1Duels won2/5Fouls won1Passes10 · %8
16 Rob Dickie D · 70' 7.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Interceptions3Duels won12/16Fouls won3Fouls1Passes37 · %24
21 Rio Cardines D · 70' 7.00
Key pass2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Passes20 · %11
12 Jason Knight M · 70' · K 6.90
Key pass1Interceptions1Fouls1Passes18 · %14
19 George Tanner D · 70' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions3Duels won3/8Fouls1Passes19 · %14
7 Yu Hirakawa M · 70' 6.70
Key pass4Tackles1Duels won5/11Fouls won3Fouls2Passes9 · %8
17 Jed Wallace M · 65' 6.70
On target1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won2/5Offside1Passes11 · %6
2 Lisav Naif Eissat D · 70' 6.60
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won9/10Passes26 · %12
1 Sam Tickle G · 70' 6.30
Duels won1/1Passes25 · %15
8 Joe Williams M · 70' 6.30
Interceptions1Duels won1/1Passes24 · %14
9 Lorent Tolaj F · 65' 5.90
Duels won2/8Fouls won2Fouls2Passes9 · %6
Substitutes
14 Tomi Horvat M · 5'
Tackles1Duels won2/3Passes2 · %2
23 Dominic Ballard F · 5'
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/2Passes1 · %1
Unused: Brad CollinsNoah EileRobert AtkinsonGibson YahSam GreenwoodSam BellEmil Riis Jacobsen
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%62) ✗
Birmingham %62 Draw %13 Bristol City %25
1.99Birmingham xPuan
0.88Bristol City xPuan
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Form
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