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Referee: L Doughty
Birmingham
U S S S S
1–3
Full-time
Cardiff
U U T T S

Retrospective analysis — the model is trained only on matches played before this one.

⚠️ One of the teams has played few league matches recently (e.g. newly promoted). The analysis is therefore more uncertain than usual, and we give no recommendations for this match.
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Team trends

Birmingham Cardiff
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 42%
67%
17%
Points per game
2,2
0,8
Over 2.5 Ø 67%
33%
100%
Both score Ø 67%
50%
83%
Average goals
2,2
3,3
Scored
1,5
1,3
Conceded
0,7
2,0
Goal diff per game
+0,8
-0,7
xG created Pro
xG conceded Pro
xG diff Pro
This season — League Cup · 1/1 matches
Win Ø 50%
100%
0%
Points per game
3,0
1,0
Over 2.5 Ø 50%
0%
100%
Both score Ø 50%
0%
100%
Average goals
2,0
4,0
Scored
2,0
2,0
Conceded
0,0
2,0
Goal diff per game
+2,0
+0,0
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Match stats

Half-time score: 0–1

30% Possession 70%
9 Shots 13
3 Shots on target 6
3 Blocked shots 3
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
2 Corners 9
0 Offside 2
17 Free kicks against 6
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
The table before the match Birmingham 13. · Cardiff 31.
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Bristol City 1 1 0 0 +4 3
2 Reading 1 1 0 0 +4 3
3 Swansea 2 1 0 1 +2 3
4 Portsmouth 1 1 0 0 +2 3
5 Newport County 1 1 0 0 +2 3
6 Gillingham 1 1 0 0 +2 3
7 Ipswich 1 1 0 0 +2 3
8 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 +2 3
9 Plymouth 1 1 0 0 +2 3
10 Wycombe 1 1 0 0 +2 3
11 Leicester 1 1 0 0 +2 3
12 Lincoln 1 1 0 0 +2 3
13 Birmingham 1 1 0 0 +2 3
14 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 +2 3
15 Blackburn 1 1 0 0 +1 3
16 Bournemouth 1 1 0 0 +1 3
17 Middlesbrough 1 1 0 0 +1 3
18 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 +1 3
19 Leeds 1 1 0 0 +1 3
20 Doncaster 1 1 0 0 +1 3
21 Stoke 1 1 0 0 +1 3
22 Exeter City 1 1 0 0 +1 3
23 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 +1 3
24 Norwich 1 1 0 0 +1 3
25 Bolton 1 1 0 0 +1 3
26 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 +1 3
27 Barnsley 1 0 1 0 +0 1
28 Tranmere 1 0 1 0 +0 1
29 Preston 1 0 1 0 +0 1
30 Salford City 1 0 1 0 +0 1
31 Cardiff 1 0 1 0 +0 1
32 Colchester 1 0 1 0 +0 1
33 Sutton Utd 1 0 1 0 +0 1
34 Cambridge United 1 0 1 0 +0 1
35 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 +0 1
36 Crewe 1 0 1 0 +0 1
37 Sheffield Weds 1 0 1 0 +0 1
38 Stockport County 1 0 1 0 +0 1
39 Rotherham 1 0 1 0 +0 1
40 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 +0 1
41 Peterborough 1 0 1 0 +0 1
42 Swindon Town 1 0 1 0 +0 1
43 Accrington ST 1 0 1 0 +0 1
44 Bradford 1 0 1 0 +0 1
45 Stevenage 1 0 1 0 +0 1
46 Watford 1 0 1 0 +0 1
47 Wrexham 1 0 1 0 +0 1
48 Wigan 1 0 1 0 +0 1
49 Walsall 1 0 0 1 -1 0
50 Huddersfield 1 0 0 1 -1 0
51 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 -1 0
52 Shrewsbury 1 0 0 1 -1 0
53 Hull 1 0 0 1 -1 0
54 West Brom 1 0 0 1 -1 0
55 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 -1 0
56 Coventry 1 0 0 1 -1 0
57 QPR 1 0 0 1 -1 0
58 Barrow 1 0 0 1 -1 0
59 Carlisle 1 0 0 1 -1 0
60 Forest Green 1 0 0 1 -2 0
61 Charlton 1 0 0 1 -2 0
62 Southampton 1 0 0 1 -2 0
63 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 -2 0
64 Derby 1 0 0 1 -2 0
65 Leyton Orient 1 0 0 1 -2 0
66 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 1 -2 0
67 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 -2 0
68 Notts County 1 0 0 1 -2 0
69 Cheltenham 1 0 0 1 -2 0
70 Grimsby 1 0 0 1 -2 0
71 Northampton 1 0 0 1 -3 0
72 Oxford 1 0 0 1 -4 0
73 Millwall 1 0 0 1 -4 0

Calculated from our results data. “xG +/−” is expected goal difference — a positive number with a low league position suggests an undervalued team. Ties on points are sorted by goal difference; some leagues use other rules.

Match report

Birmingham Cardiff
3′
R. Colwill 0–1
K. Ahearne-Grant
23′
🟨 Andy Rinomhota
Marcel Oakley 🟨
35′
Half-time 0–1
K. Miyoshi 🔁
↦ G. Hall
46′
50′
🟨 Kion Etete
Lukas Jutkiewicz 🟥
56′
60′
🔁 K. Evans
↦ K. Ahearne-Grant
M. Roberts 🔁
↦ K. Long
66′
S. Cosgrove 🔁
↦ I. Šunjić
66′
S. Hogan 🔁
↦ J. Stansfield
67′
68′
R. Wintle 0–2
R. Colwill
1–2 S. Hogan
M. Emmanuel
70′
72′
🔁 M. McGuinness
↦ P. Ng
72′
🔁 C. Ashford
↦ R. Wintle
Sam Cosgrove 🟨
76′
G. Gardner 🔁
↦ J. Bacuna
77′
87′
🔁 I. Ugbo
↦ O. Tanner
93′
🟨 Mahlon Romeo
94′
K. Etete 1–3
K. Evans
Full-time 1–3

Line-ups

Birmingham

4-4-2
1 N. Etheridge G
24 M. Oakley D
5 D. Sanderson D
26 K. Long D
23 M. Emmanuel D
19 J. James M
7 J. Bacuna M
34 I. Šunjić M
35 G. Hall M
28 J. Stansfield F
10 L. Jutkiewicz F
Bench (9)
11 K. Miyoshi
4 M. Roberts
16 S. Cosgrove
9 S. Hogan
20 G. Gardner
48 B. Mayo
3 L. Buchanan
49 R. Donovan
27 B. Khela

Coach: J. Eustace

Cardiff

5-3-2
13 R. Rúnarsson G
32 O. Tanner D
2 M. Romeo D
18 E. Adams D
38 P. Ng D
16 K. Ahearne-Grant D
19 R. Sawyers M
6 R. Wintle M
35 A. Rinomhota M
27 R. Colwill F
9 K. Etete F
Bench (9)
25 K. Evans
5 M. McGuinness
45 C. Ashford
12 I. Ugbo
21 J. Alnwick
37 V. Campbell
43 J. Semenyo
34 J. Colwill
46 M. Wigley

Coach: E. Bulut

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

Over/under goals
O1,5 ✓
O2,5 ✓
O3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja ✓
BLS nei

Referee

L Doughty · 109 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
4,2 / match
Above average
⚽ Free kicks
22,5 / match
Average

🟥 Red cards: 0,14 per match

The analysis is a statistical estimate based on the teams' results and underlying performances (xG) — not a guarantee. See the model's results.