Birmingham vs Coventry
Ref: James Linington, EnglandSt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Birmingham beat Coventry 3–2 in their Championship fixture. Ducksch, Koumas, and Ducksch scored for Birmingham; Eccles and Simms replied for Coventry. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.27 for Birmingham versus 1.33 for Coventry. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Coventry are 1st.
First Half
⚽
Ducksch
Assist: Wagner
8'
⚽
Eccles
Assist: Mason-Clark
⚽
Koumas
Assist: Roberts
Ducksch
Yellow Card
Second Half
Wagner
Yellow Card
60'
⚽
Simms
Assist: Rudoni
⚽
Ducksch
Assist: Roberts
⇄
Koumas
67'
⇄
Sakamoto
⇄
Wagner
⇄
Roberts
⇄
Ducksch
86'
Eccles
Yellow Card
Beadle
Yellow Card
89'
⇄
Eccles
⇄
Stansfield
90+5'
Thomas
Red Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BirminghamCoventry
3Won
Statistical edge
3–13
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.27VS1.33
Attack0 · 6 won
9
Shots
17
4
Shots on target
6
6
Shots in the box
11
3
Shots outside box
6
2
Shots off goal
9
2
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
24%
Possession
76%
170
Total passes
514
83
Accurate passes
428
49%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 3 won
13
Fouls
8
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
2
-1.05
Goals prevented
-1.05
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Coventry
4-1-4-1Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5P. NeumannD
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 30L. KoumasM
- 31K. WagnerD
- 33M. DuckschF
Substitutes
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 11S. WrightF
- 18W. WillumssonM
- 21R. AllsopG
- 23A. SampstedD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 40M. MazwiM
- 41E. CashinD
- 42D. IsicheiM
Coventry
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 5J. RudoniM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 28J. EcclesM
Substitutes
- 11H. WrightF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 33Miguel BrauD
- 41Callum PerryD
- 50George ShepherdM
- 54Kai AndrewsM
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 72 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 72 | 7.7 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Lewis Koumas | M | 65 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/5 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Robinson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tomoki Iwata(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Wagner | D | 71 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Menzi Mazwi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Scott Wright | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Isichei | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Eccles | M | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Ellis Simms | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jack Rudoni | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| George Shepherd | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Perry | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haji Wright | F | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kai Andrews | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |