Birmingham vs Leicester
Ref: J. BusbySt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Birmingham beat Leicester 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Osman and Stansfield scored for Birmingham; Fatawu replied for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.44 for Birmingham versus 0.30 for Leicester. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
⚽
Osman
5'
Aribo
Yellow Card
21'
⚽
Fatawu
32'
De Cordova-Reid
Red Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Mavididi
⇄
Neumann
⇄
Vicente
⇄
Solis
⚽
Stansfield
Assist: Ducksch
71'
⇄
Lascelles
⇄
Stansfield
77'
⇄
Aribo
77'
⇄
Fatawu
77'
⇄
Daka
84'
Begović
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BirminghamLeicester
13Won
Statistical edge
13–3
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.44VS0.30
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
7
6
Shots on target
2
16
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
1
12
Shots off goal
4
10
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
73%
Possession
27%
577
Total passes
224
495
Accurate passes
139
86%
Pass accuracy
62%
Discipline2 · 2 won
11
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
1
-1.21
Goals prevented
-1.21
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 14J. SolisM
- 17I. OsmanM
- 23Carlos VicenteM
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 31K. WagnerD
- 33M. DuckschF
Substitutes
- 7T. DoyleM
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 16P. RobertsM
- 21R. AllsopG
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 29A. PriskeF
- 37J. PanzoD
- 39B. BatemanF
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4B. NelsonD
- 7A. FatawuM
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 18J. AriboM
- 20P. DakaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 24J. LascellesD
- 31A. BegovićG
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 8H. WinksM
- 9J. AyewF
- 12D. RichardsF
- 16V. KristiansenD
- 25L. PageM
- 28J. MongaM
- 29D. MukasaM
- 56O. AlukoD
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Wagner | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Ibrahim Osman | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jhon Solís | M | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Carlos Vicente | M | 62 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 75 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Phil Neumann | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Briar Bateman | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| August Priske | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 77 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | D | 71 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Aribo | M | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Patson Daka | F | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 32 | 5.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Victor Kristiansen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olabade Aluko | D | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Winks | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Divine Mukasa | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dujuan Richards | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |