Birmingham vs Portsmouth
Ref: Andrew Kitchen, EnglandSt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Birmingham beat Portsmouth 4–0 in their Championship fixture. Paik Seung-Ho, Iwata, Klarer, and Anderson scored for Birmingham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.11 for Birmingham versus 0.23 for Portsmouth. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Portsmouth are 18th.
First Half
⚽
Paik Seung-Ho
Assist: Cochrane
Klarer
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Roberts
53'
⇄
Bowat
53'
⇄
Yang Min-Hyeok
53'
⇄
Kirk
⚽
Iwata
Assist: Doyle
⇄
Ducksch
60'
Williams
Yellow Card
⚽
Klarer
Assist: Cochrane
67'
⇄
Swift
⇄
Stansfield
⇄
Gray
82'
⇄
Matthews
⚽
Anderson
Assist: Iwata
⇄
Iwata
90+2'
Murphy
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 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BirminghamPortsmouth
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.11VS0.23
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
5
7
Shots on target
0
13
Shots in the box
2
6
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
3
9
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
339
Total passes
465
252
Accurate passes
359
74%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 1 won
12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
6
Blocked shots
2
-0.63
Goals prevented
-0.63
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 10D. GrayM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 20A. CochraneD
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 33M. DuckschF
Substitutes
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 12M. LeonardM
- 14K. AndersonM
- 17L. DykesF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 30L. KoumasF
- 41E. CashinD
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 5R. PooleD
- 7M. PackM
- 8J. SwiftM
- 14H. MatthewsD
- 17I. BowatD
- 18M. KosznovszkyM
- 21A. DozzellM
- 25M. KirkF
- 26J. BursikG
- 47Yang Min-HyeokM
Substitutes
- 4J. KnightD
- 9C. BishopF
- 11F. BianchiniF
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 22Z. SwansonD
- 23J. MurphyM
- 24T. DevlinM
- 30B. KillipG
- 36C. ChaplinF
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 89 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Alex Cochrane | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 58 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 45 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Demarai Gray | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 77 | 5.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Leonard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keshi Anderson | M | 45 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Lewis Koumas | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 32 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Bursik | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Pack(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Márk Kosznovszky | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Ibane Bowat | D | 53 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makenzie Kirk | F | 53 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Swift | M | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Hayden Matthews | D | 82 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yang Min-hyeok | M | 53 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Williams | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Killip | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Bianchini | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Devlin | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Knight | D | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Colby Bishop | F | 37 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Murphy | M | 37 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Conor Chaplin | F | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Zak Swanson | D | 37 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |