Birmingham vs Stoke City
Ref: J. BellSt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Birmingham and Stoke City drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Iwata scored for Birmingham; Neumann replied for Stoke City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.03 for Birmingham versus 0.36 for Stoke City. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Stoke City are 17th.
First Half
⚽
Iwata
Assist: Stansfield
Second Half
⇄
Osman
⇄
Doyle
Stansfield
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Bae Jun-Ho
68'
⇄
Bocat
71'
⚽
Neumann (OG)
80'
Cissé
Yellow Card
⇄
Ducksch
89'
⇄
Rigo
⇄
Roberts
| # | 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 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BirminghamStoke City
7Won
Statistical edge
7–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.03VS0.36
Attack4 · 0 won
18
Shots
7
5
Shots on target
1
14
Shots in the box
3
4
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
303
Total passes
365
204
Accurate passes
265
67%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
8
Blocked shots
3
-0.07
Goals prevented
-0.07
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 17I. OsmanM
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 31K. WagnerD
- 33M. DuckschF
Substitutes
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 11S. WrightF
- 18W. WillumssonM
- 21R. AllsopG
- 22J. SolisM
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 29A. PriskeF
- 40M. MazwiM
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7S. ThomasD
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 2Sydney AginaM
- 3A. CresswellD
- 4B. PearsonM
- 34F. FieldingG
- 41Jaden DixonD
- 46William SmithM
- 47J. GriffinD
- 55Ruben CurlyM
- 56F. FawunmiF
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Kai Wagner | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/8 |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 57 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Osman | M | 56 | 6.6 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 81 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Wright | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Menzi Mazwi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| August Priske | F | 34 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jhon Solís | M | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | 68 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Steven N'Zonzi(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Million Manhoef | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Tommy Simkin | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 89 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Frank Fielding | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Smith | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Griffin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Curley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Dixon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydney Agina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Favour Fawunmi | F | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |