Bristol City vs Birmingham
Ref: James Linington, EnglandAshton Gate Stadium, Bristol · 27,000 cap
Match recap
Bristol City beat Birmingham 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Armstrong scored for Bristol City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.27 for Bristol City versus 0.69 for Birmingham. Bristol City sit 12th in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
Twine
Yellow Card
⚽
Armstrong
Assist: Atkinson
Second Half
⇄
McCrorie
61'
⇄
Anderson
61'
⇄
Roberts
62'
⇄
Stansfield
66'
Iwata
Yellow Card
Mehmeti
Yellow Card
⇄
Armstrong
75'
⇄
Doyle
84'
⇄
Neumann
⇄
Mehmeti
⇄
Neto Borges
⇄
Twine
| # | 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 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bristol CityBirmingham
0Won
Statistical edge
0–12
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.27VS0.69
Attack0 · 5 won
5
Shots
13
1
Shots on target
1
3
Shots in the box
5
2
Shots outside box
8
3
Shots off goal
7
0
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
29%
Possession
71%
274
Total passes
688
212
Accurate passes
597
77%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline0 · 2 won
9
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Blocked shots
5
-0.76
Goals prevented
-0.76
Bristol City
3-4-2-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Bristol City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 4A. RandellM
- 5R. AtkinsonD
- 10S. TwineF
- 11A. MehmetiF
- 14Z. VynerM
- 16R. DickieD
- 19G. TannerD
- 21Neto BorgesM
- 23R. VítekG
- 30S. ArmstrongF
Substitutes
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 9F. MayuluF
- 17M. SykesM
- 24H. RobertsD
- 25Ephrahim YeboahF
- 29Leo PecoverM
- 31E. MorrisonM
- 36O. ThomasF
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 12M. LeonardM
- 14K. AndersonM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 20A. CochraneD
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldF
Substitutes
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 10D. GrayF
- 17L. DykesF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 23A. SampstedD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 30L. KoumasF
- 33M. DuckschF
- 41E. CashinD
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Atkinson | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 74 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Robert Dickie(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Zak Vyner | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Neto Borges | M | 85 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| George Tanner | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCrorie | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Anis Mehmeti | F | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Scott Twine | F | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ephraim Yeboah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Pecover | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olly Thomas | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haydon Roberts | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fally Mayulu | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Sykes | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Neumann | D | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Marc Leonard | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Alex Cochrane | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Keshi Anderson | M | 61 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Jay Stansfield | F | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alfons Sampsted | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Demarai Gray | F | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |