Coventry vs Birmingham
Ref: Thomas Kirk, EnglandThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Birmingham 3–0 in their Championship fixture. Thomas-Asante, Osayi-Samuel, and Torp scored for Coventry. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.13 for Coventry versus 0.19 for Birmingham. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Thomas-Asante
34'
Robinson
Yellow Card
42'
Robinson
Red Card
42'
Robinson
Yellow Card
44'
⇄
Koumas
Wright
Yellow Card
Second Half
48'
Iwata
Yellow Card
⚽
Osayi-Samuel (OG)
59'
⇄
Gray
59'
⇄
Laird
64'
Stansfield
Yellow Card
⇄
Eccles
⇄
Wright
77'
⇄
Stansfield
77'
⇄
Iwata
⚽
Torp
⇄
Sakamoto
⇄
Thomas
⇄
Torp
| # | 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
CoventryBirmingham
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.13VS0.19
Attack4 · 1 won
14
Shots
5
5
Shots on target
0
12
Shots in the box
3
2
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
507
Total passes
293
422
Accurate passes
222
83%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline3 · 1 won
11
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
2
-1.18
Goals prevented
-1.18
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 11H. WrightF
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteM
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 28J. EcclesM
- 29V. TorpM
Substitutes
- 8J. AllenM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 33Miguel BrauD
- 54Kai AndrewsM
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2E. LairdD
- 4C. KlarerD
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 10D. GrayM
- 17L. DykesF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 24T. IwataM
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 30L. KoumasM
Substitutes
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 12M. LeonardM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 20A. CochraneD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 41E. CashinD
- 48Bradley MayoG
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Victor Torp | M | 81 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | M | 81 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Haji Wright | F | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | 25 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kai Andrews | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | M | 44 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Ryan Allsop | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tomoki Iwata | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Demarai Gray | M | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ethan Laird | D | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 77 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/4 |
| Jack Robinson | D | 42 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bradley Mayo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Leonard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Beadle | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Cochrane | D | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Joe Cashin | D | 46 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |