Championship · 2025Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeSt. Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBirmingham CityBristol City
Shots11 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals1.76 xG/match1.13 xG/match
Possession44%56%
Corners6 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match8 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Carlos Vicente · Birmingham City · 50′ · 0.01 xG · on targetJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 54′ · 0.01 xG · on targetCarlos Vicente · Birmingham City · 1′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNeto Borges · Bristol City · 34′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 42′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 5′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 19′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 15′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 66′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 23′ · 0.09 xG · on targetJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 51′ · 0.10 xG · on targetTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 33′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedAugust Priske · Birmingham City · 52′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJhon Solís · Birmingham City · 29′ · 0.17 xG · goalJhon Solís · Birmingham City · 43′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedPhil Neumann · Birmingham City · 8′ · 0.35 xG · goalAugust Priske · Birmingham City · 51′ · 0.49 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 82′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Birmingham City: 11 shots, 6 on target, 1.61 xG. Bristol City: 9 shots, 2 on target, 1.23 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Phil Neumann · Birmingham City · 8′Jhon Solís · Birmingham City · 29′Tomi Horvat · Bristol City · 82′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Birmingham City 1.61 xG · Bristol City 1.23 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Birmingham City, Bristol City. A second useful context is: Birmingham City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Birmingham City, Bristol City.

2.8 daysRest daysBirmingham City · Bristol City3.8 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBirmingham CityBristol CityBaseline
Rest days2.8 days3.8 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Birmingham City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Birmingham City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.24 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1.24 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Birmingham City have a visible home split

strong

Birmingham City's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

17.3 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots17.3 shots/match13.8 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Birmingham City
0Draws
1Bristol City
Bristol CityBirmingham City · Championship10

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Birmingham City favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Bristol City in 1 · 5 too close

1.24 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 45/451.27 goals/match
1.22 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 45/451.31 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 45/451.19 xG/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 45/451.39 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 44/4412.2 shots/match
10.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 44/4413.2 shots/match
4.16 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 44/444.09 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 44/444.39 shots/match
54.2%Possessionseason · 44/4449.7%
5.75 corners/matchCornersseason · 44/444.95 corners/match
4.05 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 44/444.86 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 44/449.59 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
22%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 45/4529%
76%Scoring frequencyseason · 45/4567%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Birmingham City81.2
Bristol City43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Birmingham City63.2
Bristol City50.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Birmingham City78.5
Bristol City27.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Birmingham City56.2
Bristol City43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Birmingham City81.2
Bristol City10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 49%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Birmingham City81.2
Bristol City39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Birmingham City77.1
Bristol City38
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.94 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots5/59 shots/match
5.6 shots/matchShots on target5/54.2 shots/match
48.2%Possession5/549.6%
5 corners/matchCorners5/53.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.2 fouls/matchFouls5/59 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.9 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.05 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots10/1010.3 shots/match
4.7 shots/matchShots on target10/103.8 shots/match
53.3%Possession10/1050.4%
5.6 corners/matchCorners10/104.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.2 fouls/matchFouls10/109.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

45 / 45 matches
1.24 goals/matchGoals scored45/451.27 goals/match
1.22 goals/matchGoals allowed45/451.31 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals45/451.19 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots44/4412.2 shots/match
4.16 shots/matchShots on target44/444.09 shots/match
54.2%Possession44/4449.7%
5.75 corners/matchCorners44/444.95 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.7 fouls/matchFouls44/449.59 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

23 / 23 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored23/231.13 goals/match
0.96 goals/matchGoals allowed23/231.22 goals/match
1.79 xG/matchExpected goals23/231.16 xG/match
17.3 shots/matchShots23/2311.7 shots/match
5.65 shots/matchShots on target23/234.22 shots/match
55%Possession23/2346.5%
6.57 corners/matchCorners23/235 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls23/2310.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

2.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.8 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples45 / 45home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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