Championship · 2025Sat, 25 Oct 2025, 14:00 UTCFull timeAshton GateFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBristol CityBirmingham City
Shots5 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals0.27 xG/match0.69 xG/match
Possession29%71%
Corners0 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match6 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.

Christoph Klarer · Birmingham City · 25′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNeto Borges · Bristol City · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRob Dickie · Bristol City · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSeung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 32′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarc Leonard · Birmingham City · 35′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 12′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 16′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTommy Doyle · Birmingham City · 50′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSeung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 55′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 1′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMarc Leonard · Birmingham City · 68′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 73′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedKyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 83′ · 0.18 xG · on targetSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 42′ · 0.25 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Bristol City: 5 shots, 1 on target, 0.35 xG. Birmingham City: 13 shots, 1 on target, 0.71 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Sinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 42′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 0.35 xG · Birmingham City 0.71 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Birmingham City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. 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.

Birmingham City have a visible away split

moderate

Birmingham City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.67 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season13.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.67 shots/match13.7 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

Birmingham City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.92 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 for1.2 goals/match0.92 goals/match1.13 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

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

3.79 daysRest daysBristol City · Birmingham City3.8 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBristol CityBirmingham CityBaseline
Rest days3.79 days3.8 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bristol City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Birmingham City in 4 · 4 too close

1.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 12/120.92 goals/match
0.92 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 12/121.25 goals/match
1.48 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 12/121.35 xG/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 12/120.97 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 11/1113.7 shots/match
11.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 11/118.18 shots/match
3.45 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 11/113 shots/match
3.36 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 11/112.82 shots/match
46.5%Possessionseason · 11/1158.3%
4.82 corners/matchCornersseason · 11/115.55 corners/match
5.09 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 11/113.18 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 11/1111.6 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
42%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 12/1225%
83%Scoring frequencyseason · 12/1267%

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.

Bristol City31.2
Birmingham City93.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bristol City67.4
Birmingham City32.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Defensive resistance

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

Bristol City69.4
Birmingham City76.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Directness proxy

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

Bristol City89.6
Birmingham City22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bristol City29.2
Birmingham City60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bristol City52.1
Birmingham City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Bristol City47.9
Birmingham City53.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.31 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.44 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots4/417.5 shots/match
2.75 shots/matchShots on target4/44.25 shots/match
40.5%Possession4/466.3%
4 corners/matchCorners4/47.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.5 fouls/matchFouls4/49 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.8 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
1.57 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.28 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots9/914.7 shots/match
3.56 shots/matchShots on target9/92.89 shots/match
47.6%Possession9/959%
5.11 corners/matchCorners9/96.11 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.2 fouls/matchFouls9/911 fouls/match

Window

Season

12 / 12 matches
1.67 goals/matchGoals scored12/120.92 goals/match
0.92 goals/matchGoals allowed12/121.25 goals/match
1.48 xG/matchExpected goals12/121.35 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots11/1113.7 shots/match
3.45 shots/matchShots on target11/113 shots/match
46.5%Possession11/1158.3%
4.82 corners/matchCorners11/115.55 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFouls11/1111.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 7 matches
1.57 goals/matchGoals scored7/70.57 goals/match
1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed7/71.29 goals/match
1.41 xG/matchExpected goals7/70.92 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots6/68.67 shots/match
2.17 shots/matchShots on target6/61.5 shots/match
49.3%Possession6/656.3%
4.5 corners/matchCorners6/65 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls6/611 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples12 / 12home / 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 Oct 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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