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Wrexham

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This match

Match statistics

MetricWrexhamBirmingham City
Shots12 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals1.74 xG/match1.36 xG/match
Possession42%58%
Corners5 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls4 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.

Ryan Longman · Wrexham · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBen Sheaf · Wrexham · 13′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGeorge Dobson · Wrexham · 37′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Dobson · Wrexham · 39′ · 0.03 xG · on targetRyan Longman · Wrexham · 12′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarc Leonard · Birmingham City · 25′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJosh Windass · Wrexham · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCallum Doyle · Wrexham · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMax Cleworth · Wrexham · 13′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJosh Windass · Wrexham · 13′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 31′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSeung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 82′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKieffer Moore · Wrexham · 58′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 10′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedChristoph Klarer · Birmingham City · 32′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 44′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedLyndon Dykes · Birmingham City · 51′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Dobson · Wrexham · 13′ · 0.50 xG · goalLewis O'Brien · Wrexham · 19′ · 0.68 xG · on targetPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 46′ · 0.71 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Wrexham: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.58 xG. Birmingham City: 8 shots, 3 on target, 1.63 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′George Dobson · Wrexham · 13′Patrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 46′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Wrexham 1.58 xG · Birmingham City 1.63 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: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Wrexham, Birmingham City. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Birmingham City have a visible away split

moderate

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

7.8 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.8 shots/match12.1 shots/match12.9 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

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

3.01 daysRest daysWrexham · Birmingham City3.01 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricWrexhamBirmingham CityBaseline
Rest days3.01 days3.01 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

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

Wrexham show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Wrexham's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.7 shots/matchShotsWrexham · Birmingham City12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricWrexhamBirmingham CityBaseline
Shots11.7 shots/match12.1 shots/match12.9 shots/match
Shots against16 shots/match7.89 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

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

1.56 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 9/90.89 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 9/91.22 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 9/91.31 xG/match
1.98 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 9/90.99 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 9/912.1 shots/match
16 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 9/97.89 shots/match
4.22 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 9/92.67 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 9/92.56 shots/match
43.4%Possessionseason · 9/956.1%
4.22 corners/matchCornersseason · 9/95.11 corners/match
5.78 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 9/93.11 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 9/912.8 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
11%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 9/922%
100%Scoring frequencyseason · 9/967%

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.

Wrexham18.8
Birmingham City81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Wrexham61.8
Birmingham City22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Wrexham16
Birmingham City77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Wrexham68.8
Birmingham City18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Wrexham2.1
Birmingham City77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Wrexham31.2
Birmingham City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Wrexham34.4
Birmingham City50
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.19 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots5/512.6 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target5/53 shots/match
45.6%Possession5/554.8%
5 corners/matchCorners5/55.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
6.8 fouls/matchFouls5/511.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

9 / 9 matches
1.56 goals/matchGoals scored9/90.89 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed9/91.22 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.31 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots9/912.1 shots/match
4.22 shots/matchShots on target9/92.67 shots/match
43.4%Possession9/956.1%
4.22 corners/matchCorners9/95.11 corners/match
Cards0/0
8 fouls/matchFouls9/912.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

9 / 9 matches
1.56 goals/matchGoals scored9/90.89 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed9/91.22 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.31 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots9/912.1 shots/match
4.22 shots/matchShots on target9/92.67 shots/match
43.4%Possession9/956.1%
4.22 corners/matchCorners9/95.11 corners/match
Cards0/0
8 fouls/matchFouls9/912.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.59 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.98 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots5/57.8 shots/match
4.8 shots/matchShots on target5/51.6 shots/match
51.2%Possession5/553.4%
5.8 corners/matchCorners5/54.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
6 fouls/matchFouls5/512 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.01 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.01 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples9 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Fri, 3 Oct 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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