Championship · 2025Sat, 27 Sept 2025, 11:30 UTCFull timeCoventry Building Society ArenaFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricCoventry CityBirmingham City
Shots14 shots/match5 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match0 shots/match
Expected goals2.13 xG/match0.19 xG/match
Possession63%37%
Corners3 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match12 fouls/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Birmingham City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Birmingham City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Birmingham City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.71 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 for0.4 goals/match0.71 goals/match1.21 goals/match

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

Birmingham City have a visible away split

weak

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

7.75 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.75 shots/match11.6 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

Birmingham City show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

17.9 shots/matchShotsCoventry City · Birmingham City11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricCoventry CityBirmingham CityBaseline
Shots17.9 shots/match11.6 shots/match12.7 shots/match
Shots against10 shots/match7.71 shots/match12.1 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

Coventry City favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Birmingham City in 3 · 3 too close

2.57 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 7/70.71 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 7/71.14 goals/match
1.99 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/71.28 xG/match
0.74 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/70.96 xG/match
17.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 7/711.6 shots/match
10 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 7/77.71 shots/match
5.57 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 7/72.29 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 7/72.29 shots/match
56.4%Possessionseason · 7/753.7%
6.29 corners/matchCornersseason · 7/74.43 corners/match
4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 7/72.71 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 7/713.1 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
43%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 7/729%
71%Scoring frequencyseason · 7/757%

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.

Coventry City85.4
Birmingham City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Coventry City97.9
Birmingham City15.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Coventry City75
Birmingham City79.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

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

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Coventry City45.8
Birmingham City85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Coventry City89.6
Birmingham City37.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Coventry City82.8
Birmingham City40.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.4 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
1.85 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.12 xG/match
17.4 shots/matchShots5/512.4 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target5/51.8 shots/match
56.8%Possession5/553.2%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls5/512.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

7 / 7 matches
2.57 goals/matchGoals scored7/70.71 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed7/71.14 goals/match
1.99 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.28 xG/match
17.9 shots/matchShots7/711.6 shots/match
5.57 shots/matchShots on target7/72.29 shots/match
56.4%Possession7/753.7%
6.29 corners/matchCorners7/74.43 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls7/713.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

7 / 7 matches
2.57 goals/matchGoals scored7/70.71 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed7/71.14 goals/match
1.99 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.28 xG/match
17.9 shots/matchShots7/711.6 shots/match
5.57 shots/matchShots on target7/72.29 shots/match
56.4%Possession7/753.7%
6.29 corners/matchCorners7/74.43 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls7/713.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 4 matches
2.75 goals/matchGoals scored4/40.5 goals/match
0.5 goals/matchGoals allowed4/41.75 goals/match
2.13 xG/matchExpected goals4/40.89 xG/match
19.8 shots/matchShots4/47.75 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target4/41.25 shots/match
59.5%Possession4/452.3%
7.75 corners/matchCorners4/44.75 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls4/413 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples7 / 7home / 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: Sat, 27 Sept 2025, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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