Match at a glance Birmingham City and Wolverhampton drew 2–2.
Shots 16 – 9
Shots on target 7 – 4
Expected goals 1.6 – 2.03
Possession 53% – 47% Story Stats Lineups Comparison Evidence More football Full time
What the match recorded Birmingham City and Wolverhampton drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Birmingham City – Wolverhampton): shots 16–9, shots on target 7–4, expected goals 1.6–2.03, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics Birmingham City Wolverhampton
Shots 16 shots 9 shots Birmingham City 16 shots, Wolverhampton 9 shots Shots on target 7 shots 4 shots Birmingham City 7 shots, Wolverhampton 4 shots Expected goals 1.6 xG 2.03 xG Birmingham City 1.6 xG, Wolverhampton 2.03 xG Possession 53% 47% Birmingham City 53%, Wolverhampton 47% Corners 8 corners 4 corners Birmingham City 8 corners, Wolverhampton 4 corners Fouls 17 fouls 12 fouls Birmingham City 17 fouls, Wolverhampton 12 fouls Yellow cards 2 cards 1 card Birmingham City 2 cards, Wolverhampton 1 card Passes 337 passes 314 passes Birmingham City 337 passes, Wolverhampton 314 passes Pass accuracy 75.7% 76.1% Birmingham City 75.7%, Wolverhampton 76.1% Shots inside box 13 shots 6 shots Birmingham City 13 shots, Wolverhampton 6 shots Blocked shots 5 blocks 1 block Birmingham City 5 blocks, Wolverhampton 1 block Goalkeeper saves 2 saves 6 saves Birmingham City 2 saves, Wolverhampton 6 saves Offsides 2 offsides 2 offsides Birmingham City 2 offsides, Wolverhampton 2 offsides Show both lineups Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.
Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
James Beadle G Christoph Klarer D Phil Neumann D Alex Cochrane D Bright Osayi-Samuel D Jhon Solís M Tomoki Iwata M Jay Stansfield M August Priske F Patrick Roberts F Liam Millar F Wolverhampton 4-2-3-1
José Sá G Hugo Bueno D Toti Gomes D Nasser Djiga D Jackson Tchatchoua D Marshall Munetsi M André M Fer López M Raúl Jiménez F Rodrigo Gomes F Mateus Mané F Metric comparison
Team comparison Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Where the edge is Season: Birmingham City favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Wolverhampton in 8
▲ led this metric● higher value (descriptive)
Season Last 10 Last 5 Home–Away Style profile Rest and recent workload
Birmingham City 5 matches Wolverhampton 5 matches
1.4 goals/match Goals scored5/5 ▲ 2.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/match ▲ Goals allowed5/5 2 goals/match
1.46 xG/match Expected goals5/5 ▲ 1.81 xG/match
12 shots/match Shots5/5 ▲ 15.4 shots/match
3.8 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 4.6 shots/match
49.8% Possession5/5 ● 53.4%
6.4 corners/match ● Corners5/5 5.4 corners/match
13.6 fouls/match Fouls5/5 10.8 fouls/match
Birmingham City 5 matches Wolverhampton 5 matches
1.4 goals/match Goals scored5/5 ▲ 2.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/match ▲ Goals allowed5/5 2 goals/match
1.46 xG/match Expected goals5/5 ▲ 1.81 xG/match
12 shots/match Shots5/5 ▲ 15.4 shots/match
3.8 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 4.6 shots/match
49.8% Possession5/5 ● 53.4%
6.4 corners/match ● Corners5/5 5.4 corners/match
13.6 fouls/match Fouls5/5 10.8 fouls/match
Birmingham City 5 matches Wolverhampton 5 matches
1.4 goals/match Goals scored5/5 ▲ 2.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/match ▲ Goals allowed5/5 2 goals/match
1.46 xG/match Expected goals5/5 ▲ 1.81 xG/match
12 shots/match Shots5/5 ▲ 15.4 shots/match
3.8 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 4.6 shots/match
49.8% Possession5/5 ● 53.4%
6.4 corners/match ● Corners5/5 5.4 corners/match
13.6 fouls/match Fouls5/5 10.8 fouls/match
Birmingham City 3 matches Wolverhampton 3 matches
1.67 goals/match Goals scored3/3 ▲ 2.33 goals/match
1.67 goals/match ▲ Goals allowed3/3 2.33 goals/match
1.6 xG/match ▲ Expected goals3/3 1.46 xG/match
13.3 shots/match Shots3/3 13.7 shots/match
4.33 shots/match ▲ Shots on target3/3 4 shots/match
6 corners/match ● Corners3/3 5 corners/match
14 fouls/match Fouls3/3 10.3 fouls/match
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Attacking volume Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Defensive resistance Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Directness proxy Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Physicality Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50% Set-piece relevance Corner volume relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Tempo and pressure proxy Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 2 matches 4.67 days Rest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/1 4.68 days
Birmingham City / Wolverhampton
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis Grade B · Useful evidence Useful evidence — limited
Season samples 5 / 5 home / away teams
Recent samples 5 / 5 last-five windows
Freshness Less than one day from 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: Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 15:00 UTC · analysis-v4 Team rankings in Championship 
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