Birmingham City 1–1 Southampton — Match Stats & Analysis

Championship · 2026Tue, 1 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC

Birmingham City

DDW

1–1Full-time analysis

Southampton

LWW

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Birmingham City and Southampton drew 1–1.

Shots: 1613
Shots on target: 44
Expected goals: 1.210.95
Possession: 37%63%

Full time

What the match recorded

Birmingham City and Southampton drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Birmingham City – Southampton): shots 16–13, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 1.21–0.95, possession 37%–63%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

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

4 days ▲Rest daysBirmingham City · Southampton3.21 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Birmingham City	Southampton	Baseline
Rest days	4 days	3.21 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 matches	—

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6 corners/matchCornersBirmingham City · Southampton● 6.25 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Birmingham City	Southampton	Baseline
Corners	6 corners/match	6.25 corners/match	5.17 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Southampton have recorded the higher season possession share.

49%PossessionBirmingham City · Southampton● 59.8%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.8 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Birmingham City	Southampton	Baseline
Possession	49%	59.8%	50.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots16 shots13 shotsBirmingham City 16 shots, Southampton 13 shots
Shots on target4 shots4 shotsBirmingham City 4 shots, Southampton 4 shots
Expected goals1.21 xG0.95 xGBirmingham City 1.21 xG, Southampton 0.95 xG
Possession37%63%Birmingham City 37%, Southampton 63%
Corners3 corners5 cornersBirmingham City 3 corners, Southampton 5 corners
Fouls12 fouls8 foulsBirmingham City 12 fouls, Southampton 8 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsBirmingham City 3 cards, Southampton 2 cards
Passes286 passes505 passesBirmingham City 286 passes, Southampton 505 passes
Pass accuracy68.5%80.8%Birmingham City 68.5%, Southampton 80.8%
Shots inside box10 shots11 shotsBirmingham City 10 shots, Southampton 11 shots
Blocked shots4 blocks4 blocksBirmingham City 4 blocks, Southampton 4 blocks
Goalkeeper saves3 saves3 savesBirmingham City 3 saves, Southampton 3 saves
Offsides2 offsides5 offsidesBirmingham City 2 offsides, Southampton 5 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

45′Bright Osayi-SamuelYellow card · Birmingham City
45′Keven SchlotterbeckGoal · Southampton
Half-time
55′August PriskeGoal · Birmingham City
72′Divin MubamaYellow card · Southampton
77′Jhon SolísYellow card · Birmingham City
90′Luis VázquezYellow card · Birmingham City
90′Nathan WoodYellow card · Southampton
Full time

Player changes · 8grouped by team and minute

61′Southampton · 1 player changeKuryu Matsuki
62′Southampton · 1 player changeJames Ward-Prowse
69′Southampton · 1 player changeDivin Mubama
70′Birmingham City · 1 player changeDemarai Gray
81′Southampton · 1 player changeLewis Dobbin
86′Birmingham City · 2 player changesEthan Laird · Luis Vázquez
87′Birmingham City · 1 player changeSeung Ho Paik

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Birmingham City

1Draws

3Southampton

29 Dec 2025Birmingham City — Southampton · Championship1–1

6 Dec 2025Southampton — Birmingham City · Championship3–1

2 Mar 2024Birmingham City — Southampton · Championship3–4

28 Oct 2023Southampton — Birmingham City · Championship3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Birmingham City favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Southampton in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Birmingham City4 matchesSouthampton4 matches

1.25 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 2.5 goals/match

1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed4/41.25 goals/match

1.42 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 2.1 xG/match

11 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 17.3 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲ 4.75 shots/match

49%Possession4/4● 59.8%

6 corners/matchCorners4/4● 6.25 corners/match

12.8 fouls/matchFouls4/48.25 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 1 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

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