It's the Carabao Cup: Cheltenham Town and Birmingham City face off

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Competition: England Carabao Cup
Competition: Tue 08.Aug
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium (7066 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cheltenham Town & Birmingham City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cheltenham and Birmingham City.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

Last season, Cheltenham Town's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 1st round.

Cheltenham Town lost their last game at Shrewsbury Town after a 0-1 scoreline. The forward Street was named "man of the match" for Cheltenham Town with a rating of 7.42/10. Street hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Charlton Athletic that ended 2-2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Cheltenham as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Bolton Wanderers are visiting.

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Birmingham City form and stats

They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.

0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Birmingham City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Swansea City in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Midfield player Šunjić was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.7/10. Šunjić hit one key pass and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).

A 1-2 loss hosting Sheffield United before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Leeds United in just four days.

Birmingham City have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the last five meetings): Cheltenham Town won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Birmingham City have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two.

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityS. Dembele
S. Dembele
1 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Birmingham City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   16 25
10 4   Won W   6 9
8 6   Drew D   4 5
7 2   Lost L   6 11
39 16   Scored S   22 28
35 15   Conceded C   26 33
92% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
80% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 68%
60% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 40%
44% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 20%
12% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   19% 12%
48% 58%   BTTS BTTS   69% 48%
28% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   19% 28%
32% 25%   Failed to Score F T   12% 28%
 
4 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 3.5
4.9 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 5.6
1.9 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   10.7 10.5
4.4 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4
35% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 28%
 
12.1 12.7   Shots against (avg) S A   11.3 11.4
3.9 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barnsley 1 1 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
2 Bolton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Exeter City 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
4 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Charlton Athletic 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Shrewsbury Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Peterborough United 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Fleetwood Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Bristol Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Derby County 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Leyton Orient 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Northampton Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Oxford United 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
22 Lincoln City 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
23 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 -7 0
24 Wigan Athletic 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 -5
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Watford 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Norwich City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Southampton 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Millwall 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Hull City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Middlesbrough 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
23 Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
24 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Watford 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Norwich City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Southampton 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Millwall 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Hull City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Middlesbrough 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
23 Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
24 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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