Birmingham City have won 26 points playing as the team playing at home. Cardiff City have 21 points using the away locker rooms. Should we expect a home win?
- Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cardiff City have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Championship
This looks to be an interesting game with lots of action and energy as both squads are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Birmingham City form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Birmingham City have to build on here at St. Andrew's Stadium in the Championship.
No payout for Birmingham in their previous match, an away game at Millwall that ended in defeat 1-3. Birmingham's goalkeeper Neil Etheridge was extremely busy against Millwall, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves. Troy Deeney, an attacker, was the top performer for the team in that fixture, scoring a rating of 7.5 (out of 10). Deeney scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Blackpool.The Birmingham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Birmingham's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cardiff City form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Cardiff City have produced an overall stat of 4-2-4 so far. Cardiff City love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Cardiff's previous game was their home loss versus Sheffield United (2-3). Joe Ralls got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Ralls signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Luton Town at their stadium, the result 2-1.Cardiff are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 10 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Cardiff rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Birmingham, four draws and four wins for Cardiff City. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hogan 6 goals |   A. Flint 4 goals |  R. Colwill 4 goals |
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| Birmingham City | Cardiff City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 20 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 81% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 76% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 70% | 57% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 24% | 30% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 52% |
| 48% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 10% | 5% |
| 48% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 43% |
| 3.9 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 12.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 28% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 38% | 28% |
| 10.9 | 9.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
- Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Birmingham City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cardiff City have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Championship
- Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 43 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Millwall | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Hull City | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Reading | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 21 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30 | -23 | 16 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 13 |
| 24 | Derby County | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 1 |
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