St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium: Birmingham City vs Cardiff City Championship preview

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium (30009 seats)

Birmingham City hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 32 points and a 18th position in the Championship table. Visiting Cardiff City holds 12th place with 38 pts.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the FA Cup. That game, against Carlisle United, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Cardiff City.

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Birmingham City form and stats

5 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Birmingham City have to build on here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium in the Championship. It's been an uphill battle for Birmingham City in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Millwall game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

Happy days for Birmingham City in their previous game, a Championship match away at Luton Town (placed 24th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Blackburn Rovers.

This is expected to be a close game, with Birmingham City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Birmingham City as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Birmingham City has won 6 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Birmingham City as they are travelling to their away game against Middlesbrough in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

Birmingham City has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Birmingham City have conceded 20 from these games.

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Cardiff City form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cardiff City so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-6 (win-draw-lose).

It's the second away game in a row for Cardiff City, but there's smiles all around after the 4-3 victory versus Carlisle United in the FA Cup last time out. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Swansea City.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Cardiff City, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Cardiff City in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Cardiff City, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

Cardiff City have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Cardiff City have conceded 30 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Cardiff City - Birmingham City 4-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Birmingham City won 2 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Cardiff City has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 8

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
8 goals
Cardiff CityJ. Ralls
J. Ralls
5 goals
Cardiff CityD. Ward
D. Ward
5 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Birmingham City Cardiff City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 3 14 27
9 5 2 Won W 0 2 9
5 2 1 Drew D 2 6 11
13 6 2 Lost L 1 6 7
33 19 4 Scored S 5 19 38
44 20 5 Conceded C 6 30 40
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 89%
74% 77% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 70%
48% 46% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 71% 56%
22% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 33%
22% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 29% 22%
56% 62% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 63%
15% 15% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 26%
30% 23% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 22%
 
5.4 6.5 7.8 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 4.7 4.7
5.5 4.9 3.4 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.7 6.8 5.9
2.1 1.7 1.6 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 1.7 1.5
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
 
335 182 66 Total Shots T S 51 175 328
103 59 21 Shots on Target S O 15 59 103
32% 32% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Swansea City 27 11 9 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 13 5 6 2 15 15 2 42
8 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Cardiff City 27 9 11 7 38 40 13 7 5 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 38
13 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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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 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Swansea City 27 11 9 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 13 5 6 2 15 15 2 42
8 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Cardiff City 27 9 11 7 38 40 13 7 5 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 38
13 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.