Welcome to Championship and Bristol City - Birmingham City. In this pre-match guide you'll find numbers, scores, numbercrunching, trends and news!
- Bristol City have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Championship
- Birmingham City have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Championship
Both contenders have had enough days rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's wish for an active game!
Bristol City form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Bristol City have managed 7 wins, 5 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 18 games.
The fans are hoping that Bristol City will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Nottingham Forest (placed 9th).
Ahead of that match, Bristol City lost 1-2 at home to Coventry City.Bristol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 18 games. 23 goals have been conceded.
Birmingham City form and stats
There's been little loot from Birmingham City's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 18 away games in the Championship. Birmingham City only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 6 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Birmingham City have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Middlesbrough game.
Birmingham City failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Huddersfield Town (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-2. Woods got a match rating of 7.33 in that game, top player of the team. Woods hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 59 successful passes (of 63 total).
Prior to that match, the Birmingham City manager Bowyer faced defeat when travelling to Reading and losing 1-2.Birmingham have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 19 goals have been scored. Birmingham City have conceded 32 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have battled before this season: Birmingham City - Bristol 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Bristol City victories, one draw and six Birmingham City wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Weimann 16 goals | ![]() S. Hogan 10 goals | ![]() C. Martin 9 goals |
Bristol City missing players
Birmingham City missing players
| Bristol City | Birmingham City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 35 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 45 | 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 40 |
| 63 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 32 | 55 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 89% | 89% |
| 86% | 78% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 78% | 80% |
| 66% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 57% |
| 31% | 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 39% | 29% |
| 20% | 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 9% |
| 71% | 72% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | 46% |
| 9% | 17% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | 31% |
| 23% | 17% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 39% | 34% |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10.1 | 11 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 38% | 37% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 32% |
| 14.2 | 14 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 12.7 | 11 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4 |
- Birmingham City have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Championship
- Bristol City have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Championship
- Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in Championship
- Bristol City have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Championship
- Bristol City have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Championship
| 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 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 82 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 53 | 70 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 61 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 59 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 57 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 56 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 54 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 53 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 52 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 51 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 51 |
| 11 | Millwall | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -1 | 47 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 46 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 45 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 44 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 63 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 40 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -11 | 38 |
| 18 | Hull City | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | -9 | 37 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -15 | 37 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 32 | -14 | 36 |
| 21 | Reading | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 67 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -25 | 29 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 29 | -24 | 23 |
| 23 | Derby County | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 21 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 66 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 45 | -42 | 21 |
- Bristol City
- Bristol Live - (local newspaper)
- Birmingham City
- Birmingham Mail - (local newspaper)