Home advantage could prove decisive in Cardiff City - Birmingham City battle

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 02.November
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (26828 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Cardiff City in 14th and Birmingham City in 11th place.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Cardiff City form and stats

Cardiff City have performed here at Cardiff City Stadium this season with 4 wins from 6 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.

Cardiff City lost their last game at Swansea City (placed 4th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that, Cardiff City played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Millwall.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cardiff City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won 6 times, drawn 0 and lost 2.

Cardiff City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cardiff City Stadium with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Cardiff City have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Birmingham City form and stats

There's been little loot from Birmingham City's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Championship. Birmingham City only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Birmingham City are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Birmingham City won their last game, 2-1 versus Luton Town played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Blackburn Rovers.

Birmingham City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats. From a total of 18 matches.

The attacking power of Birmingham City when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. In the opposite end, Birmingham City have conceded 11 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Cardiff City-Birmingham City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cardiff City 4 wins, Birmingham City 2 wins, 4 draws. 2 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Cardiff CityD. Ward
D. Ward
4 goals
Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
4 goals
Cardiff CityJ. Ralls
J. Ralls
2 goals

Cardiff City missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Cardiff City Birmingham City
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
14 6 0 Played P 4 7 14
4 4 0 Won W 2 2 7
6 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 0 0 Lost L 2 5 6
19 10 0 Scored S 4 4 14
20 4 0 Conceded C 6 11 16
93% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 43% 57%
57% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 43%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 7%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 7%
64% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 14% 36%
21% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 29%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 57% 36%
 
4.6 4.2 0 Corners For (avg) C F 5.2 4.3 5.6
5.3 4.2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.2 4.9 4.7
1.5 1.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 1.9
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Birmingham City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cardiff City have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cardiff City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Cardiff City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Birmingham City have scored away.
  • Cardiff City have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Cardiff City
All Championship Premier League Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away Home vs mid
02-10-19 CH Cardiff City 3 - 0 Queens Park Rangers
05-10-19 CH West Bromwich Albion 4 - 2 Cardiff City
18-10-19 CH Cardiff City 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
22-10-19 CH Millwall 2 - 2 Cardiff City
27-10-19 CH Swansea City 1 - 0 Cardiff City
02-11-19 CH Cardiff City 16:00 Birmingham City
10-11-19 CH Cardiff City 13:00 Bristol City
23-11-19 CH Charlton Athletic 13:30 Cardiff City
26-11-19 CH Cardiff City 20:45 Stoke City
30-11-19 CH Nottingham Forest 16:00 Cardiff City
Birmingham City
All Championship Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away Away vs mid
01-10-19 CH Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Birmingham City
04-10-19 CH Birmingham City 2 - 1 Middlesbrough
19-10-19 CH Leeds United 1 - 0 Birmingham City
22-10-19 CH Birmingham City 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
26-10-19 CH Birmingham City 2 - 1 Luton Town
02-11-19 CH Cardiff City 16:00 Birmingham City
09-11-19 CH Birmingham City 16:00 Fulham
23-11-19 CH Huddersfield Town 16:00 Birmingham City
27-11-19 CH Sheffield Wednesday 20:45 Birmingham City
30-11-19 CH Birmingham City 16:00 Millwall

  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 14 7 6 1 26 17 7 3 4 0 17 12 7 4 2 1 9 5 9 27
2 Preston North End 14 7 4 3 27 16 8 6 2 0 22 9 6 1 2 3 5 7 11 25
3 Leeds United 14 7 4 3 17 8 6 3 2 1 5 3 8 4 2 2 12 5 9 25
4 Swansea City 14 7 4 3 18 13 8 4 1 3 11 10 6 3 3 0 7 3 5 25
5 Sheffield Wednesday 14 7 3 4 18 10 7 4 2 1 7 3 7 3 1 3 11 7 8 24
6 Bristol City 14 6 6 2 22 19 7 3 3 1 10 8 7 3 3 1 12 11 3 24
7 Fulham 14 6 5 3 23 14 7 4 2 1 15 7 7 2 3 2 8 7 9 23
8 Queens Park Rangers 13 7 2 4 23 23 7 3 2 2 14 13 6 4 0 2 9 10 0 23
9 Charlton Athletic 14 6 4 4 21 16 7 4 1 2 10 5 7 2 3 2 11 11 5 22
10 Nottingham Forest 13 6 4 3 17 12 6 3 1 2 8 5 7 3 3 1 9 7 5 22
11 Birmingham City 14 7 1 6 14 16 7 5 1 1 10 5 7 2 0 5 4 11 -2 22
12 Hull City 14 5 4 5 20 20 8 3 2 3 12 12 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 19
13 Brentford 13 5 3 5 15 11 6 2 3 1 8 5 7 3 0 4 7 6 4 18
14 Cardiff City 14 4 6 4 19 20 6 4 2 0 10 4 8 0 4 4 9 16 -1 18
15 Millwall 14 4 6 4 16 19 7 4 2 1 10 6 7 0 4 3 6 13 -3 18
16 Derby County 14 4 6 4 16 20 7 3 3 1 9 6 7 1 3 3 7 14 -4 18
17 Blackburn Rovers 14 4 3 7 17 21 7 2 3 2 8 7 7 2 0 5 9 14 -4 15
18 Wigan Athletic 14 4 3 7 12 19 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 0 2 6 5 15 -7 15
19 Luton Town 14 4 2 8 21 25 6 2 2 2 10 10 8 2 0 6 11 15 -4 14
20 Huddersfield Town 14 3 4 7 16 21 8 2 2 4 8 10 6 1 2 3 8 11 -5 13
21 Reading 13 3 3 7 14 19 6 2 0 4 7 11 7 1 3 3 7 8 -5 12
22 Middlesbrough 14 2 6 6 11 17 8 2 3 3 5 8 6 0 3 3 6 9 -6 12
23 Stoke City 14 2 2 10 13 25 7 1 1 5 8 13 7 1 1 5 5 12 -12 8
24 Barnsley 14 1 5 8 12 27 7 1 3 3 8 13 7 0 2 5 4 14 -15 8

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