Stoke City favourites for feisty fight facing Birmingham City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sun 12.July
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

Stoke City are welcoming Birmingham City for another important game after their 0-5 result against 1st-placed Leeds United.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Relegation threatens Stoke who should definitely be looking for some points here. Birmingham are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Stoke City form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for Stoke City are 9-3-9 (wins-draw-losses).

Stoke are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-5 away versus Leeds United. Ahead of that match, Stoke won a home game hosting Barnsley (4-0).

As you see from the result above, Stoke City suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

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 Stoke have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won four times, drawn three and lost three.

Stoke are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Bristol City awaits in three days.

A decent goal production from Stoke City in their home games so far, with 33 goals from 21 league matches. 26 goals have been conceded.

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Birmingham City form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Birmingham City have produced an overall stat of 6-7-8 so far. Birmingham City are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Barnsley fixture.

Home advantage was not enough for Birmingham City in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Swansea City, 1-3. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Fulham's place.

We have checked recent matches where Birmingham City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were three victories, four draws and ten defeats.

A new game in only three days for Birmingham, the Championship home match versus Charlton Athletic. Busy days.

Birmingham find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 21 away fixtures in the league. Birmingham have conceded 29 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Birmingham City - Stoke 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stoke City one win, three draws and Birmingham City six victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
13 goals
Stoke CityS. Clucas
S. Clucas
10 goals
Stoke CityT. Campbell
T. Campbell
9 goals

Stoke City missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Birmingham City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 21 6 Played P 6 21 42
13 9 4 Won W 3 6 12
7 3 0 Drew D 2 7 13
22 9 2 Lost L 1 8 17
54 33 15 Scored S 6 21 52
66 26 5 Conceded C 6 29 67
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
79% 86% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 74%
57% 57% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 43% 50%
31% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 29%
17% 14% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 19%
48% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 48% 60%
24% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 24% 17%
38% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 38% 29%
 
4.8 5.8 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.1 5
4.3 4.2 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 6.7 5.8
1.4 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 1.9
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
495 290 82 Total Shots T S 67 219 494
151 88 28 Shots on Target S O 26 63 149
36% 38% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 33% 35%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Birmingham City is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 42 24 9 9 68 34 21 13 5 3 35 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 34 81
2 West Bromwich Albion 43 22 15 6 74 41 21 10 8 3 42 25 22 12 7 3 32 16 33 81
3 Brentford 43 23 9 11 78 35 21 13 5 3 42 16 22 10 4 8 36 19 43 78
4 Fulham 43 22 10 11 58 44 22 14 2 6 35 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 14 76
5 Nottingham Forest 43 18 15 10 55 43 21 10 4 7 24 21 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 69
6 Cardiff City 43 16 16 11 60 56 21 9 9 3 30 20 22 7 7 8 30 36 4 64
7 Swansea City 42 16 15 11 55 49 21 9 5 7 26 22 21 7 10 4 29 27 6 63
8 Preston North End 43 17 11 15 56 52 22 11 4 7 37 29 21 6 7 8 19 23 4 62
9 Millwall 43 15 17 11 49 46 21 8 8 5 28 24 22 7 9 6 21 22 3 62
10 Derby County 43 16 13 14 57 58 22 11 8 3 32 18 21 5 5 11 25 40 -1 61
11 Bristol City 43 17 10 16 58 62 21 8 5 8 28 31 22 9 5 8 30 31 -4 61
12 Blackburn Rovers 43 16 12 15 60 56 22 9 9 4 29 21 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 60
13 Reading 43 15 11 17 54 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 22 8 7 7 30 20 6 56
14 Sheffield Wednesday 43 15 10 18 54 59 21 7 6 8 18 28 22 8 4 10 36 31 -5 55
15 Wigan Athletic 43 14 12 17 46 53 21 9 6 6 24 22 22 5 6 11 22 31 -7 54
16 Queens Park Rangers 43 15 8 20 60 70 22 8 5 9 38 39 21 7 3 11 22 31 -10 53
17 Birmingham City 42 12 13 17 52 67 21 6 6 9 31 38 21 6 7 8 21 29 -15 49
18 Middlesbrough 43 11 14 18 43 56 22 6 8 8 19 26 21 5 6 10 24 30 -13 47
19 Huddersfield Town 43 12 11 20 49 65 22 7 6 9 24 29 21 5 5 11 25 36 -16 47
20 Charlton Athletic 43 12 10 21 47 58 22 8 5 9 26 25 21 4 5 12 21 33 -11 46
21 Stoke City 42 13 7 22 54 66 21 9 3 9 33 26 21 4 4 13 21 40 -12 46
22 Hull City 43 12 9 22 57 75 22 7 3 12 29 36 21 5 6 10 28 39 -18 45
23 Luton Town 43 12 8 23 49 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 22 5 2 15 20 45 -30 44
24 Barnsley 43 10 13 20 46 67 22 6 9 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 43

Stoke City:
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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 Leeds United 42 24 9 9 68 34 21 13 5 3 35 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 34 81
2 West Bromwich Albion 43 22 15 6 74 41 21 10 8 3 42 25 22 12 7 3 32 16 33 81
3 Brentford 43 23 9 11 78 35 21 13 5 3 42 16 22 10 4 8 36 19 43 78
4 Fulham 43 22 10 11 58 44 22 14 2 6 35 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 14 76
5 Nottingham Forest 43 18 15 10 55 43 21 10 4 7 24 21 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 69
6 Cardiff City 43 16 16 11 60 56 21 9 9 3 30 20 22 7 7 8 30 36 4 64
7 Swansea City 42 16 15 11 55 49 21 9 5 7 26 22 21 7 10 4 29 27 6 63
8 Preston North End 43 17 11 15 56 52 22 11 4 7 37 29 21 6 7 8 19 23 4 62
9 Millwall 43 15 17 11 49 46 21 8 8 5 28 24 22 7 9 6 21 22 3 62
10 Derby County 43 16 13 14 57 58 22 11 8 3 32 18 21 5 5 11 25 40 -1 61
11 Bristol City 43 17 10 16 58 62 21 8 5 8 28 31 22 9 5 8 30 31 -4 61
12 Blackburn Rovers 43 16 12 15 60 56 22 9 9 4 29 21 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 60
13 Reading 43 15 11 17 54 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 22 8 7 7 30 20 6 56
14 Sheffield Wednesday 43 15 10 18 54 59 21 7 6 8 18 28 22 8 4 10 36 31 -5 55
15 Wigan Athletic 43 14 12 17 46 53 21 9 6 6 24 22 22 5 6 11 22 31 -7 54
16 Queens Park Rangers 43 15 8 20 60 70 22 8 5 9 38 39 21 7 3 11 22 31 -10 53
17 Birmingham City 42 12 13 17 52 67 21 6 6 9 31 38 21 6 7 8 21 29 -15 49
18 Middlesbrough 43 11 14 18 43 56 22 6 8 8 19 26 21 5 6 10 24 30 -13 47
19 Huddersfield Town 43 12 11 20 49 65 22 7 6 9 24 29 21 5 5 11 25 36 -16 47
20 Charlton Athletic 43 12 10 21 47 58 22 8 5 9 26 25 21 4 5 12 21 33 -11 46
21 Stoke City 42 13 7 22 54 66 21 9 3 9 33 26 21 4 4 13 21 40 -12 46
22 Hull City 43 12 9 22 57 75 22 7 3 12 29 36 21 5 6 10 28 39 -18 45
23 Luton Town 43 12 8 23 49 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 22 5 2 15 20 45 -30 44
24 Barnsley 43 10 13 20 46 67 22 6 9 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 43

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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.