Championship
— Matchday 2
Birmingham
2 – 2
Bristol City
1X2
Birmingham
48.2%
Draw
29.5%
Bristol City
22.3%
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
42.5%
Under 2.5
57.5%
BTTS
Both Score
47.6%
No
52.4%
Model Reasoning
Birmingham favoured (48%)
Key factors:
• The model expects Birmingham to create significantly more chances (1.5 xG vs 0.9 xG).
• Bristol City's defence is depleted with 3 defender(s) missing.
• Playing at home is a factor in Birmingham's favour.
• Birmingham have 3 player(s) unavailable: Lee Buchanan, Marc Leonard, Max Bird.
• Birmingham are set up in a 4-2-3-1.
Most likely scoreline: 1-1.
Model: dixon-coles-v6-reg
Recent Form
Birmingham
D
D
L
W
D
Bristol City
W
W
L
L
W
Squad News
Birmingham
- Injured Lee Buchanan Defender · Cruciate ligament injury
- Injured Marc Leonard Midfielder · Achilles tendon rupture
- Injured Max Bird Midfielder · Calf injury
- Injured Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder · Hamstring muscle injury
Bristol City
- Injured Cameron Pring Defender · Ankle injury
- Injured Luke McNally Defender · Cruciate ligament injury
Confirmed Lineups
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
- James Beadle
- Christoph Klarer
- Phil Neumann
- Alex Cochrane
- Bright Osayi-Samuel
- Jhon Solís
- Tomoki Iwata
- Carlos Vicente
- Jay Stansfield
- Seung-ho Paik
- August Priske
Substitutes
- Kristoffer Lund
- Ryan Allsop
- Demarai Gray
- Marvin Ducksch
- Ethan Laird
- Luis Vázquez
- Dael Fry
Bristol City
4-2-3-1
- Sam Tickle
- Rob Dickie
- Lisav Naif Eissat
- Rio Cardines
- George Tanner
- Jason Knight
- Joe Williams
- Jed Wallace
- Yu Hirakawa
- Scott Twine
- Lorent Tolaj
Substitutes
- Sam Bell
- Dom Ballard
- Noah Eile
- Tomi Horvat
- Sam Greenwood
- Gibson Yah
- Brad Collins
Season Stats
8
Played
8
11
Points
13
12
Goals Scored
11
11
Goals Conceded
12
+1
Goal Diff
-1
1
Clean Sheets
1
Head to Head
1 match played
Birmingham
Draws
Bristol City
Last meeting (25 Apr 2026): 2-1
Prediction vs Result
1X2
1 (48%)
X
✗
Over/Under 2.5
Under (58%)
Over
✗
BTTS
No (52%)
Yes
✗
Match Statistics
1
HT Score
1