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Championship | Gameweek 11
Oct 6, 2023 at 8pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
3 - 1
West Brom

Bacuna (23' pen.), Sanderson (38'), Gardner (87')
Bielik (25'), Longelo (90+4')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Swift (5')
Kipre (86')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Birmingham 4-1 Huddersfield
Tuesday, October 3 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: West Brom 1-0 Sheff Weds
Tuesday, October 3 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

Although Birmingham have been far more inconsistent than West Brom of late, the manner of their victory on Tuesday even things up. With that in mind, we can only predict a competitive draw between two sides who back themselves to challenge for the playoffs in the long term. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 40.41%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 31.93% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.33%) and 0-2 (7.55%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (10.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawWest Bromwich Albion
31.93% (1.676 1.68) 27.66% (0.554 0.55) 40.41% (-2.223 -2.22)
Both teams to score 48.21% (-0.992 -0.99)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.54% (-1.553 -1.55)57.46% (1.563 1.56)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.74% (-1.248 -1.25)78.26% (1.255 1.26)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.83% (0.398 0.4)33.17% (-0.39 -0.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.22% (0.434 0.43)69.78% (-0.428 -0.43)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.14% (-1.92 -1.92)27.86% (1.928 1.93)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.54% (-2.524 -2.52)63.47% (2.532 2.53)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 31.92%
    West Bromwich Albion 40.41%
    Draw 27.65%
Birmingham CityDrawWest Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 10.19% (0.687 0.69)
2-1 @ 7.19% (0.189 0.19)
2-0 @ 5.63% (0.439 0.44)
3-1 @ 2.65% (0.098 0.1)
3-0 @ 2.07% (0.181 0.18)
3-2 @ 1.69% (-0.029 -0.03)
Other @ 2.51%
Total : 31.92%
1-1 @ 13.03% (0.21 0.21)
0-0 @ 9.24% (0.537 0.54)
2-2 @ 4.6% (-0.129 -0.13)
Other @ 0.79%
Total : 27.65%
0-1 @ 11.81% (0.07 0.07)
1-2 @ 8.33% (-0.326 -0.33)
0-2 @ 7.55% (-0.38 -0.38)
1-3 @ 3.55% (-0.345 -0.35)
0-3 @ 3.22% (-0.351 -0.35)
2-3 @ 1.96% (-0.168 -0.17)
1-4 @ 1.13% (-0.181 -0.18)
0-4 @ 1.03% (-0.176 -0.18)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 40.41%

How you voted: Birmingham vs West Brom

Birmingham City
36.1%
Draw
23.6%
West Bromwich Albion
40.3%
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Head to Head
Feb 10, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 31
Birmingham
2-0
West Brom
Mejbri (10'), Bielik (52')
Sep 14, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 10
West Brom
2-3
Birmingham
Wallace (23'), Thomas-Asante (83' pen.)
Hogan (14', 54', 72')
Apr 3, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 40
Birmingham
1-0
West Brom
Taylor (67' pen.)
Taylor (75'), Bacuna (85')

Livermore (75')
Oct 15, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 12
West Brom
1-0
Birmingham
Grant (75')
Clarke (72'), Grant (89')
Jul 31, 2021 3pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Birmingham
0-4
West Brom
Diangana (50'), Clarke (69'), Grant (73' pen.), Tulloch (86')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds38257670284282
2Leicester CityLeicester37264774334182
3Ipswich TownIpswich38249580493181
4Southampton36227773472673
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381991059362366
6Norwich CityNorwich381871369541561
7Hull City371610115346758
8Coventry CityCoventry3715121059431657
9Preston North EndPreston37168134954-556
10Middlesbrough38166165352154
11Cardiff CityCardiff38165174351-853
12Sunderland38146184845348
13Watford381212145351248
14Bristol City38138174245-347
15Swansea CitySwansea381210164858-1046
16Millwall381110173650-1443
17Blackburn RoversBlackburn38119185164-1342
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth381011175462-841
19Stoke CityStoke38118193553-1841
20Queens Park RangersQPR381010183650-1440
21Birmingham CityBirmingham38109194259-1739
22Huddersfield TownHuddersfield38815154261-1939
23Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38115223061-3138
24Rotherham UnitedRotherham38311243077-4720


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