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Matchday 2 · · St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham City vs Bristol City: result, lineups and stats

Birmingham City 7 · 20 points
2 - 2
Bristol City 14 · 15 points
  • 42' Sam Tickle (og)
  • 90' Demarai Gray (pen)
  • 33' Scott Twine
  • 85' Dom Ballard

Lineups Birmingham City vs Bristol City

Birmingham City 4-2-3-1 · Chris Davies
1 Beadle
20 Cochrane
4 Klarer
5 Neumann
26 Osayi-Samuel
14 Solís
24 Iwata
28 Stansfield
8 Paik
7 Vicente
9 Priske
  • 46' Ethan Laird Bright Osayi-Samuel
  • 62' Demarai Gray Carlos Vicente
  • 62' Patrick Roberts Seung-ho Paik
  • 78' Luis Vázquez August Priske
  • 84' Marvin Ducksch Jay Stansfield

Lineup for Birmingham City: Beadle, Cochrane, Klarer, Neumann, Osayi-Samuel, Solís, Iwata, Stansfield, Paik, Vicente, Priske

Bench
  • 21 R. Allsop
  • 25 K. Lund
  • 23 D. Fry
  • 2 E. Laird 46'
  • 27 K. Fujimoto
  • 10 D. Gray 62'
  • 33 M. Ducksch 84'
  • 16 P. Roberts 62'
  • 32 L. Vazquez 78'
Absentees Birmingham City

Leonard, Paik (injured), Priske (doubtful)

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 · Roy Hodgson
1 Tickle
21 Cardines
2 Eissat
16 Dickie
19 Tanner
8 Williams
12 Knight
7 Hirakawa
10 Twine
17 Wallace
9 Tolaj
  • 65' Tomi Horvat Jed Wallace
  • 65' Dom Ballard Lorent Tolaj
  • 71' Sam Greenwood Scott Twine
  • 71' Gibson Yah Joe Williams
  • 90+1' Rob Atkinson Yu Hirakawa

Lineup for Bristol City: Tickle, Cardines, Eissat, Dickie, Tanner, Williams, Knight, Hirakawa, Twine, Wallace, Tolaj

Bench
  • 40 B. Collins
  • 38 N. Eile
  • 5 R. Atkinson 91'
  • 20 S. Greenwood 71'
  • 14 T. Horvat 65'
  • 27 G. Yah 71'
  • 23 D. Ballard 65'
  • 18 E. Riis
  • 11 S. Bell
Absentees Bristol City

Eile (injured), Adebayo, Tolaj, Dickie (doubtful)

Stats Birmingham City vs Bristol City

Birmingham City Match Bristol City
  • 1.98 xG 1.43
  • 65% Possession 35%
  • 8 Shots 14
  • 2 Shots on target 6
  • 5 Shots off target 6
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 13 Fouls 12
  • 2 Offsides 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Birmingham City

  1. Liam Millar 4 goals 3 assists
  2. August Priske 4 goals 1 assists
  3. Demarai Gray 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Phil Neumann 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Carlos Vicente 2 goals 0 assists

Bristol City

  1. Rio Cardines 0 goals 6 assists
  2. Dom Ballard 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Scott Twine 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Lorent Tolaj 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Jason Knight 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Birmingham City

Player Starts Min. Form
James Beadle 5/5 450 mixed
Phil Neumann 5/5 450 strong
Christoph Klarer 5/5 450 solid
Alex Cochrane 5/5 450 solid
Bright Osayi-Samuel 5/5 438 mixed
Tomoki Iwata 5/5 435 solid
Jay Stansfield 5/5 432 mixed
Liam Millar 5/5 347 excellent

Bristol City

Player Starts Min. Form
Jason Knight 5/5 420 mixed
Dom Ballard 5/5 419 solid
George Tanner 5/5 390 mixed
Rio Cardines 4/5 375 mixed
Sam Tickle 4/4 360 poor
Rob Atkinson 4/4 360 mixed
Cameron Pring 3/5 315 poor
Luke McNally 3/3 270 solid

Team comparison

BIR home Per match BRC away
1.67 Points 1.50
2.33 Goals for 1.50
1.17 Goals against 1.50
1.63 xG for 1.49
1.26 xG against 1.29
4.8 Corners 4.8
DDDWW Home and away form WWLDD

Birmingham City vs Bristol City: head-to-head record

26 previous meetings
17 Birmingham City 4 draws 5 Bristol City
  • Goals per match2.42
  • Both teams scored42%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Apr 2026 Birmingham City 2 - 1 Bristol City
  • Oct 2025 Bristol City 1 - 0 Birmingham City
  • Dec 2023 Birmingham City 0 - 0 Bristol City
  • Aug 2023 Bristol City 0 - 2 Birmingham City
  • Jan 2023 Bristol City 4 - 2 Birmingham City
  • Oct 2022 Birmingham City 3 - 0 Bristol City
  • Mar 2022 Bristol City 1 - 2 Birmingham City
  • Nov 2021 Birmingham City 3 - 0 Bristol City
  • Mar 2021 Birmingham City 0 - 3 Bristol City
  • Dec 2020 Bristol City 0 - 1 Birmingham City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Birmingham City vs Bristol City?

Birmingham City vs Bristol City was refereed by Will Finnie.

Who is unavailable for Birmingham City against Bristol City?

Birmingham City are without August Priske (health problems), Marc Leonard (achilles tendon injury) and Seung-ho Paik (health problems).

Who is unavailable for Bristol City against Birmingham City?

Bristol City are without Elijah Adebayo (not registered), Lorent Tolaj (health problems), Rob Dickie (knee injury) and Noah Eile (illness).

What formation do Birmingham City play?

Birmingham City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Davies.

What formation do Bristol City play?

Bristol City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Skubala.

How did the last meeting between Birmingham City and Bristol City finish?

On 25 April 2026, Birmingham City vs Bristol City finished 2-1.

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