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Matchday 2 · · St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham City vs Bristol City: result, line-ups and stats

Birmingham City 10 · 10 points
  • 42' S. Tickle (og)
  • 90' Demarai Gray (pen)
2 - 2
Bristol City 13 · 10 points
  • 33' Scott Twine
  • 85' Dom Ballard

Line-ups 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

Line-up 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

Gray, Leonard, Roberts, Wright, Gardner-Hickman (injured), Bird (unavailable)

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

Line-up 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

De Keersmaecker, McNally (injured)

Players to watch

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

All stats

Birmingham City

  1. Phil Neumann Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Carlos Vicente Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  3. August Priske Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Liam Millar Midfielder 0 goals 3 assists
  5. Jay Stansfield Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Bristol City

  1. Rio Cardines Defender 0 goals 5 assists
  2. Lorent Tolaj Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Scott Twine Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Dom Ballard Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Jason Knight Midfielder 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 strong
Phil Neumann 5/5 450 solid
Christoph Klarer 5/5 450 mixed
Tomoki Iwata 5/5 442 mixed
Jay Stansfield 5/5 428 mixed
Bright Osayi-Samuel 5/5 421 mixed
August Priske 5/5 404 solid
Alex Cochrane 4/5 388 solid

Bristol City

Player Starts Min. Form
Sam Tickle 5/5 450 poor
Lisav Naif Eissat 5/5 450 solid
Jason Knight 5/5 450 solid
Rio Cardines 5/5 438 strong
Rob Dickie 5/5 436 strong
Lorent Tolaj 5/5 397 solid
Scott Twine 5/5 396 mixed
Yu Hirakawa 4/5 311 mixed

Stats

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

Team comparison

BIR home Per match BRC away
1.00 Points 1.75
1.67 Goals for 2.00
1.67 Goals against 2.00
1.52 xG for 1.69
1.34 xG against 1.30
6.0 Corners 4.5
DDD Home and away form DWWL

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 W. Finnie.

Who is unavailable for Birmingham City against Bristol City?

Birmingham City are without Demarai Gray (injury), Max Bird (not registered), Marc Leonard (achilles tendon injury), Patrick Roberts (health problems), Scott Wright (not in the squad) and Taylor Gardner-Hickman (injury).

Who is unavailable for Bristol City against Birmingham City?

Bristol City are without Brian De Keersmaecker (shoulder injury) and Luke McNally (knee injury).

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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