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Championship 2026/27

Birmingham City lineup

7th in the Championship 20 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 DWWWL

Predicted lineup for Birmingham City

Next match: Lincoln City vs Birmingham City,

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Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
1 Beadle
20 Cochrane
4 Klarer
5 Neumann
26 Osayi-Samuel
14 Solís
24 Iwata
17 Millar
18 Bird
16 Roberts or Vicente
28 Stansfield

Predicted lineup for Birmingham City: Beadle, Cochrane, Klarer, Neumann, Osayi-Samuel, Solís, Iwata, Millar, Bird, Roberts, Stansfield

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Played 12 5W 5D 2L
Goals for 20 1.7 per match on average
Goals against 12 1.0 per match on average
Goal difference +8 20 points
Clean sheets 4 failed to score in 2
xG 18.19 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.67 1.67 1.67
Goals for 2.33 1.00 1.67
Goals against 1.17 0.83 1.00
xG for 1.63 1.41 1.52
xG against 1.26 1.40 1.33
Corners 4.8 6.2 5.5
Cards 2.0 2.2 2.1
Clean sheets 33% 33% 33%

Stats

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Goals

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

Assists

  1. 1 Liam Millar 3
  2. 2 Patrick Roberts 3
  3. 3 Tomoki Iwata 2
  4. 4 Alex Cochrane 2
  5. 5 Luis Vázquez 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Alex Cochrane 19
  2. 2 Liam Millar 15
  3. 3 Tomoki Iwata 10
  4. 4 Seung-ho Paik 8
  5. 5 Patrick Roberts 8

Duels won

  1. 1 Christoph Klarer 96
  2. 2 Phil Neumann 79
  3. 3 Bright Osayi-Samuel 61
  4. 4 Jhon Solís 42
  5. 5 August Priske 42

Shots on target

  1. 1 Jay Stansfield 12
  2. 2 August Priske 9
  3. 3 Liam Millar 8
  4. 4 Demarai Gray 5
  5. 5 Phil Neumann 4

Rating

  1. 1 Liam Millar 7.64
  2. 2 Phil Neumann 6.97
  3. 3 Demarai Gray 6.92
  4. 4 Alex Cochrane 6.91
  5. 5 Christoph Klarer 6.84

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for18.19
  • Actual goals scored20
  • Difference +1.81
  • xG against15.97
  • Passes per match393
  • Possession51.5%

Birmingham City squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 James Beadle Age 22 · England Goalkeeper 12 1080 0 0 406 39.7% 6.8
21 Ryan Allsop Age 34 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
30 Bradley Mayo Age 22 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
5 Phil Neumann Age 29 · Germany Defender 12 1080 2 0 436 80.7% 7.0
4 Christoph Klarer Age 26 · Austria Defender 12 1080 0 0 583 80.6% 6.8
20 Alex Cochrane Age 26 · England Defender 12 1018 0 2 443 76.5% 6.9
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel Age 28 · Nigeria Defender 12 994 0 0 442 79.0% 6.5
2 Ethan Laird Age 25 · England Defender 8 120 0 0 40 67.5% 6.5
25 Kristoffer Lund Age 24 · Denmark Defender 2 63 0 0 19 68.4% 3.1
23 Dael Fry Age 29 · England Defender 2 2 0 0 1 - -
3 Lee Buchanan Age 25 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
24 Tomoki Iwata Age 29 · Japan Midfielder 12 1057 0 2 573 76.6% 6.8
28 Jay Stansfield Age 23 · England Midfielder 12 1018 1 1 225 69.3% 6.5
7 Carlos Vicente Age 27 · Spain Midfielder 12 805 2 0 227 78.4% 6.6
14 Jhon Solís Age 22 · Colombia Midfielder 10 761 0 1 358 83.8% 6.7
17 Liam Millar Age 27 · Canada Midfielder 8 579 4 3 207 81.2% 7.6
16 Patrick Roberts Age 29 · England Midfielder 9 418 0 3 151 80.1% 6.2
8 Seung-ho Paik Age 29 · South Korea Midfielder 8 378 1 0 157 80.3% 6.7
18 Max Bird Age 26 · England Midfielder 5 119 0 1 49 83.7% 6.7
19 Taylor Gardner-Hickman Age 24 · England Midfielder 2 20 0 0 13 92.3% 6.7
27 Kanya Fujimoto Age 27 · Japan Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Marc Leonard Scotland · Achilles tendon injury Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
9 August Priske Age 22 · Denmark Forward 10 815 4 1 121 51.2% 6.8
32 Luis Vázquez Age 25 · Argentina Forward 10 208 0 1 43 60.5% 6.5
10 Demarai Gray Age 30 · Jamaica Forward 9 202 3 0 80 93.8% 6.9
33 Marvin Ducksch Age 32 · Germany Forward 7 101 0 0 25 72.0% 6.5
11 Scott Wright Age 29 · Scotland Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Birmingham City play next?

Birmingham City play away against Lincoln City on .

When will the lineup for Birmingham City be announced?

The predicted lineup for Birmingham City against Lincoln City is shown above. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Birmingham City?

James Beadle has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Birmingham City?

Liam Millar and August Priske share top spot, having scored 4 goals each for Birmingham City this season.

Which Birmingham City players are injured or suspended?

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