Birmingham City FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Birmingham City FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.
- Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2025/26)
- Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–1 W 22 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–1 W 18 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–1 D 12 Apr Wrexham AFC H 2–0 W 06 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 1–2 L 03 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L 21 Apr Southampton FC A 2–2 D 18 Apr Norwich City FC H 2–4 L 11 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D 06 Apr Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W 03 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Birmingham City FC Bristol City FC #10 Position #12 64 Points 62 46 Played 46 17 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 17 / 11 / 18 57 Scored 59 56 Conceded 59 +1 GD +0 1.39 PPG 1.35 37% Win % 37% Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season30% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this seasonBirmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Birmingham City FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Scott Twine has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 8' Goal! Phil Neumann scores his 8 goal in 169 matches.
- 13' Bristol City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Tomi Horvat scoring 1 goals.
- 14' Birmingham City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 19' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' What a strike from Jhon Solis! The score is 2-0.
- 34' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 46' Rob Dickie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Pring on 46 minute.
- 51' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 60' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomoki Iwata is hanging Jhon Solis on the field on 60 minute.
- 63' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Sam Bell is replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
- 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bristol City FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 70' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Demarai Gray by Tommy Doyle on 70 minute.
- 75' Delano Burgzorg was booked on 75.
- 77' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Delano Burgzorg is replaced by Sinclair Armstrong.
- 81' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 81.
- 82' GOAL! Tomi Horvat scores on 82.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Alex Cochrane. He replaces Jay Stansfield on 85 minute.
- 90' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 90.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Birmingham City FC
Starting XI-
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Demarai Gray ↓ Tommy Doyle 70'
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Jay Stansfield ↓ Alex Cochrane 85'
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Jhon Solis ↓ Tomoki Iwata 60'
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Bench- 6
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Tomoki Iwata ↑ 60'
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Alex Cochrane ↑ 85'
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Ethan Laird ↑ 70'
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Tommy Doyle ↑ 70'
Coach Chris DaviesBristol City FC
Starting XI-
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Cameron Pring ↓ Rob Dickie 46'
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Sam Morsy ↓ Adam Randell 63'
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Sam Bell ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 63'
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Bench-
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Rob Dickie ↑ 46'
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Adam Randell ↑ 63'
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Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 63'
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Sinclair Armstrong ↑ 77'
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Coach Roy Hodgson -
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Head to Head
Birmingham City FC Form
2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-18 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-12 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Wrexham AFC W 2026-04-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC LBristol City FC Form
2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2026-04-21 Southampton FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC L 2026-04-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W