Birmingham City FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Birmingham City FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sebastian Stockbridge (England)
- Assistant 1 Tom Cooke (England)
- Assistant 2 Marc Wilson
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 2–0 W 07 Dec Barnsley FC A 2–1 W 04 Dec Stockport County FC H 2–0 W 01 Dec Blackpool FC A 2–1 W 26 Nov Exeter City FC A 2–0 W 23 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L 03 Dec Leyton Orient FC A 0–3 L 30 Nov Barnsley FC A 4–3 W 26 Nov Blackpool FC H 0–2 L 23 Nov Mansfield Town FC A 1–0 W 16 Nov Crawley Town FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds St Andrew's Ground will turn into a battlefield for Birmingham City FC and Bristol Rovers FC.
- 5' Bristol Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 6' GOAL! Lee Buchanan scores on 6.
- 11' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 382 games and scored 397 goals.
- 16' Joel Senior needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 21' Gatlin O'Donkor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 31' 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.
- 36' It’s high time Matt Taylor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 38' GOAL! Jay Stansfield scores on 38.
- 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 53' Bristol Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 58' Bristol Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
- 63' 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.
- 67' Ethan Laird has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lee Buchanan on 67 minute.
- 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Wilson, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Birmingham City FC and Bristol Rovers FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Birmingham City FC
Starting XI- 25
- 9
- 6
- 21
- 14
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3
Lee Buchanan ↓ Ethan Laird 67'
- 24
- 28
- 4
- 18
- 13
Bench- 10
- 45
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Ethan Laird ↑ 67'
- 19
- 12
- 26
- 33
Coach Chris DaviesBristol Rovers FC
Starting XI- 5
- 29
- 23
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 24
- 17
- 28
- 22
- 25
Bench- 18
- 8
- 4
- 19
- 7
- 9
- 27
Coach Matt Taylor -
Head to Head
Birmingham City FC Form
2024-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-12-07 Barnsley FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2024-12-04 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stockport County FC W 2024-12-01 Blackpool FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2024-11-26 Exeter City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2024-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC LBristol Rovers FC Form
2024-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-12-03 Leyton Orient FC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-11-30 Barnsley FC 3–4 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-11-26 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L 2024-11-23 Mansfield Town FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-11-16 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Crawley Town FC D