Birmingham City FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Birmingham City FC vs Burton Albion FC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Burton Albion FC 46 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Simon Mather
- Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
- Assistant 2 Jake Topp (England)
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 26 Dec Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W 23 Dec Crawley Town FC A 1–0 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L 21 Dec Exeter City FC H 1–2 L 14 Dec Leyton Orient FC A 0–0 D 07 Dec Wrexham AFC H 0–1 L 04 Dec Peterborough United FC A 1–0 W 01 Dec Tamworth FC H 3–4 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to St Andrew's Ground that hosts another battle between Birmingham City FC and Burton Albion FC.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jason Sraha suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Rumarn Burrell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' 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.
- 26' What a strike from Jay Stansfield! The score is 1-0.
- 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' 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.
- 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marc Leonard made 323 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Udoka Malife is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 46' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Keshi Anderson by Emil Hansson on 46 minute.
- 48' The referee calls foul for Max Crocombe. He receives a card.
- 53' 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.
- 56' What a strike from Max Crocombe! The score is 1-1.
- 61' It’s high time Chris Davies made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 66' It looks surprising Burton Albion FC does not make any changes. Krystian Bielik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 67' Burton Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomas Kalinauskas is hanging Ciaran Gilligan on the field on 67 minute.
- 72' Burton Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 77' Burton Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 80' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Jay Stansfield by Luke Harris on 80 minute.
- 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Burton Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Willum Thor Willumsson is replaced by Taylor Gardner-Hickman on 89 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.
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Birmingham City FC
Starting XI- 25
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Keshi Anderson ↓ Emil Hansson 46'
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Jay Stansfield ↓ Luke Harris 80'
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Bench- 45
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Emil Hansson ↑ 46'
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Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↑ 89'
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Luke Harris ↑ 80'
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Coach Chris DaviesBurton Albion FC
Starting XI- 32
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- 25
- 20
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Bench- 11
- 34
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Danilo Orsi-Dadomo ↑ 46'
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Tomas Kalinauskas ↑ 67'
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Coach Gary Bowyer -
Head to Head
Birmingham City FC Form
2024-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2024-12-23 Crawley Town FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 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 WBurton Albion FC Form
2024-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2024-12-21 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Exeter City FC L 2024-12-14 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2024-12-07 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Wrexham AFC L 2024-12-04 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC W 2024-12-01 Burton Albion FC 3–4 Tamworth FC L

