Birmingham City FC vs Exeter City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Birmingham City FC vs Exeter City FC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Elliot Bell (England)
- Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
- Assistant 2
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Jan Exeter City FC H 1–0 W 11 Jan Lincoln City FC H 2–1 W 04 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W 01 Jan Stockport County FC A 1–1 D 29 Dec Blackpool FC H 0–0 D 26 Dec Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Jan Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L 11 Jan Oxford United FC H 3–1 W 04 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L 01 Jan Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–2 L 29 Dec Crawley Town FC H 4–4 D 26 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 3–1 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Exeter City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at St Andrew's Ground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilmari Niskanen made 51 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' 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.
- 12' Exeter City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 17' Vincent Harper has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Exeter City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 27' 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.
- 32' Exeter City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack McMillan.
- 36' Marc Leonard is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
- 41' It’s high time Chris Davies made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Christoph Klarer.
- 47' What a strike from Ethan Laird! The score is 1-0.
- 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Caleb Watts on 52.
- 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Ayumu Yokoyama. He replaces Jay Stansfield on 62 minute.
- 63' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Scott Wright is replaced by Lyndon Dykes on 63 minute.
- 68' 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.
- 69' That looks like a foul for a card for Vincent Harper.
- 73' The whistle greets Millenic Alli as he departs to be replaced by Jack Aitchison.
- 78' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
- 83' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Marc Leonard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 85' Krystian Bielik is replacing Alfie May for the Birmingham City FC side.
- 90' Exeter City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' It is a substitution in Exeter City FC team. Vincent Harper is replaced by Ilmari Niskanen on 90 minute.
- With this win, Birmingham City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Birmingham City FC
Starting XI- 25
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9
Alfie May ↓ Krystian Bielik 85'
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11
Scott Wright ↓ Lyndon Dykes 63'
- 20
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28
Jay Stansfield ↓ Ayumu Yokoyama 62'
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- 4
- 19
- 12
- 26
Bench- –
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- 45
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6
Krystian Bielik ↑ 85'
- 23
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17
Lyndon Dykes ↑ 63'
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33
Ayumu Yokoyama ↑ 62'
Coach Chris DaviesExeter City FC
Starting XI- 6
- 28
- 5
- 7
- 2
- 18
- 8
- 1
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11
Millenic Alli ↓ Jack Aitchison 73'
- 17
- 47
Bench- 27
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14
Ilmari Niskanen ↑ 90'
- 37
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10
Jack Aitchison ↑ 73'
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16
Patrick Jones ↑ 73'
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Coach Gary Caldwell -
Head to Head
Birmingham City FC Form
2025-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W 2025-01-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W 2025-01-01 Stockport County FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2024-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC WExeter City FC Form
2025-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Exeter City FC L 2025-01-11 Exeter City FC 3–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-01-04 Exeter City FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-01-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–1 Exeter City FC L 2024-12-29 Exeter City FC 4–4 Crawley Town FC D 2024-12-26 Exeter City FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC W