Birmingham City FC vs Leyton Orient FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Birmingham City FC vs Leyton Orient FC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Leyton Orient FC 46 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Martin Woods
- Assistant 1 Daniel Jarvis (England)
- Assistant 2 Abbas Khan
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 25 Feb Leyton Orient FC H 2–0 W 22 Feb Reading FC A 0–0 D 15 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W 11 Feb Cambridge United FC H 4–0 W 08 Feb Newcastle United FC H 2–3 L 01 Feb Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Feb Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L 22 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L 18 Feb Wrexham AFC A 2–1 W 15 Feb Lincoln City FC H 3–2 W 11 Feb Mansfield Town FC H 3–0 W 08 Feb Manchester City FC H 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Leyton Orient FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Birmingham City FC gets underway.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' 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.
- 12' It’s a booking for Leyton Orient FC player. Jack Currie gets a card.
- 16' Time for substitution for Leyton Orient FC. Charlie Kelman is replaced by Dominic Ball.
- 21' 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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Allsop made 363 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 31' Ethan Galbraith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 36' 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.
- 41' The travelling Leyton Orient FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 51' Birmingham City 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.
- 53' Goal! Taylor Gardner-Hickman scores his 7 goal in 368 matches.
- 54' Taylor Gardner-Hickman is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
- 54' The supporters are chanting for Azeem Abdulai. He replaces Daniel Agyei on 54 minute.
- 59' 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.
- 64' Ethan Laird needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 66' Another substitution for Leyton Orient FC to replace Ethan Galbraith by Randell Williams on 66 minute.
- 67' Leyton Orient FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sonny Perkins is hanging Jamie Donley on the field on 67 minute.
- 68' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 68 minute. Taylor Gardner-Hickman leaves to be changed by Emil Hansson.
- 73' Leyton Orient FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
- 78' 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.
- 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
- 84' GOAL! Ethan Laird scores on 84. Assisted by Christoph Klarer
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Luke Harris. He replaces Kieran Dowell on 85 minute.
- 90' The referee shows Leyton Orient FC player a card on 90.
- 90' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Ethan Laird is replaced by Krystian Bielik 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-
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Kieran Dowell ↓ Luke Harris 85'
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Alfie May ↓ Alfons Sampsted 90'
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Ethan Laird ↓ Krystian Bielik 90'
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Bench- 31
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Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 67'
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Krystian Bielik ↑ 90'
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Emil Hansson ↑ 68'
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Alfons Sampsted ↑ 90'
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Luke Harris ↑ 85'
Coach Chris DaviesLeyton Orient FC
Starting XI- 6
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Daniel Agyei ↓ Azeem Abdulai 54'
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Charlie Kelman ↓ Dominic Ball 16'
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Jamie Donley ↓ Sonny Perkins 67'
Bench-
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Randell Williams ↑ 66'
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Dominic Ball ↑ 16'
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Jayden Sweeney ↑ 16'
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Sonny Perkins ↑ 67'
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Azeem Abdulai ↑ 54'
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Coach Richie Wellens -
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Head to Head
Birmingham City FC Form
2025-02-25 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-02-22 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2025-02-15 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-02-11 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Cambridge United FC W 2025-02-08 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Newcastle United FC L 2025-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC WLeyton Orient FC Form
2025-02-25 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Leyton Orient FC L 2025-02-22 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC L 2025-02-18 Wrexham AFC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-02-15 Leyton Orient FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC W 2025-02-11 Leyton Orient FC 3–0 Mansfield Town FC W 2025-02-08 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L