Stockport County FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Stockport County FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at Edgeley Park.
- Stockport County FC 46 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paul Howard
- Assistant 1 Mark Cunliffe
- Assistant 2 Lewis Raper (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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Jan Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D 29 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D 26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L 20 Dec Peterborough United FC H 2–1 W 14 Dec Stevenage FC A 1–2 L 07 Dec Exeter City FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 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 Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Stockport County FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Stockport County FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Alfie May puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
- 10' Stockport County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Davies, as he is very good at scoring at Edgeley Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It’s high time Dave Challinor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Stockport County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' It looks surprising Stockport County FC does not make any changes. Alex Cochrane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' 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.
- 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' Jay Stansfield has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' 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 Kyle Wootton suffering a number of foals already.
- 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
- 78' GOAL! Macauley Southam-Hales scores on 78. Assisted by Ryan Rydel
- 83' 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.
- 88' 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.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Stockport County FC
Starting XI- 14
- 7
- 27
- 26
- 16
- 19
- 3
- 17
- 12
- 1
- 15
Bench- 23
- 8
- 2
- 34
- 5
- 18
- 21
Coach Dave ChallinorBirmingham City FC
Starting XI- 25
- 9
- 6
- 21
- 24
- 20
- 28
- 4
- 19
- 18
- 13
Bench- 10
- 45
- 11
- 17
- 2
- 12
- 26
Coach Chris Davies -
Head to Head
Stockport County FC Form
2025-01-01 Stockport County FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-12-29 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Stockport County FC D 2024-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Stockport County FC L 2024-12-20 Stockport County FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC W 2024-12-14 Stevenage FC 2–1 Stockport County FC L 2024-12-07 Stockport County FC 2–0 Exeter City FC WBirmingham City FC Form
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 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