Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Aston Villa (5th, 76 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Birmingham City (17th, 52 pts). On the form table Birmingham City stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.39/1.26 for Birmingham City and 1.78/1.33 for Aston Villa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 17 meetings between the two: 5 for Birmingham City, 6 for Aston Villa and 6 drawn, at 1.94 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,609. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.