Match Report
The table read 10th (Aston Villa U23, 32 pts) against 12th (Birmingham U23, 26 pts), 6 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Aston Villa U23 2.04 scored and 1.96 conceded per game, Birmingham U23 1.31 and 1.96, with the league averaging 1.72.
Birmingham U23 had lost four in a row. Aston Villa U23 had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Birmingham U23, 3.
The referee was D. Lamport, with 41 matches in our database and 1.0 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Aston Villa U23 led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Aston Villa U23: T. Abldeen-Goodridge (14'), Mahmoud Trezeguet (32'), Keinan Davis (51') · Birmingham U23: G. Hall (29'), Oriol Soldevila (54'), Kyle Hurst (82')
Key stats
Possession: Aston Villa U23 58% · Birmingham U23 42% · Total shots: 6-16 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 2-2