Match Report
Birmingham City, 1st with 111 points, sat 43 points above Bolton Wanderers (8th, 68). Bolton Wanderers's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Birmingham City were scoring 1.83 and conceding 0.67, Bolton Wanderers 1.46 and 1.52, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
5 matches unbeaten backed Bolton Wanderers's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
24 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Birmingham City 10, draws 4, Bolton Wanderers 10, at 2.42 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 42% of those meetings. 0.8 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.42.
The match was played at St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham (capacity 32,609). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Birmingham City led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Birmingham City: Tomoki Iwata (3'), Jay Stansfield (86')