Match Report
9th against 11th, but level on points: Birmingham City and Bristol City both had 10. Bristol City's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 11th in the table. Per game in the league, Birmingham City were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.29, Bristol City 1.67 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Birmingham City were unbeaten in 5. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Birmingham City, 5/15 for Bristol City.
24 meetings are on record — 15 won by Birmingham City, 5 by Bristol City, 4 drawn, at 2.46 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 42% of meetings won.
The referee was W. Finnie, with 100 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. St. Andrew's Stadium, capacity 29,409, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Birmingham City: Sam Tickle (42' og), Demarai Gray (90') · Bristol City: Scott Twine (33'), Dom Ballard (85')
Key stats
Possession: Birmingham City 64% · Bristol City 36% · Total shots: 8-15 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 7-3