Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Birmingham City (1st, 111 pts) held a 65-point advantage over Crawley Town (21st, 46 pts). Crawley Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. Per game in the league, Birmingham City were scoring 1.83 and conceding 0.67, Crawley Town 1.24 and 1.8, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Crawley Town had lost three in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Birmingham City held 12 points of 15 and Crawley Town 6.
St. Andrew's Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,409. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Birmingham City 59% · Crawley Town 41% · Total shots: 13-5 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 6-4