Match summary
Before kickoff, Birmingham City (1st, 53 pts) were 22 points ahead of Exeter City (13th, 31 pts). Birmingham City had gone 13 matches unbeaten before this one.
Birmingham City vs Exeter City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Birmingham City3W 2D 0L
Birmingham CityExeter City
11Pointsof 157
8Goals scored12
3Goals conceded10
2Clean sheets0
4Scored in a row8
13Unbeaten in a row1
2Conceded in a row10
Head to head2 meetings · Nov 2024 – Dec 2024
- Birmingham City wins
- 2
- Draws
- 0
- Exeter City wins
- 0
2.5goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
0%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 292 earlier results
Birmingham CityExeter City
#1Position#13
53Points23 v 24 games31
+24Goal difference-3
1.78Scored per gameleague avg 1.271.17
0.74Conceded per game1.29
#4Form table position#11
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Birmingham CityExeter City
- 90+13'Second Yellow · Exeter City · Jack McMillanSecond Yellow
- 90+5'Substitution · Exeter City · Ilmari Niskanen · InOut: Vincent Harper
- Substitution · Birmingham City · Krystian Bielik · InOut: Alfie May85'
- 73'Substitution · Exeter City · Patrick Jones · InOut: Demetri Mitchell
- 73'Substitution · Exeter City · Jack Aitchison · InOut: Millenic Alli
- 69'Yellow Card · Exeter City · Vincent Harper
- Substitution · Birmingham City · Lyndon Dykes · InOut: Scott Wright63'
- Substitution · Birmingham City · Ayumu Yokoyama · InOut: Jay Stansfield62'
- 61'Substitution · Exeter City · Josh Magennis · InOut: Jake Richards
- 61'Substitution · Exeter City · Joel Colwill · InOut: Kevin McDonald
- 52'Yellow Card · Exeter City · Caleb Watts
- Goal · Birmingham City · Ethan Laird1-045+2'
- Yellow Card · Birmingham City · Christoph Klarer45+1'
- Yellow Card · Birmingham City · Marc Leonard36'
- 34'Yellow Card · Exeter City · Jack McMillan
- 12'Yellow Card · Exeter City · Ryan Woods
Match Statistics
Match stats
Birmingham CityExeter City
59%Ball Possession41%
12Shots Total0
3Shots On Target0
7Corners1
15Fouls21
2Yellow Cards5
1Offsides0
0Saves2
493Passes355
118Attacks78
45Dangerous Attacks25
5Goal Attempts0
9Shots Off Target0
8Shots Inside Box0
4Shots Outside Box0
1Goals0
2Shots Blocked0
4Substitutions6
23Tackles20
401Accurate Passes266
0Red Cards1
104Ball Safe103
2Injuries2
81.34%Pass Accuracy74.93%
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1
Manager: G. Caldwell
Starting XI
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JW
Joe Whitworth7.3
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EF
Ed Francis7.5
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JR
Jake Richards6.1
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VH
Vincent Harper7.3
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CW
Caleb Watts7.3
Substitutes
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PJ
Patrick Jones6.7
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SM
Shaun MacDonaldPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 59(77%) | 1 | 8/11 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 50(69%) | 7 | 10/13 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 84(87%) | 1 | 6/10 | |
| 7.3 | 85' | 0 | 1 | - | 7(71%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 77(91%) | 1 | 5/7 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 54(85%) | 7 | 9/12 | |
| 7.1 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 7(86%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 7.0 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 5(60%) | 1 | 6/9 | |
| 6.8 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 16(72%) | - | 6/11 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 52(81%) | 2 | 5/16 | |
| 6.8 | 62' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 17(80%) | 3 | 5/9 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(65%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.7 | 22' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(100%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(84%) | - | - |
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