Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Birmingham City 2nd with 7, Peterborough United 1st with 9. Birmingham City had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Birmingham City 4 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Peterborough United 2.67 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.66.
Momentum sat with Birmingham City, winners of their last four, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Birmingham City against 6/15 for Peterborough United.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Birmingham City 4, draws 3, Peterborough United 2, at 3 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings. 4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.
The match was played at Wembley Stadium in London (capacity 32,609). Peterborough United led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
Peterborough United: Hector Kyprianou (45'), Harley Mills (15')