Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Birmingham City (1st, 111 pts) held a 78-point advantage over Shrewsbury Town (24th, 33 pts). Shrewsbury Town ranked 19th in the league on five-round form, well above their 24th table position. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Birmingham City ran at 1.83 scored and 0.67 conceded, Shrewsbury Town at 0.89 and 1.72.
Shrewsbury Town had not won in 8 games. From the last five rounds, Birmingham City held 10 points of 15 and Shrewsbury Town 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Birmingham City wins, 2 for Shrewsbury Town, 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,609. Birmingham City led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Birmingham City: Ben Davies (27'), Alfie May (86'), Ethan Laird (61'), Alfie May (77') · Shrewsbury Town: Vadaine Oliver (87')