Match Report
Birmingham City went into the game 11th in the table on 6 points; Southampton sat 19th on 4 — a 2-point gap. On the form table Southampton stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Birmingham City 1.25 scored and 1 conceded per game, Southampton 2.2 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.42.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Birmingham City have 4 wins to Southampton's 5, with 4 draws, at 2.92 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 62% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 69%.
St. Andrew's Stadium, capacity 29,409, hosted the game. The referee was A. Backhouse, with 100 matches in our database and 2.4 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Southampton led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Birmingham City: August Priske (55') · Southampton: Keven Schlotterbeck (45')
Key stats
Possession: Birmingham City 37% · Southampton 63% · Total shots: 16-13 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-5