Match Report
Birmingham City and Southampton went into the game level on 10 points, 9th against 8th in the table. On the form table Southampton stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Birmingham City 1.43 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Southampton 2.57 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.43.
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