Match Report
64 points for Birmingham City (10th), 55 for Stoke City (17th): a 9-point gap. Birmingham City's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Birmingham City were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.22, Stoke City 1.11 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 18 games: 8 Birmingham City wins, 4 for Stoke City, 6 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 39% of the wins in this fixture.
St. Andrew's Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,409. On the scoreboard, Birmingham City led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Birmingham City: Tomoki Iwata (42') · Stoke City: Phil Neumann (71' og)
Key stats
Possession: Birmingham City 45% · Stoke City 55% · Total shots: 18-7 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 6-6