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Bristol City W vs Birmingham W Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–00 – 1

5th

2ndW. Leidhammar 69′

MH

Player of the matchMartha HarrisBIR · 90′ · 4 interceptions · 54/61 passes · 1 key passes

7.5
Possession
42%58%
Shots · on target in brackets
10 (2)12 (4)
Corners
53
Table · 30 v 38 pts
5th2nd

WSL 2Matchday 20Stoke Gifford StadiumRef M. Wilson

Events

BRI 0–1 BIR · 1–0 yellow
  1. Full time 0–1
  2. Louis Batchebafor Lily Crosthwaite
  3. Maria Farrugiafor Katie Robinson
  4. Oliwia Wośfor Sille Struck
  5. Rio Hardyfor Jessie Gale
  6. Harley Bennettfor Ella Powell
  7. W. Leidhammar0–1Goal · assist Asato Miyagawa
  8. Lotta Lindströmfor V. Sarri
  9. Vera Jonesfor Marine Dafeur
  10. Half-time 0–0
  11. +Lucy Thomasfor Adrianna Franch · injury
  12. Marine DafeurYellow card

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Bristol City W4-2-3-16.37 avg rating 6.804-2-3-1Birmingham W
  1. 16.5Francesca Bentley
  1. 76.2Katie Robinson↓78′
  2. 26.4Ella Powell↓72′
  3. 36.5Gemma Lawley
  4. 46.2Sille Struck↓72′
  5. 146.4Mari Ward
  1. 166.3Emily Syme
  2. 216.4Marine DafeurYC ↓46′
  3. 56.6Sophie Louise Ingle
  1. 336.2Jessie Gale↓72′
  2. 106.5Lexi Lloyd-Smith
  1. 246.6Adrianna Franch↓17′+
  1. 156.3R. Holloway
  2. 306.8Neve Herron
  3. 27.5Martha Harris
  4. 186.6R. McKenna
  1. 196.9Chelsea Cornet
  2. 266.6Asato MiyagawaA
  3. 87.3W. LeidhammarG
  1. 226.8Oceane Hurtre
  2. 276.4V. Sarri↓56′
  3. 166.9Lily Crosthwaite↓83′
  1. 9Rio HardyFW · ↑72′6.2
  2. 15Oliwia WośDF · ↑72′6.3
  3. 19Maria FarrugiaDF · ↑78′6.3
  4. 23Vera JonesMF · ↑46′6.4
  5. 41Harley BennettDF · ↑72′6.5
  6. 20Esther MorganDF
  7. 22L. BrzykcyGK
  8. 24Camila SáezDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Amy MerricksG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 1Lucy ThomasGK · ↑17′6.9
  2. 20Lotta LindströmFW · ↑56′6.8
  3. 29Louis BatchebaFW · ↑83′6.5
  4. 3Michaela KovacsDF
  5. 4Hannah SilcockDF
  6. 6Shannon CookeDF
  7. 7Lee Geum-MinMF
  8. 14Shanade HopcroftMF
  9. 17Lucy Jane QuinnFW

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Bristol City Wall competitionsBirmingham W
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.33Goals per game (both sides)4.4
  3. 93%Over 1.593%
  4. 67%Over 2.580%
  5. 33%Over 3.553%
  6. 47%Both teams scored47%
  7. 27%Clean sheets40%
  8. 27%Failed to score13%
  9. Bristol City W at home v Birmingham W away
  10. 8Played8
  11. 5Won4
  12. 0Drawn2
  13. 3Lost2
  14. 20-7Goals (for-against)18-11
  15. 1.88Points per game1.75
  16. 63%Over 2.563%
  17. 50%Clean sheets38%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 14-81st-half goals (for-against)16-8
  20. 16-122nd-half goals (for-against)32-10
  21. 53%Goals after half-time67%
  22. 87%Goal before half-time87%
  23. 6-5-4Half-time W-D-L7-5-3
How we calculate this

Matchday 20

WSL 2 · the other 5 games
  1. Sheffield Utd W2–1Portsmouth W
  2. Ipswich Town W14:00Southampton W
  3. Sunderland W14:00Newcastle United W
  4. Crystal Palace W3–2Charlton Athletic W
  5. Durham W1–2Nottingham Forest W
WSL 2 fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 0–1 after the break (0–1 full time).

  • 10–12shots

    Bristol City W recorded 10 shots (2 on target) against 12 (4 on target) for Birmingham W.

Team stats

24 figures
Bristol City Wfull timeBirmingham W
  1. 42%Possession58%
  2. 10Shots12
  3. 2Shots on target4
  4. 5Corners3
  5. 327Passes402
  6. 7Fouls9
  7. 1Yellow cards0
All 24 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 87Attacks112
  3. 1Big chances missed0
  4. 30Dangerous attacks34
  5. 1Offsides1
  6. 20%Shot accuracy33%
  7. 6Shots blocked1
  8. 2Shots off target7
  9. Passing
  10. 11Long passes25
  11. 66%Pass accuracy72%
  12. Defence
  13. 14Goal kicks4
  14. 19Interceptions14
  15. 3Saves2
  16. 13Tackles20
  17. Discipline
  18. 9Free kicks7
  19. Other
  20. 139Possession lost134
  21. 5Substitutions3
  22. 49Throw-ins37

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Lexi Lloyd-SmithBRI3
  2. Lily CrosthwaiteBIR2 (1)
  3. Lotta LindströmBIR2 (1)

Passes

  1. Martha HarrisBIR54/61
  2. Asato MiyagawaBIR37/43
  3. Chelsea CornetBIR35/45

Duels won

  1. R. McKennaBIR12/27
  2. Lexi Lloyd-SmithBRI10/33
  3. Neve HerronBIR9/13

Dribbles

  1. Lexi Lloyd-SmithBRI3/5
  2. Mari WardBRI2/2
  3. Katie RobinsonBRI2/3

Tackles

  1. Sophie Louise IngleBRI1
  2. R. McKennaBIR1
  3. Gemma LawleyBRI1

Clearances

  1. R. McKennaBIR5
  2. Gemma LawleyBRI3
  3. Ella PowellBRI3

Saves

  1. Francesca BentleyBRI3
  2. Lucy ThomasBIR2

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Bristol City W7d restequal rest · old → new7d restBirmingham W
  1. 2-3L17 Dec
  2. 4-2W11 Jan
  3. 2-1W18 Jan
  4. 1-1D25 Jan
  5. 3-0W31 Jan
  6. 1-2L8 Feb
  7. 0-2L15 Feb
  8. 0-3L22 Feb
  9. 2-2D15 Mar
  10. 2-1W22 Mar

4-2-4goals 17:171.40pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 3-0W21 Dec
  2. 6-2W18 Jan
  3. 4-0W24 Jan
  4. 5-1W1 Feb
  5. 1-1D8 Feb
  6. 1-3L16 Feb
  7. 8-0W21 Feb
  8. 1-0W15 Mar
  9. 0-2L18 Mar
  10. 2-1W22 Mar

7-1-2goals 31:102.20pts/game

  1. HCharlton W2–1
  2. APortsmouth W2–2
  3. AArsenal W0–3
  4. HSouthampton W0–2
  5. ACrystal Palace W1–2

latest 5

  1. HSheffield Utd W2–1
  2. ANewcastle United W0–2
  3. ASouthampton W1–0
  4. HChatham Town W8–0
  5. HCrystal Palace W1–3
Show older matches
  1. HSunderland W3–0
  2. AIpswich Town W1–1
  3. ASouthampton W2–1
  4. ANottingham Forest W4–2
  5. HCrystal Palace W2–3

older

  1. ADurham W1–1
  2. HNottingham Forest W5–1
  3. APortsmouth W4–0
  4. AHull City LFC W6–2
  5. HDurham W3–0

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

37%Model · draw 23%40%

Projected goals
1.69 – 1.76total 3.45 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 9.4%1–2 8.3%2–1 8%
OutcomeModelHappened
Bristol City W win37%No
Draw23%No
Birmingham W win40%Yes
Over 1.5 goals86%No
Over 2.5 goals67%No
Over 3.5 goals45%No
Both teams to score67%No
Bristol City W clean sheet17%No
Birmingham W clean sheet18%Yes
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
WSL 2
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 20 of 22
Kick-off
Venue
Stoke Gifford Stadium, Bristol
Capacity
1,500 · grass
Weather
10 °C · light rain · humidity 75%
Referee
M. Wilson
BIR coach
Amy Merricks

Match summary

Birmingham W beat Bristol City W 1-0 in the WSL 2, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Bristol City W sat 5th on 30 points, while Birmingham W were 2nd on 35 points. Across 9 previous meetings on record, Bristol City W won 2 and Birmingham W won 5, with 2 draws (2.78 goals per game).

W. Leidhammar (69') scored for Birmingham W.

Bristol City W — live results and scheduleBirmingham W — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 6.37 v 6.80
  1. MHMartha HarrisBIR7.5
  2. WLW. LeidhammarBIR7.3
  3. Chelsea CornetBIR6.9
  4. LCLily CrosthwaiteBIR6.9
  5. LTLucy ThomasBIR6.9

Table after full time

WSL 2 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Charlton Athletic W2012-5-329:17+12411st
2Birmingham City W1912-2-543:21+22382nd
3Crystal Palace W1910-5-435:24+11353rd
4Newcastle United W198-8-330:21+9324th
5Bristol City W199-3-739:28+11305th
6Southampton W198-4-734:22+12286th
7Nottingham Forest W198-2-925:31-6268th ▲1
8Sunderland W196-6-726:30-4247th ▼1
9Sheffield Utd W184-6-817:28-11189th
10Durham W193-6-1022:32-101510th
11Ipswich Town W183-5-1017:39-221411th
12Portsmouth W204-2-1422:46-241412th
Bristol City W
5th30 → 30 pts
Birmingham W
2nd35 → 38 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Head-to-head

9 meetings on record since 2018

2-2-5Bristol City W W-D-L · goals 8:17

2 BRI2 draws5 BIR
With Bristol City W at home
0-1-2 (1:5)
Goals per meeting
2.78
Over 2.5 goals
44%
Both teams scored
44%
Won by the host
33%
Last 5 (Bristol City W)
1W 2D 2L · 3.6 goals/game
  1. Birmingham W2–2Bristol City WLeague Cup Women
  2. Birmingham W5–1Bristol City WWSL 2
  3. Birmingham W1–3Bristol City WWSL 2
  4. Bristol City W1–3Birmingham WLeague Cup Women
  5. Bristol City W0–0Birmingham WWSL 2
Show all 9 meetings
  1. Birmingham W2–0Bristol City WWSL 2
  2. Birmingham W0–1Bristol City WWomen's Super League
  3. Bristol City W0–2Birmingham WWomen's Super League
  4. Birmingham W2–0Bristol City WWomen's Super League

Referee

M. Wilson
Cards / match
2.36this match 1 (-1.36)
Yellows / match
2.29this match 1
Reds / match
0.07
Penalties / match
0.2218% of matches
Fouls / match
18.1this match 16

1.02Home 1.02 vs Away 1.27 yellows/match · +0.25 away · 1–2 red1.27

47%Results in 45 recent matches · draw 16%38%

home winsaway wins
With Bristol City W
0-1-0 in 1 · 0 yellows/game
With Birmingham W
4-0-1 in 5 · 1.2 yellows/game
Analysed latest 45 of 53 career matches.

Updated