Birmingham vs Coventry

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🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 22764 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Birmingham 10 · Coventry 1
Referee Stats
17 matches · 1.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.29
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 12%
Home wins 59%
Draws 12%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Coventry outshot their opponent (9-17).
  • Coventry controlled possession (76%).
  • Coventry had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Birmingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-8-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 22
Avg: 1.70 / 0.96

Points

44
Avg: 1.91

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

2
Coventry (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-7-5

Goals For / Against

46 / 26
Avg: 2.00 / 1.13

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.91
PPG
1.74
1.70
GF
2.00
0.96
GA
1.13
48%
O2.5
61%
65%
BTTS
57%
26%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Birmingham rank10th
Coventry rank1st
Birmingham points64
Coventry points95
Birmingham: #10 · 64 pts · GD +1
20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Coventry: #1 · 95 pts · GD +52
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Birmingham last 5 home

W W W L D
Points10/15
Weighted index82
Goals7-4
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Coventry last 5 away

W D D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-1
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Birmingham score at home91%
Birmingham clean sheet at home30%
Coventry score away87%
Coventry clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Birmingham score first26%
Birmingham win after scoring first67%
Coventry score first22%
Coventry win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Birmingham 0% · Coventry 100%
Avg first goal minute: Birmingham 22.0' · Coventry 29.2'

Vs league average

Birmingham score at home1.70 vs 1.40
Birmingham concede at home0.96 vs 1.20
Coventry score away2.00 vs 1.20
Coventry concede away1.13 vs 1.40
Birmingham score 21% above league average, while Coventry score 66% above league average.
Defensive side: Birmingham are 21% below league average at home, and Coventry are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS20%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Birmingham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0

Coventry goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
6
Total Shots
9
17
Shots off Goal
2
9
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
6
11
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
24%
76%
Corner Kicks
2
6
Fouls
13
8
Offsides
4
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
170
514
Passes Accurate
83
428
Passes %
49%
83%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS3 (30.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

Birmingham vs Coventry Head-to-Head History by Season