Cardiff vs Birmingham

3 - 2

🕒 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Salisbury 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2020-2021 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Cardiff 8 · Birmingham 18

Referee Stats

Michael Salisbury

17 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	47%
Draws	24%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-15).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Cardiff had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

37 / 26

Avg: 1.61 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-9-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 24

Avg: 0.83 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30

PPG

1.30

1.61

0.83

1.13

1.04

57%

O2.5

30%

52%

BTTS

39%

Score 1st

League-position context

Cardiff rank8th

Birmingham rank18th

Cardiff points68

Birmingham points52

Cardiff: #8 · 68 pts · GD +17

23 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Birmingham: #18 · 52 pts · GD -24

39 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D W D L D

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-5

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Birmingham last 5 away

L W W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index51

Goals5-9

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 74% · Over 1.5 48% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home74%

Cardiff clean sheet at home26%

Birmingham score away57%

Birmingham clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first0%

Cardiff win after scoring first0%

Birmingham score first0%

Birmingham win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 0% · Birmingham 0%

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home1.61 vs 1.25

Cardiff concede at home1.13 vs 1.06

Birmingham score away0.83 vs 1.06

Birmingham concede away1.04 vs 1.25

Cardiff score 29% above league average, while Birmingham score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Cardiff are 7% above league average at home, and Birmingham are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Birmingham goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

358

307

Passes Accurate

240

196

Passes %

67%

64%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	15
Home Wins	7
Draws	5
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (33.3%)
BTTS	7 (46.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	4
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	6 (75.0%)

Cardiff vs Birmingham Head-to-Head History by Season

2023-2024 Season

10 Apr 2024 Birmingham vs Cardiff 0 - 1 13 Dec 2023 Cardiff vs Birmingham 0 - 1

2022-2023 Season

14 Feb 2023 Birmingham vs Cardiff 0 - 2 13 Aug 2022 Cardiff vs Birmingham 1 - 0

2021-2022 Season

30 Apr 2022 Cardiff vs Birmingham 1 - 1 11 Dec 2021 Birmingham vs Cardiff 2 - 2

2020-2021 Season

01 May 2021 Birmingham vs Cardiff 0 - 4 16 Dec 2020 Cardiff vs Birmingham 3 - 2

2019-2020 Season

02 Nov 2019 Cardiff vs Birmingham 4 - 2

2017-2018 Season

10 Mar 2018 Cardiff vs Birmingham 3 - 2 13 Oct 2017 Birmingham vs Cardiff 1 - 0

2016-2017 Season

11 Mar 2017 Cardiff vs Birmingham 1 - 1 06 Aug 2016 Birmingham vs Cardiff 0 - 0

2015-2016 Season

07 May 2016 Cardiff vs Birmingham 1 - 1 18 Dec 2015 Birmingham vs Cardiff 1 - 0