Championship· Season 2025
Match Summary
Stoke City defeated Birmingham 1:0. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by B. Lawal 21′. 4 yellow cards were shown. Stoke City had 42% possession while Birmingham held 58%. Stoke City had 8 shots (3 on target) compared to 7 (0 on target) for Birmingham. Expected goals: Stoke City 0.49 — Birmingham 0.52. Stoke City made 4 substitutions, Birmingham made 5.
Match Events
Key match events between Stoke City and Birmingham — 1 goal and 4 cards recorded during the match.
assist: A. Cresswell
Match Statistics
Stoke City had 42% possession against Birmingham's 58%. Stoke City registered 8 shots (3 on target) while Birmingham managed 7 (0 on target). Corner kicks: 5–3. Fouls committed: 11–11.
Rivalry since 2010
Stoke City vs Birmingham Head to Head Results· 15
Stoke City and Birmingham have met 15 times — Stoke City won 3, Birmingham won 7, with 5 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Birmingham leads the head-to-head with 7 victories from 15 meetings. A combined 34 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.27 per match (15 for the home side, 19 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 8 matches (53%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 games (40%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2010.
Recent Meetings
Recent Form
In their last 6 matches, Stoke City have recorded 0 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Birmingham show 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 6 outings.
Betting Odds & Historical Data
Opening pre-match odds recorded for this fixture at the time it was played. These are historical figures for analytical reference only and do not reflect any current market.
Historical data only — not for betting
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Goals in This Fixture
How many goals these two teams typically produce when they meet, based on their historical encounters.
2.1
Average goals per game
40%
Games with 3+ goals
60%
Both teams scored
Head-to-Head Record
Even recordHistorical results between these two teams — showing who has dominated this fixture and whether the current odds reflect that pattern.
Historical results between these two teams. Bold odds show which outcome was backed by the market — compare against the actual result to assess predictability of this fixture over time.
Market Summary
Margin: 6.1%Implied win probabilities calculated from pre-match odds across multiple sources. A higher percentage means the market considered that outcome more likely. Compare these against your own assessment to spot potential value.
Implied Probability
Odds Range
| 1 | X | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Min | 3.00 | 3.16 | 2.35 |
| Max | 3.14 | 3.20 | 2.41 |
Market Consensus
Professional markets (sharp bookmakers) reflect sharp money and are harder to beat. Public markets are softer. When the two disagree significantly (highlighted in amber), it may indicate a mispriced line worth investigating.
| 1 | X | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional market | 30.3% | 30.1% | 39.5% |
| Public market | 31.1% | 29.2% | 39.7% |
Stoke City vs Birmingham — margin-removed probabilities
Result vs. Market
Result differed from market prediction
Match Statistics
Actual in-game statistics recorded for this match. Shots on target is a strong indicator of attacking pressure and correlates well with expected goals.
Home Record / Away Record
Aggregated season statistics from all available historical data. Use these to assess each team's overall form, scoring frequency, and tendency for high-scoring matches.
Home Record: Stoke City
Away Record: Birmingham
Data: football-data.co.uk
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 12 May 2026