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Championship | Gameweek 22
Dec 11, 2021 at 3pm UK
St Andrew's
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Birmingham
2 - 2
Cardiff

Deeney (29'), Sunjic (45+1')
Sunjic (63'), Friend (85')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Moore (66'), McGuinness (90+1')
Nelson (16'), Ralls (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Birmingham City 2-2 Cardiff City

Both Birmingham and Cardiff will be desperate to put a consistent run of form together to steer themselves clear of danger. However, with little to separate these two unpredictable teams, a score draw could be on the cards at St Andrews. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 36.62%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 33.94% and a draw had a probability of 29.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.44%) and 0-2 (7.06%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (12.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.44%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-2 draw for this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawCardiff City
33.94%29.44%36.62%
Both teams to score 43.59%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
36.65%63.35%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
17.28%82.72%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.13%34.87%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.39%71.61%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.92%33.08%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.33%69.67%
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 33.94%
    Cardiff City 36.62%
    Draw 29.43%
Birmingham CityDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 12.15%
2-1 @ 7.08%
2-0 @ 6.4%
3-1 @ 2.49%
3-0 @ 2.25%
3-2 @ 1.38%
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 33.94%
1-1 @ 13.44%
0-0 @ 11.53%
2-2 @ 3.92%
Other @ 0.55%
Total : 29.43%
0-1 @ 12.76%
1-2 @ 7.44%
0-2 @ 7.06%
1-3 @ 2.74%
0-3 @ 2.6%
2-3 @ 1.45%
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 36.62%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Cardiff

Birmingham City
48.9%
Draw
28.9%
Cardiff City
22.2%
45
Head to Head
May 1, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 45
Birmingham
0-4
Cardiff

Dean (84')
Wilson (9', 40', 86'), Harris (68')
Pack (61')
Dec 16, 2020 7pm
Gameweek 19
Cardiff
3-2
Birmingham
Glatzel (10'), Wilson (78'), Morrison (89')
Bacuna (28'), Ojo (43')
Roberts (31'), Sanchez (57')
Toral (21'), Colin (53')
Jan 18, 2020 3pm
Nov 2, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 15
Cardiff
4-2
Birmingham
Ralls (30' pen., 69', 94' pen.), Nelson (38')
Peltier (92')
Ward (52')
Pedersen (3'), Sunjic (89')
Sunjic (32'), Jutkiewicz (85'), Roberts (94')
Dean (92')
Mar 10, 2018 3pm
Cardiff
3-2
Birmingham
Mendez-Laing (12'), Bryson (23'), Paterson (45')
Bamba (58'), Etheridge (78'), Bennett (90')
Gardner (54' pen.), Colin (90')
Dean (68'), Morrison (88')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


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