EFL Championship · Matchday 2
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:30:00 UTCSt Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkMatchday 2
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Birmingham City 39%Draw 34%Bristol City 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Birmingham CityBristol City
65Possession35
1.98Expected goals (xG)1.43
8Shots14
2Shots on target6
5Shots off target6
1Blocked shots2
6Shots inside box12
2Shots outside box2
7Corners3
2Offsides1
13Fouls12
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Saves1
468Passes257
355Accurate passes163
76Pass accuracy63
Match events
- 32'Bright Osayi-Samuel
- 33'Scott Twine
- 42'Sam Tickle · own goal
- 46'Bright Osayi-Samuel → Ethan Laird
- 62'Seung-ho Paik → Patrick Roberts
- 63'Carlos Vicente → Demarai Gray
- 65'Lorent Tolaj ← Dominic Ballard
- 65'Jed Wallace ← Tomi Horvat
- 71'Joe Williams ← Gibson Yah
- 71'Scott Twine ← Sam Greenwood
- 78'Patrick Roberts
- 79'August Priske → Luis Vázquez
- 84'Jay Stansfield → Marvin Ducksch
- 85'Dominic Ballard (assist Rio Cardines)
- 90'Yu Hirakawa ← Robert Atkinson
- 90'Demarai Gray · penalty
- 90'Jason Knight
Birmingham City · Bristol City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
266.2↓46'Osayi-Samuel
86.5↓62'Paik
56.5Neumann
46.5Klarer
246.5Iwata
206.5Cochrane
146.5Solís
286.5↓84'Stansfield
16.3Beadle
76.5↓63'Vicente
96.5↓79'Priske
86.5↓71'Williams
176.5↓65'Wallace
166.5Dickie
107.5↓71'Twine
126.2Knight
196.5Tanner
15.1Tickle
96.5↓65'Tolaj
76.5↓90'Hirakawa
26.5Eissat
217.3Cardines
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Birmingham City
- 26Bright Osayi-Samuel6.2
- 8Seung-ho Paik6.5
- 5Phil Neumann6.5
- 4Christoph Klarer6.5
- 24Tomoki Iwata6.5
- 20Alex Cochrane6.5
- 14Jhon Solís6.5
- 28Jay Stansfield6.5
- 1James Giles Beadle6.3
- 7Carlos Vicente6.5
- 9August Priske6.5
Bristol City
- 8Joe Williams6.5
- 17Jed Wallace6.5
- 16Robert Dickie6.5
- 10Scott Twine7.5
- 12Jason Knight6.2
- 19George Tanner6.5
- 1Sam Tickle5.1
- 9Lorent Tolaj6.5
- 7Yu Hirakawa6.5
- 2Lisav Eissat6.5
- 21Rio Cardines7.3
Birmingham CityTale of the tapeBristol City
4-3-3Formation3-4-3
6 ptsTable10 pts
+1Goal difference+2
1Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Birmingham City 1W1D1W Bristol City
Goals 4–4
- 2026-08-22Birmingham City2–2Bristol City
- 2026-04-25Birmingham City2–1Bristol City
- 2025-10-25Bristol City1–0Birmingham City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |