EFL Championship · Matchday 5

Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:00:00 UTCSt Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkMatchday 5

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Birmingham City 26%Draw 21%Wolverhampton Wanderers 53%

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 CityWolverhampton Wanderers
53Possession47
15Shots10
5Shots on target4
5Shots off target5
5Blocked shots1
11Shots inside box6
4Shots outside box4
8Corners4
2Offsides2
17Fouls12
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Saves4
340Passes316
257Accurate passes236

Match events

  • 3′Fer López (assist Rodrigo Gomes)
  • 22′Jay Stansfield (assist Patrick Roberts)
  • 31′Ladislav Krejčí (assist André)
  • 36′Jackson Tchatchoua · own goal
  • 51′Marshall Munetsi
  • 53′Christoph Klarer
  • 67′Phil Neumann
  • 68′Marshall Munetsi ← Jordan James
  • 68′Rodrigo Gomes ← Mateus Mane
  • 69′Liam Millar → Demarai Gray
  • 76′Raúl Jiménez ← Tommy Doyle
  • 81′Jay Stansfield → Marvin Ducksch
  • 81′Patrick Roberts → Carlos Vicente
  • 81′August Priske → Luis Vázquez
  • 87′Adam Armstrong ← Sean Neave
  • 87′André ← Boubacar Traoré
  • 90′Demarai Gray → Ethan Laird

Birmingham City · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Birmingham City4-2-4
167.3↓81'Roberts
266.5Osayi-Samuel
86.5Paik
176.5↓69'Millar
56.2Neumann
46.2Klarer
246.5Iwata
206.5Cochrane
287.5↓81'Stansfield
16.3Beadle
96.5↓81'Priske
Wolverhampton Wanderers3-3-4
106.5↓87'Armstrong
16.3Sá
96.5↓76'Jiménez
56.2↓68'Munetsi
217.3↓68'Gomes
77.3↓87'André
36.5Bueno
346.5Djiga
377.5Krejčí
385.3Tchatchoua
287.5López

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Birmingham City

  • 16Patrick Roberts7.3
  • 26Bright Osayi-Samuel6.5
  • 8Seung-ho Paik6.5
  • 17Liam Millar6.5
  • 5Phil Neumann6.2
  • 4Christoph Klarer6.2
  • 24Tomoki Iwata6.5
  • 20Alex Cochrane6.5
  • 28Jay Stansfield7.5
  • 1James Giles Beadle6.3
  • 9August Priske6.5

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • 10Adam Armstrong6.5
  • 1José Sá6.3
  • 9Raúl Jiménez6.5
  • 5Marshall Munetsi6.2
  • 21Rodrigo Gomes7.3
  • 7André7.3
  • 3Hugo Bueno6.5
  • 34Nasser Djiga6.5
  • 37Ladislav Krejčí7.5
  • 38Jackson Tchatchoua5.3
  • 28Fer López7.5
Birmingham CityTale of the tapeWolverhampton Wanderers
4-2-4Formation3-3-4
20 ptsTable18 pts
+9Goal difference+3
DWDDDFormLWWD
26%Win chance53%

Head to head

First meeting

Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Birmingham City

DWDDD
  • vsSouthampton1-1
  • @Wrexham2-1
  • vsBristol City2-2
  • @Sheffield United0-0
  • @Portsmouth1-1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

LWWD
  • @West Ham United2-4
  • vsStoke City4-1
  • @Preston North End3-1
  • vsBlackburn Rovers2-2

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Birmingham City11551+920
Wolverhampton Wanderers11533+318