EFL Championship · Matchday 9
West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:30:00 UTCThe HawthornsMatchday 9
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
West Bromwich Albion 37%Draw 24%Birmingham City 38%
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
West Bromwich AlbionBirmingham City
54Possession46
1.13Expected goals (xG)2.6
14Shots15
2Shots on target7
8Shots off target2
4Blocked shots6
9Shots inside box13
5Shots outside box2
7Corners9
0Offsides2
8Fouls12
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
6Saves2
494Passes420
418Accurate passes335
Match events
- 8′Rabby Nzingoula
- 31′Alex Cochrane
- 41′August Priske · penalty
- 55′Liam Millar ← Patrick Roberts
- 69′August Priske ← Marvin Ducksch
- 69′Jhon Solís ← Max Bird
- 70′Aune Selland Heggebø → Barney Stewart
- 75′Carlos Vicente
- 79′Jay Stansfield
- 79′Felix Horn Myhre → Isaac Price
- 80′Toby Collyer → Harry Whitwell
- 85′Jay Stansfield ← Taylor Gardner-Hickman
- 85′Carlos Vicente ← Demarai Gray
- 89′Jimmy-Jay Morgan
- 89′Bright Osayi-Samuel
West Bromwich Albion · Birmingham City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
West Bromwich Albion26.3Mepham
46.3Styles
36.3Phillips
16.3O'Leary
176.3Diakité
186.3Pereira
76.3↓79'Myhre
196.3↓70'Heggebø
206.0Nzingoula
156.3↓80'Collyer
116.0Morgan
Birmingham City266.9Osayi-Samuel
176.8↓55'Millar
57.2Neumann
47.2Klarer
246.8Iwata
206.9Cochrane
146.8↓69'Solís
286.5↓85'Stansfield
17.3Beadle
76.5↓85'Vicente
97.8↓69'Priske
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
West Bromwich Albion
- 2Chris Mepham6.3
- 4Callum Styles6.3
- 3Nathaniel Phillips6.3
- 1Max O'Leary6.3
- 17Ousmane Diakité6.3
- 18Brayann Pereira6.3
- 7Felix Horn Myhre6.3
- 19Aune Selland Heggebø6.3
- 20Rabby Nzingoula6.0
- 15Toby Collyer6.3
- 11Jimmy-Jay Morgan6.0
Birmingham City
- 26Bright Osayi-Samuel6.9
- 17Liam Millar6.8
- 5Phil Neumann7.2
- 4Christoph Klarer7.2
- 24Tomoki Iwata6.8
- 20Alex Cochrane6.9
- 14Jhon Solís6.8
- 28Jay Stansfield6.5
- 1James Giles Beadle7.3
- 7Carlos Vicente6.5
- 9August Priske7.8
West Bromwich AlbionTale of the tapeBirmingham City
3-5-2Formation4-2-4
20 ptsTable20 pts
+3Goal difference+9
LDWWDFormDWLDD
0Head-to-head wins0
37%Win chance38%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
West Bromwich Albion 0W2D0W Birmingham City
Goals 1–1
- 2026-02-10Birmingham City0–0West Bromwich Albion
- 2025-11-26West Bromwich Albion1–1Birmingham City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
West Bromwich Albion
LDWWD- @Wolverhampton Wanderers0-1
- vsQueens Park Rangers1-1
- @Derby County1-0
- vsWatford1-0
- vsCharlton Athletic1-1
Birmingham City
DWLDD- vsMiddlesbrough2-2
- @Derby County2-1
- @Norwich City1-2
- vsWolverhampton Wanderers2-2
- vsSouthampton1-1
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 20 |
| Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +9 | 20 |
