Cardiff vs Birmingham — Championship
Championship Sat, 24 Oct 2026 Finished Cardiff 
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Birmingham Match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 24 Oct, 17:00 UTC
- Competition
- Championship · England
- Round
- Regular Season - 12
- Stadium
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
- Referee
- Tim Robinson
Key events
Cardiff Timeline Birmingham
- 22'
Yousef Salech
Penalty kick
- 31'
Yousef Salech
Ollie·Tanner
- 50'
Jhon Elmer Solís Romero
Yellow card
- 64'
Luis Vasquez
Marvin Ducksch
- 64'
Carlos Vicente
Patrick Roberts
- 64'
Jhon Elmer Solís Romero
Max Bird
- 68'
Calum Scanlon
Ronan Kpakio
- 68'
Ollie·Tanner
Christopher Willock
- 70'
Liam Millar
Demarai Gray
- 78'
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Ethan Laird
- 81'
Christoph·Klarer
Yellow card
- 82'
Joel Bagan
Yellow card
- 87'
Jack Moylan
David Turnbull
- 90+3'
C. Ashford
Isaak Davies
- 90+5'
Chris Davies
Yellow card
Lineups
Cardiff 4-2-3-1Starting lineup
- 1 N. Trott G
- 38 P. Ng D
- 2 W. Fish D
- 3 J. Bagan D
- 23 C. Scanlon D
- 18 A. Robertson M
- 8 J. Moylan M
- 11 O. Tanner M
- 27 J. Colwill M
- 45 Cian Ashford M
- 9 Y. Salech F
Substitute players
- 39 I. Davies F
- 44 R. Kpakio D
- 52 T. Perrett M
- 33 R. Tankiewicz M
- 14 D. Turnbull M
- 30 H. Tyrer G
- 16 C. Willock M
- 50 Charlie Holt M
- 40 N. Anyadike D
Birmingham 4-2-3-1Starting lineup
- 1 J. Beadle G
- 26 B. Osayi-Samuel D
- 5 P. Neumann D
- 4 C. Klarer D
- 20 A. Cochrane D
- 24 T. Iwata M
- 14 J. Solis M
- 7 Carlos Vicente M
- 28 J. Stansfield M
- 17 L. Millar M
- 32 L. Vázquez F
Substitute players
- 23 D. Fry D
- 19 T. Gardner-Hickman M
- 10 D. Gray F
- 2 E. Laird D
- 16 P. Roberts M
- 33 M. Ducksch F
- 3 L. Buchanan D
- 18 M. Bird M
- 21 R. Allsop G
Match statistics
Cardiff Birmingham
2.4 expected_goals 0.91
305 Passes accurate 280
10 Shots insidebox 7
6 Shots outsidebox 0
10 Blocked Shots 1
17 Free Kicks 10
4 Shots on Goal 2
2 Goalkeeper Saves 3
2 Shots off Goal 4
2 Offsides 4
412 Total passes 387
16 Total Shots 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
10 Fouls 19
0 Red Cards 0
52% Ball Possession 48%
Player ratings
Birmingham
- 6.7 P. Roberts 26'
- 6.6 P. Neumann 90'
- 6.6 D. Gray 20'
- 6.5 L. Vázquez 64'
- 6.4 M. Bird 26'
Cardiff
- 7.7 Y. Salech 1 goal · 90'
- 7.3 W. Fish 90'
- 7.2 J. Moylan 87'
- 7.0 A. Robertson 90'
- 6.8 O. Tanner 1 assist · 68'
Prediction
CardiffDrawBirmingham
Double chance : Cardiff or draw
Head to head
Birmingham Birmingham
0–1 FT
Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff
0–1 FT
Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham
1–3 FT
Cardiff Cardiff Birmingham Birmingham
0–2 FT
Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff
1–0 FT
Birmingham Birmingham Cardiff Cardiff
1–1 FT
Birmingham Birmingham Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 |  Swansea | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 |  Southampton | 15 | 14 | 24 |
| 8 |  QPR | 15 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 |  West Ham | 15 | 14 | 23 |
| 10 |  Sheffield Utd | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 |  Bristol City | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 |  Bolton | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 |  Watford | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 |  Lincoln | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 |  Derby | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 |  Preston | 15 | -17 | 8 |