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Championship · REGULAR SEASON - 26 · SUN, 04 JAN · 12:00 LOCAL
BIRMINGHAM
10TH · 64 PTS · LAST 5:
D W W D W
FT
3 – 2
FULL TIME HT · 2-1
COVENTRY
W W W D D
· 1ST · 95 PTS · LAST 5
⚽ 6' Marvin Ducksch ⚽ 17' Lewis Koumas ⚽ 63' Marvin Ducksch
GOALS
⚽ 8' Josh Eccles ⚽ 60' Ellis Simms
Marvin Ducksch
👑
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Marvin Ducksch
Birmingham · 72 mins
⚽ 2 goals · 11% pass acc · 2 shots on
RATING
8.3
PREDICTIONS
📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

1.27
⚡ EXPECTED GOALS (xG)
1.33
24%
BALL POSSESSION %
76%
9
TOTAL SHOTS
17
4
SHOTS ON TARGET
6
49%
PASS ACCURACY %
83%
2
CORNERS
6
KEY EVENTS 17 events
  1. 6'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Marvin Ducksch · assist Kai Wagner
    BIR
  2. 8'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Josh Eccles · assist Ephron Mason-Clark
    COV
  3. 17'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Lewis Koumas · assist Patrick Roberts
    BIR
  4. 36'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Marvin Ducksch
    BIR
  5. 51'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Kai Wagner
    BIR
  6. 60'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Ellis Simms · assist Jack Rudoni
    COV
  7. 63'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Marvin Ducksch · assist Patrick Roberts
    BIR
  8. 65'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Lewis Koumas · assist Eiran Cashin
    BIR
  9. 67'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Tatsuhiro Sakamoto · assist Haji Wright
    COV
  10. 71'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Kai Wagner · assist Alfons Sampsted
    BIR
  11. 72'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Patrick Roberts · assist Willum Thor Willumsson
    BIR
  12. 72'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Marvin Ducksch · assist Kyogo Furuhashi
    BIR
  13. 86'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Josh Eccles
    COV
  14. 88'
    Card · Yellow Card
    James Beadle
    BIR
  15. 89'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Josh Eccles · assist Kai Andrews
    COV
  16. 90'+3
    Subst · Substitution 5
    Jay Stansfield · assist Kanya Fujimoto
    BIR
  17. 90'+5
    Card · Red Card
    Bobby Thomas
    COV
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
BIRMINGHAM AVG 7.3
COVENTRY AVG 7.3
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
1.3
xG
1.3
9.0
TOTAL SHOTS
17.0
4.0
ON TARGET
6.0
2.0
OFF TARGET
9.0
3.0
BLOCKED
2.0
POSSESSION
24.0%
POSSESSION %
76.0%
170.0
PASSES
514.0
49.0%
PASS ACCURACY
83.0%
SET PIECES
2.0
CORNERS
6.0
4.0
OFFSIDES
2.0
DISCIPLINE
13.0
FOULS
8.0
3.0
YELLOW CARDS
1.0
0.0
RED CARDS
1.0
4.0
GK SAVES
1.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
BIRMINGHAM 4 shots
Marvin Ducksch
2/3
Lewis Koumas
1/1
COVENTRY 9 shots
Ellis Simms
2/5
Josh Eccles
1/2
Matt Grimes
1/2
📈 xG RACE

Cumulative xG over 90 minutes REAL xG

final xG: 1.27 – 1.33
1.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.0 HT 6' 17' 63' 8' 60' H 1.27 A 1.33 KO 30' 60' FT

Step chart anchored to real goal minutes · final xG from SportMonks · baseline distributes remaining shots evenly across the match

⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 65%
35% A
11
EVENTS LOGGED
6
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 4-2-3-1 vs 4-1-4-1
4-2-3-1
4-1-4-1
25
JAMES BEA
31
KAI WAGNE
6
JACK ROBI
5
PHIL NEUM
24
TOMOKI IW
 6.7
8
SEUNG-HO
7
TOMMY DOY
 7.3
30
LEWIS KOU
28
JAY STANS
 7.7
16
PATRICK R
 8.3
33
MARVIN DU
19
CARL RUSH
3
JAY DASIL
15
LIAM KITC
4
BOBBY THO
27
MILAN VAN
 7.2
6
MATT GRIM
10
EPHRON MA
5
JACK RUDO
 7.9
28
JOSH ECCL
 6.9
7
TATSUHIRO
 7.7
9
ELLIS SIM
SUBSTITUTES · BIRMINGHAM
11
Scott Wright
F
27
Kanya Fujimo...
M
18
Willum Thor...
M
42
Daniel Isich...
M
40
Menzi Mazwi
M
41
Eiran Cashin
D
23
Alfons Samps...
D
21
Ryan Allsop
G
9
Kyogo Furuha...
F
COACH: Chris Davies
SUBSTITUTES · COVENTRY
50
George Sheph...
M
41
Callum Perry
D
33
Miguel Ángel...
D
26
Luke Woolfen...
D
22
Joel Latibea...
D
21
Jake Bidwell
D
11
Haji Wright
F
13
Ben Wilson
G
54
Kai Andrews
M
COACH: Frank Lampard
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
BIR · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

COV · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
James Linington, England
—
BIR MANAGER
Chris Davies
head coach
COV MANAGER
Frank Lampard
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
2
BIR WINS
4
DRAWS
4
COV WINS
20%
40%
40%
9 – 14
TOTAL GOALS · 10 MEETINGS
2.30
AVG GOALS / MATCH
RECENT MEETINGS SHOWING 5 / 10
27 Sep 2025
Coventry
3 – 0
Birmingham
L
13 Apr 2024
Birmingham
3 – 0
Coventry
W
08 Dec 2023
Coventry
2 – 0
Birmingham
L
29 Apr 2023
Coventry
2 – 0
Birmingham
L
17 Sep 2022
Birmingham
0 – 0
Coventry
D
BIRMINGHAM LAST 5 OVERALL
D W W D W
COVENTRY LAST 5 OVERALL
W W W D D
MATCH IMPACT Final 3–2 · result locked
BIRMINGHAM #10
Won · already at 64 pts
COVENTRY #1
Lost · already at 95 pts
Promotion
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 +52 95
W W W D D
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 +33 84
W D D W D
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 +15 83
L D W D W
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 +26 80
W D W D D
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 +25 80
L L D D W
6 Hull City 46 21 10 15 +4 73
W W D W L
7 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 +4 71
D L W W L
8 Derby 46 20 9 17 +8 69
L W L W L
9 Norwich 46 19 8 19 +7 65
L D W W L
10 Birmingham 46 17 13 16 +1 64
D W W D W
11 Swansea 46 18 10 18 -2 64
W D W L W
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 0 62
W L D L D
13 Sheffield Utd 46 18 6 22 0 60
W L L W W
14 Preston 46 15 15 16 -7 60
L W L L W
15 QPR 46 16 10 20 -12 58
L L L L D
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 -12 57
L L L L L
17 Stoke City 46 15 10 21 -5 55
L L L L D
18 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 -15 55
D W L W W
19 Charlton 46 13 14 19 -14 53
L W L D L
20 Blackburn 46 13 13 20 -14 52
L W D L D
21 West Brom 46 13 14 19 -10 51
L D W W D
22 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 -14 47
L W L L W
23 Leicester 46 12 16 18 -10 46
W D D L L
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 2 12 32 -60 0
W L L D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 90'+5
    Card · Red Card · Bobby Thomas
    Violent conduct
  • 90'+3
    Subst · Substitution 5 · Jay Stansfield
  • 89'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Josh Eccles
  • 88'
    Card · Yellow Card · James Beadle
    Time wasting
  • 86'
    Card · Yellow Card · Josh Eccles
    Foul
  • 72'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Marvin Ducksch
  • 72'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Patrick Roberts
  • 71'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Kai Wagner
  • 67'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 65'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Lewis Koumas
  • 63'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Marvin Ducksch
  • 60'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Ellis Simms
  • 51'
    Card · Yellow Card · Kai Wagner
    Foul
  • HALF TIME · 2 – 1
  • 36'
    Card · Yellow Card · Marvin Ducksch
    Foul
  • 17'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Lewis Koumas
  • 8'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Josh Eccles
  • 6'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Marvin Ducksch
MATCH WINNER ODDS
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