Birmingham vs Coventry match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 26 · The DCS Stadium, Stratford-upon-Avon · Ref James Linington, England

Birmingham stats & fixtures · Coventry stats & fixtures

Birmingham beat Coventry 3–2 in the Championship on 4 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.27–1.33. Coventry had 76% of the ball.

Birmingham vs Coventry match statistics

BirminghamCoventry

24% Ball possession 76%
1.27 Expected goals (xG) 1.33
9 Total shots 17
4 Shots on target 6
2 Shots off target 9
3 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside the box 11
2 Corners 6
13 Fouls 8
4 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
170 Passes 514
49% Pass accuracy 83%
4 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

6' Goal M. Ducksch (assist K. Wagner) Birmingham
8' Goal J. Eccles (assist E. Mason-Clark) Coventry
17' Goal L. Koumas (assist P. Roberts) Birmingham
36' Yellow card M. Ducksch Birmingham
51' Yellow card K. Wagner Birmingham
60' Goal E. Simms (assist J. Rudoni) Coventry
63' Goal M. Ducksch (assist P. Roberts) Birmingham
86' Yellow card J. Eccles Coventry
88' Yellow card J. Beadle Birmingham
90+5' Red card B. Thomas Coventry

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Birmingham

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Chris Davies

25 J. Beadle

31 K. Wagner 6 Jack Robinson 5 P. Neumann 24 T. Iwata

8 Paik Seung-Ho 7 T. Doyle

30 L. Koumas 28 J. Stansfield 16 P. Roberts

33 M. Ducksch

Bench R. Allsop , A. Sampsted , E. Cashin , M. Mazwi , D. Isichei , W. Willumsson , K. Fujimoto , S. Wright , K. Furuhashi

Coventry

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Frank Lampard

19 C. Rushworth

3 J. Dasilva 15 L. Kitching 4 B. Thomas 27 M. van Ewijk

6 M. Grimes

10 E. Mason-Clark 5 J. Rudoni 28 J. Eccles 7 T. Sakamoto

9 E. Simms

Bench B. Wilson , H. Wright , J. Bidwell , J. Latibeaudiere , L. Woolfenden , Miguel Brau , C. Perry , G. Shepherd , Kai Andrews

Form guide

Birmingham at home

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Coventry away

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Birmingham vs Coventry head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Sep 25	Coventry v Birmingham	3–0
13 Apr 24	Birmingham v Coventry	3–0
8 Dec 23	Coventry v Birmingham	2–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Birmingham vs Coventry head-to-head record