BIRMINGHAM. Cardiff City overcomes Birmingham City with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Ng (84′) and a goal from C. Robinson (90′).
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the help of Philip Dermott and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 6 Total 12
- 1 On Target 4
- 1 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 110
- 38 Dangerous attack 71
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 20 Free Kicks 12
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Birmingham City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Cardiff City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cardiff City was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cardiff City won the encounter.
Birmingham City shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Cardiff City shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (Hannibal Mejbri, Krystian Bielik and Harlee Dean). On the other side, Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (K. Etete, R. Allsop and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Sheffield United on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).
Cardiff City will play away agasint Burnley on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
86'
82'
Birmingham City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: John Ruddy , Maxime Colin , Dion Sanderson , Harlee Dean , Auston Trusty , Juninho Bacuna , Krystian Bielik , Tahith Chong , Hannibal Mejbri , Lukas Jutkiewicz and Scott Hogan .
The home team had on the bench: George Friend, George Hall , Jordan James, Gary Gardner , Emmanuel Longelo , Troy Deeney and Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 5 changes: Hannibal Mejbri for George Hall (72′), Lukas Jutkiewicz for Troy Deeney (72′), J. Bacuna for Mbule Emmanuel (72′), T. Chong for Gary Gardner (72′) and Harlee Dean for Jordan James (86′).
Best player: Harlee Dean
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Harlee Dean.
His rating is with 20 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
84'
Cardiff City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Sabri Lamouchi played with: Ryan Allsop , Mahlon Romeo , Perry Ng , Mark McGuinness , Cédric Kipré , Callum O’Dowda , Andy Rinomhota , Romaine Sawyers , Ryan Wintle , Kion Etete and Sory Kaba .
They had on the bench: Joe Ralls, Oluwaseyi Babajide Ojo, Jaden Philogene-Bidace , Connor Wickham, Jack Simpson, Jak Alnwick and Callum Robinson .
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 4 changes: Sory Kaba for Jaden Philogene-Bidace (73′), K. Etete for Callum Robinson (74′), M. Romeo for Jaden Philogene-Bidace (74′) and A. Rinomhota for Joe Ralls (86′).
Best player: Ryan Wintle
The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was Ryan Wintle even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Rotherham United – 2-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Sunderland – 0-3
- Norwich City – Hull City – 3-1
- Coventry City – Millwall – 1-0
- Burnley – Watford – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Cardiff City – 0-2
