BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City was after all too much to handle for Bristol City with the goal of R. McGree (14′), S. Hogan (68′) and G. Gardner (77′). Bristol City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

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 Simon Hooper who had the assistance of Daniel Robathan and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was James Oldham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bristol City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol City was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Birmingham City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Birmingham City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (T. Bakinson and A. Weimann).

Standings

After playing this match, Birmingham City will have 22 points like Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City to stay in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Bristol City will stay with 19 points like Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest and Reading to stay in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Reading on the 6th of November with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (3 draws).

Bristol City will play away agasint Coventry City on the 6th of November with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (4 draws).

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Matija Šarkić (6.9), Dion Sanderson (7.2), Marc Roberts (7.1), George Friend (7.1), Jordan Graham (7.7), Gary Gardner (7.1), Ivan Šunjić (6.7), Jérémie Bela (6.5), Riley McGree (7.7), Troy Deeney (8.4) and Scott Hogan (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lukas Jutkiewicz (6.4), Ryan Woods, Neil Etheridge, Juan Castillo, Chuks Aneke, Jordan James (6.7), Harlee Dean (6.5) and Jordan James.

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 3 changes: D. Sanderson for H. Dean (46′), T. Deeney for L. Jutkiewicz (73′) and J. Graham for J. James (84′).

Best player: Troy Deeney​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Troy Deeney even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 25 passes (60% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 21.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the opposite side, Nigel Pearson played with: Daniel Bentley (6.1), Tomáš Kalas (5.9), Zak Vyner (6.6), Robert Atkinson (6.8), George Tanner (7.0), Matty James (7.1), Andreas Weimann (6.6), Tyreeq Bakinson (6.4), Jay Dasilva (6.0), Chris Martin (7.0) and Nahki Wells (6.5).

They had on the bench: Ayman Benarous, Sam Bell, Han-Noah Massengo (6.6), Callum O’Dowda, Alex Scott (6.8), Max O’Leary and Cameron Pring (6.7).

Bristol City could not rely on the presence of H. Massengo (injured).

Substitutions

Bristol City made 3 changes: M. James for H. Massengo (54′), N. Wells for A. Scott (82′) and J. Dasilva for C. Pring (82′).

Best player: Matty James​

The most impressive player for Bristol City was Matty James.

His rating is (7.1) with 24 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Birmingham City – Bristol City – 3-0
• Coventry City – Swansea City – 1-2
• Luton Town – Middlesbrough – 3-1
• Millwall – Reading – 1-0
• Nottingham Forest – Sheffield United – 1-1
• Peterborough United – Huddersfield Town – 1-1