BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City finds the way to recover against Ipswich Town with 2 goals from M. Harness from a goal on the 89′ and a goal on the 79′. Ipswich Town was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty who was helped by Nigel Lugg and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Scott Oldham. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.84 degrees Celsius or 44.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 13 Total 17
- 3 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 8
- 66 Attack 69
- 42 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Ipswich Town had a superior ball possession 58% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ipswich Town had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Ipswich Town to win the encounter.
Birmingham City shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Ipswich Town shot 17 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (Krystian Bielik, Cody Drameh and Emanuel Aiwu). Regarding the opposition, Ipswich Town received 1 yellow card (Cameron Burgess).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Birmingham City will have 19 points like Swansea City and Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Ipswich Town will have 35 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Cardiff City on the 10th of April with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).
Ipswich Town will host Watford on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
49'
78'
13'
Birmingham City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Wayne Mark Rooney decided to play with the following team: John Ruddy , Ethan Laird , Dion Sanderson , Emanuel Aiwu , Cody Drameh , Ivan Šunjić , Jordan James , Juninho Bacuna , Koji Miyoshi , Jay Stansfield and Oliver Burke .
The home team had on the bench: Krystian Bielik , Lukas Jutkiewicz , Siriki Dembélé , Emmanuel Longelo , Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts , Scott Hogan, Gary Gardner and Kevin Long.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 5 changes: Ethan Laird for Emmanuel Longelo (78′), Koji Miyoshi for Lukas Jutkiewicz (85′), Jordan James for Krystian Bielik (73′), Oliver Burke for Siriki Dembélé (73′) and Jay Stansfield for Marc Roberts (72′).
Best player: Jay Stansfield
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Jay Stansfield.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (59% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Ipswich Town – Formation
Ipswich Town
Also Ipswich Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kieran McKenna played with: Marcus Harness, Sone Aluko, Janoi Donacien, Václav Hladký , Harry Clarke , Luke Woolfenden , Cameron Burgess , Leif Davis , Sam Morsy , Massimo Luongo and Omari Giraud-Hutchinson , Conor Chaplin , Nathan Broadhead , George Hirst .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Christian Walton, Freddie Ladapo , Dominic Ball, Jack Taylor , Kayden Jackson, Axel Tuanzebe , Marcus Harness , Dane Scarlett and Cameron Humphreys.
Substitutions
Ipswich Town made 6 changes: Nathan Broadhead for Dane Scarlett (72′), Massimo Luongo for Jack Taylor (74′), George Hirst for Freddie Ladapo (72′), Leif Davis for Axel Tuanzebe (87′), Conor Chaplin for Marcus Harness (72′) and Leif Davis for Axel Tuanzebe (72′).
Best player: Marcus Harness
The player that probably impressed the most for Ipswich Town was Marcus Harness.
His rating is with 2 goals, 3 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 3-1
- Swansea City – Sunderland – 0-0
- Stoke City – Cardiff City – 0-0
- Rotherham United – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Preston North End – Coventry City – 3-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Middlesbrough – 3-3
- Millwall – Southampton – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Watford – 0-0
- Bristol City – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
- Birmingham City – Ipswich Town – 2-2
