CARDIFF. Birmingham City overcomes Cardiff City 1-0 after J. Bacuna scored just 1 goal (45′).
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 17,669 spectators. The referee was Stephen Martin assisted by Mark Dwyer and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.75 degrees Celsius or 45.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 4 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 106 Attack 115
- 48 Dangerous attack 32
- 79 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Cardiff City was in firm control of the ball 55% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cardiff City was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Birmingham City was able to find the solution to win this match.
Cardiff City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Birmingham City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (Yakou Méïté). On the opposite side, Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (Siriki Dembélé and Ivan Šunjić).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Cardiff City stays with 30 points like Norwich City to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Birmingham City will has 26 points like Coventry City and Bristol City to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away with Hull City on the 16th of December with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Hull City (4 draws).
Birmingham City will host Leicester City on the 16th of December with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (3 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
14'
55'
Cardiff City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson , Perry Ng , Dimitrios Goutas , Mark McGuinness , Jamilu Collins , Manolis Siopis , Ryan Wintle , Yakou Méïté , Rubin Colwill , Karlan Grant and Kion Etete .
The home team had on the bench: Ike Ugbo , Josh Bowler , Callum Robinson , Mahlon Romeo , Ebou Adams, Jak Alnwick, Jonathan Panzo, Ollie Tanner and Andy Rinomhota.
Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of Mahlon Romeo (injured).
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 5 changes: Karlan Grant for Ollie Tanner (75′), Yakou Méïté for Ike Ugbo (75′), Perry Ng for Mahlon Romeo (14′), Kion Etete for Callum Robinson (58′) and Ryan Wintle for Josh Bowler (59′).
Player of the match: Ryan Wintle
The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was Ryan Wintle.
His rating is with 32 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
45'
Birmingham City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: John Ruddy , Emanuel Aiwu , Marc Roberts , Dion Sanderson , Lee Buchanan , Krystian Bielik , Ivan Šunjić , Siriki Dembélé , Jordan James , J. Bacuna and Jay Stansfield .
These were the players on the bench: Lukas Jutkiewicz , Koji Miyoshi, Neil Etheridge , Scott Hogan, Gary Gardner, Emmanuel Longelo, Marcel Oakley, Brandon Khela and Romelle Donovan.
Birmingham City could not rely on the presence of Lukas Jutkiewicz (injured).
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 2 changes: Jay Stansfield for Lukas Jutkiewicz (86′) and Siriki Dembélé for Koji Miyoshi (90′).
Player of the match: Krystian Bielik
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Krystian Bielik even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Queens Park Rangers – Plymouth Argyle – 0-0
- Norwich City – Sheffield Wednesday – 3-1
- Middlesbrough – Hull City – 1-2
- Leicester City – Millwall – 3-2
- Coventry City – Southampton – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Birmingham City – 0-1
