STOKE. Stoke City finds the way to recover against Birmingham City with a goal on the J. James 12′ and a goal on the G. Gardner 58′. Stoke City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (71%)
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the support of Graham Kane and James Wilson. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.9 degrees Celsius or 39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 3 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 127 Attack 72
- 44 Dangerous attack 26
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Stoke City had a strong ball possession 71% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Stoke City to win the match.
Stoke City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Birmingham City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Stoke City will have 44 points to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Birmingham City will have 37 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will host Luton Town on the 23rd of February with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).
Birmingham City will play away agasint Reading on the 22nd of February with a 11-11 head to head statistic.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
85'
25', 52'
Stoke City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Michael O\’Neill decided to play with the following team: Josef Bursik , Ben Wilmot , Phil Jagielka , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Josh Tymon , Lewis Baker , Joe Allen , Sam Clucas , Tyrese Campbell , Jacob Brown and Jaden Philogene-Bidace .
The home team had on the bench: D’Margio Wright-Phillips , Steven Fletcher , Jack Bonham, Jordan Thompson, Liam Moore, Tommy Smith and Morgan Fox.
Stoke City could not rely on the presence of T. Smith (injured).
Substitutions
Stoke City made 3 changes: S. Clucas for D. Wright-Phillips (70′), T. Campbell for S. Fletcher (79′) and B. Wilmot for T. Smith (85′).
Best player: Tyrese Campbell
The most impressive player for Stoke City was Tyrese Campbell.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
Also Birmingham City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Lee Bowyer played with: Neil Etheridge , Jordan Graham , Maxime Colin , Kristian Pedersen , Jérémie Bela , Jordan James , Ryan Woods , Gary Gardner , Juninho Bacuna , Lyle Taylor and Onel Hernández .
These were the players on the bench: Brandon Khela, Ivan Šunjić , Jobe Bellingham, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Marcel Oakley, Tate Campbell and Connal Trueman.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 2 changes: J. Bacuna for L. Jutkiewicz (82′) and J. James for I. Sunjic (86′).
Best player: Gary Gardner
The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Gary Gardner.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – Middlesbrough – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Blackpool – 1-1
- Coventry City – Barnsley – 1-0
- Derby County – Peterborough United – 1-0
- Fulham – Huddersfield Town – 1-2
- Luton Town – West Bromwich Albion – 2-0
- Preston North End – Reading – 2-3
- Queens Park Rangers – Hull City – 1-1
- Sheffield United – Swansea City – 4-0
- Stoke City – Birmingham City – 2-2
