Cardiff – Birmingham 3–2

	1H	2H	T
C	1	2	3
BIR	0	2	2

Match report

Cardiff beat Birmingham 3–2 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Hansen opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Birmingham have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Hansenassist Lindqvist

8'

Andersen

38'

2H

⚽Moreauassist Kovač

46'

55'

A. Cochrane

57'

⚽T. Iwataassist R. Allsop

⚽Silva

69'

71'

M. Leonard

⇄Schmidt↓ Moreau

74'

⇄Bradley Mayo↓ M. Leonard

80'

⚽M. Leonard

⇄Marsh↓ García

83'

⇄P. Neumann↓ T. Iwata

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

BIR

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 24, 2023 · 17:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance34,939 / 44,793 (78%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Lindqvist

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-36.95Formation7.124-3-3 BIR

17.2Kovač 26.4Andersen 36.4Lopez 47.9Lindqvist 56.9Rossi 67.9Novak 77.2Hansen 86.6Ferrari 96.4Silva 107.2García 116.4Moreau

Cardiff

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Kovač7.2 2Andersen6.4 3Lopez6.4 4Lindqvist7.9 5Rossi6.9 6Novak7.9 7Hansen7.2 8Ferrari6.6 9Silva6.4 10García7.2 11Moreau6.4

Birmingham

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL