Birmingham – Cardiff 2–1

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

Match report

Birmingham beat Cardiff 2–1 at Birmingham Stadium in Championship. T. Iwata opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Birmingham have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽T. Iwataassist A. Cochrane

40'

K. Fujimoto

44'

2H

51'

⚽Kovačassist Johnson

61'

Bianchi

⚽M. Leonard

63'

⇄Bradley Mayo↓ M. Leonard

68'

⇄Novak↓ Kovač

⇄P. Neumann↓ T. Iwata

77'

⇄Hansen↓ Vidić

Momentum

BIR

⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 12, 2026 · 19:00

VenueBirmingham Stadium

Attendance59,487 / 64,660 (92%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking BIR

#5·

#12

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

M. Leonard

7.8

Lineups

BIR 4-3-37.25Formation7.014-3-3 C

7.8Leonard 16.8Haas 27.3Martin 36.5Almeida 47.5Bianchi 56.5Keller 67.5Janssen 77.4Johnson 87.4Weber 96.9Dubois 106.4Vidić 116.9Kovač

Birmingham

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Haas6.8 2Martin7.3 3Almeida6.5 4Bianchi7.5 5Keller6.5 6Janssen7.5 7Johnson7.4 8Weber7.4 9Dubois6.9 10Vidić6.4 11Kovač6.9

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